For over a year state employees have been fighting the coronavirus and providing the critical services we need to get past this global health crisis. Debi Macias, a Health Care Technician at the Pueblo Regional Center, shares what it’s been like working through the COVID pandemic and how disinvesting in public services has impacted her work serving Colorado’s most vulnerable citizens.
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.
Year-End COVID Bill Fails to Invest in the Essential Workers and Services Needed to Keep Families Afloat Amidst Pandemic, Leaves Communities Back Home Out in the Cold