Elizabeth Velasco: “A $200,000 grant was given to the city of Carbondale.”

“So the town of Carbondale set up shelters to be able to support ordneur arrivals and people who were in need. And I advocated for funding those $5 million. A $200,000 grant was given to the city of Carbondale. And as we saw the migrants that were being bussed into Denver, so the funding went all over the state to support human rights and support people who are fleeing the horrible conditions in their countries.” (21:57–22:02)

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