ENVISION:YOU PRESENTS 2020 ‘LEAN ON ME AWARD
Envision:You will recognize Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod and the Mental Health Center of Denver at the annual Envision:You Garden Party, scheduled August 1, with their first annual Lean on Me Award. Read Full Article
Caring for Denver Foundation grants $6.7M to prioritize paths to care over incarceration
Democratic state Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver, who spearheaded the Caring for Denver ballot initiative and now serves as the foundation's board chair, said the grants will be “transformational” for more than 13,000 Denverites. “When we don’t adequately fund mental health and substance misuse, we pay for it in the criminal justice system,” Herod said in a statement. “These funded programs focus on care rather than incarceration.” Read Full Article
CARING FOR DENVER APPROVES $6.7 MILLION IN GRANTS
Executive Director Lorez Meinhold and Board Chair State Rep. Leslie Herod of Caring for Denver Foundation recently approved $6.7M in grants to community-based non-profit organizations and departments within the City and County of Denver. These grants will support programs that help appropriately move Denver’s criminal justice response to public health, trauma, mental health, and substance misuse crisis response. “This work will be transformational for more than 13,000 Denveri
Colorado leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis
State Sen. Rhonda Fields wrote on Twitter: "We have lost a heroes' Hero. Thank you God for John Lewis's life of service. Let us continue to honor his legacy, fighting on the path of 'good trouble.' Sir, I am because of you." State Rep. Leslie Herod wrote: "Good bye to a legend. Sleep well. We'll keep fighting. #goodtrouble" Read Full Article
The State Where Protests Have Already Forced Major Police Reform
“If officers are rethinking [their career] because of a law of integrity and accountability, then they shouldn’t be in the profession as a police officer,” Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod, who wrote the new law, told me. “Their duty is to serve and protect, not kill. It is very important that law-enforcement officers think before they act.” As it happened, Herod, a Democrat and a Black woman, had joined protesters outside the state capitol when a gunman fired sever
Black Democratic Legislative Caucus sends a message: mask up
Herod posted the video Wednesday evening to her more than 12,600 Twitter followers, and by Thursday morning it had racked up more than 7,700 views. "If we want to stop the spread of COVID-19, we must all do our part," tweeted Herod. "That includes wearing a mask. So let’s see yours!" Read Full Article
Gov. Polis Bill Signings Mark Major Win for Colo LGBTQ+ Community
State Rep. Leslie Herod (D-Denver), one of the prime sponsors of the bill, reiterated the importance of the legislation for at-risk communities in Colorado. “‘All Coloradans deserve access to life-saving medical care, and this new law will ensure that the most systemically underserved groups have that access,’ said Herod. ‘HIV impacts the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our state, often people of color who already face systemic health disparities and barriers to getting
Representative Herod Ready to Introduce Bill to Close SB-217 Loopholes
"If we have cities who want to do a runaround of 217, then we will create stronger legislation to ensure that they are also held accountable for the bad actions of their officers," says Representative Leslie Herod, a Democrat from Denver who helped secure the bill's passage in bipartisan fashion after thousands took to the streets to demand justice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Read Full Article
