Decades of Underfunding Leaves DOLA Unprepared for COVID Crisis
June 11, 2021
Decades of Underfunding Leaves DOLA Unprepared for COVID Crisis

Decades of Underfunding Leaves DOLA Unprepared for COVID Crisis
State employees have been making sure our communities continue to operate through unexpected crises, like the COVID pandemic, and make sure Colorado families get what they need -- including a safe and warm place to sleep at night. But the truth is, our response to the pandemic was complicated by the fact that years of budget cuts thinned staff and hampered planning.
Thousands of Coloradans struggling to pay rent asked the state for help. $6.5 million later, phones are still ringing.
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