Community Impact Forum: State of Homelessness
Date and Time
Friday Jan 19, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
8:00-8:30 am | Networking - coffee and tea available
8:30 - 9:30 am | Program
Location
Revive Church at The Bridge
8270 W. 80th Ave
Arvada, CO 80005
The Arvada Chamber is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact Samantha Geerdes at samantha@arvadachamber.org at least seven (7) days prior to the event.
Fees/Admission
$10
2024 Community Impact Forum Changes: Over 900 community members joined us for our monthly Community Impact Forums in 2023. This year, we want to make these critical conversations even more accessible for anyone who would like to attend. In 2024, we will shift to quarterly Community Impact Forums (State of Homelessness, State of the City, State of the Economy, and State of the Region) at a new, later time of 8:00 – 9:30 am. Tickets to these events will now only cost $10, which includes coffee and tea.
Contact Information
Samantha Geerdes (303) 424-0313
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Description
Keynote
Britta Fisher, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Britta Fisher has served as the President & CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless since March of 2023. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the City of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), which under her tenure grew to a staff of 120 employees and a budget of $254M. With appointments by both Republican and Democratic Governors, Fisher has served on the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Housing, the State Housing Board, and the Affordable Housing Strategy Group convened by US Senator Michael Bennett. She was named the City & County of Denver’s Most Supportive Leader 2022 and honored as a 40 Under 40 in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal. Nationally, Fisher served as the Chair of the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum, a group of nine cities with the highest cost housing in the United States. Prior to her tenure at HOST, Fisher served as the Executive Director of three organizations, mpowered, Localworks, and Housing Justice, and previously worked for the Coalition in two roles in the mid-2000s, including in rural and women’s health. Britta Fisher holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Wartburg College in Iowa.
Confirmed Panelists
- Scott Spears, Owner, Scrumptious Ice Cream and Candy. School House Kitchen and Libations, Sock., Secret Level, and Super Zoom Bang Bang
- Cassie Ratliff, Chief Impact Officer, Family Tree
- Judge Kathryn Kurtz, City of Arvada
