Elevated Denver

Still thinking about Voices & Visions ✨

What a joy it was to honor the amazing Myra Nagy with our first annual Lived Expert Leadership Award. Myra has infused her lived expertise and wisdom into every aspect of Elevated Denver. She has been a part of the work from the beginning, giving shape to the storytelling and the solutions. We are beyond lucky to have Myra on the team.

Johnna Fandel Flood was recently featured on the Conscious InSights podcast! In this episode, Designing Upstream — Rethinking Homelessness Through Lived Wisdom, Renelle Everett Darr invites Johnna into a conversation that moves beyond homelessness and into the deeper question of how systems truly change.

Check it out here or on Spotify!

Conscious InSights: E18 Designing Upstream — Rethinking Homelessness Through Lived Wisdom When we try to solve complex challenges at the surface, we often miss what’s actually driving them. In this episode of Conscious InSights, Renelle Everett Darr invites Johnna Flood into a conversation that moves beyond homelessness and into the deeper question of how systems truly change. Together...

Even though Mother Nature threw us a curveball today, it’ll be warm and sunny tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you at Voices & Visions: Stories That Spark Hope on May 7. You can still get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-visions-stories-that-spark-hope-tickets-1985070108130?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Thank you to our in-kind sponsors for generously donating services to enhance this event!

Thank you to another Changemaker Sponsor, Sky Blue Builders, LLC. Live Laugh Build, a Denver-based, 100% employee-owned general contractor delivering complex construction for public agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. We appreciate their support to bring Voices & Visions: Stories That Spark Hope to life on Thursday!

Thank you to one of our Visionary Sponsors for next week's Voices & Visions event! Retired from a career at Volunteers of America, Lindi Sinton serves on Elevated Denver’s Advisory Board. We appreciate her continued support!

If you don't have your free tickets to Voices & Visions: Stories That Spark Hope on May 7, get them at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-visions-stories-that-spark-hope-tickets-1985070108130?aff=oddtdtcreator

This week’s screening of the 9NEWS (KUSA) documentary “Refuge” and panel discussion was amazing! It was inspiring to see the film again, and we encourage everyone to watch it. After Johnna moderated the panel, she shared, “It was powerful to hear from the incredible panel who each have a different perspective, but share the same compassion and desire to do better.” Thank you to the panel and to everyone who attended!

Thank you to one of our Visionary Sponsors for next week's Voices & Visions event! The Colorado Trust is a private foundation that partners with organizations statewide to drive positive change and empower every Coloradan to thrive. The Trust is committed to advancing the health and well-being of all Coloradans.

If you don't have your free ticket to the event yet, register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-visions-stories-that-spark-hope-tickets-1985070108130?aff=oddtdtcreator

The first annual Voices & Visions: Stories That Spark Hope event is next week! Join us on Thursday, May 7, 5:30 p.m. at the Denver Armory, for this free event, featuring photos, personal narratives, and spoken word from people with lived experience of homelessness. Together, we’ll honor emerging leaders, share creative expression, and explore how community-driven solutions can spark lasting change. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. A short program will be at 6:15 p.m. We will also reveal what our 2nd Collaboratory has been working on!

Register now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-visions-stories-that-spark-hope-tickets-1985070108130?aff=oddtdtcreator

Last week, Johnna attended the 2026 Metro Denver Homeless Initiative Continuum of Care convening. Hundreds of people representing 140 organizations attended, including more than 100 online. Grounded in lived expertise, the day was a powerful reminder of our region's commitment to come together, collaborate, and strengthen our collective response to homelessness.

Johnna was honored to serve on the opening panel alongside our longtime supporter, Donald Burnes, Co-Founder of the Burnes Institute for Poverty Research, and Dr. Jamie Rife of Housing Connector. It was energizing to be in a room filled with individuals working towards a shared purpose and focusing on the importance of engaging people with lived experience!