Community Voice
The Community Impact Model
Everything we do at DMCI starts with the community’s voice. The voices of the people ground us, guide us, and set our direction. We know that real, lasting change begins by listening.
Community Voice is the first step in our Community Impact Framework. In this step, DMCI works with residents, business partners, local organizers, and civic leaders to facilitate small community-led conversations where people can speak freely about their community’s strengths, challenges, needs, and wants.
Then we pair those stories with qualitative data so we can understand the full picture of what is being experienced and where change could be possible. From this, we create a comprehensive Community Voice Report. This report is both a reflection of what we heard, and a roadmap for where the community might go.
Community Dialogues
We host a series of community conversations to engage local community voice.
Community Navigators
We hire community navigators to lead conversations about strengths, challenges, wants, and needs.
Community Voice Report
Stories shared in community dialogues paired with qualitative data.
What is Community Voice?
Community Voice Reports
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Health Disparities and Community Grant Program
May 2023
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Park Hill Golf Course Small Area Plan
July 2022
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Reimagining Montbello
July 2021
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Park Hill Golf Course Visioning Process
May 2021
Past Community Voice Projects
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The Power of One
When we discover our true POWER and bring community together as ONE, WE can end youth violence. Help change the narrative about our communities, our people and ourselves!
The Power of One media campaign united voices to reject racial injustice, amplify youth pride and youth voice, and affirm the power of our communities to lift up our young people.
Partners: University of Colorado Boulder, Park Hill Strong, Steps to Success
Term: 2019 - 2025
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Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) Community Action Committee
Based on Community Voice, community members sought support from the DMCI model of Community Action in pursuit of a Community Benefits Agreement between Park Hill residents, the City and County of Denver, and the Park Hill Golf Course developers. As a backbone organization serving community voice, DMCI neutrally facilitated its Community Action model by coordinating a Community Action Committee focused on exploring a Community Benefits Agreement for the development of the Park Hill Golf Course.
Partners: Westside Investment Partners, the Holleran Group, Denver City and County, Northeast/North Park Hill Community
Term: 01/01/2022-06/30/2022
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Denver Water, Lead Reduction Program (LRP)
Denver Water wanted to determine how to reach Black, English-speaking families about incorporating water filtering into their daily lives until their water lines were replaced. The Lead Reduction program was a 13–15 year project, and they viewed the initial partnership with DMCI as a pilot to identify the most impactful partnerships before scaling up. They were already partnering with a Spanish-speaking organization and another organization specializing in other languages.
Term: January through May 31, 2022
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DEDO/NEST Community Navigators
The City and County of Denver, Department of Economic Development Opportunity (DEDO), Neighborhood Equity & Stabilization (NEST) Community Navigators Program was designed for vulnerable residents and businesses impacted by COVID-19 in the Northeast Park Hill and Montbello neighborhoods. The program used a collaborative approach that included stakeholders, community partners, service providers, and businesses.
Partners: Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO), Denver Neighborhood Equity & Stabilization (NEST)
Term: July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Our Community Voice Impact
