Events & News – East Colfax Community Collective

Events, News
& Press

Learn about upcoming events and read news + updates from the East Colfax Community Collective

Events & Updates

Join us fir our Monthly Membership meeting!

We will have childcare, light dinner, FREE FOOD BOXES and interpretation will be provided.

Join us to learn about your rights as a renter and talk to a housing lawyer for free. There will be FREE food boxes, childcare, language interpretation, and dinner provided free.

Learn: Join us to hear from East Colfax business owners and partners about the impact of EC3 in the community.

Network: Connect with fellow funders, business leaders and change-makers.

Invest: Learn how to make a tangible impact in your community.

Chose one of three dates:
September 8: 9:30am-11am
Merkato Market – 7227 E Colfax, Denver, 80220

October 13: 11am-12:30pm
El Tamarindo – 7700 E Colfax, Denver 80220

November 10: 11am -12:30pm
Eastside Espresso – 5091 E Colfax, Unit E, Denver 80220

Click here to view more information.

Be sure to RSVP below!

Community yoga is FREE followed by coffee and conversation. Every Thursday.

EC3 is hosting our biennial General Assembly meeting for small business owners so please join us and take part in ur first EC3 Board Member elections.

EC3 is hosting our biennial General Assembly meeting for residents owners so please join us and take part in our first EC3 Board Member elections. Saturday, September 26 from 9am-1pm.

Sundays, 12-1pm @EC3 Offices, 1195 Newport St.

Join us every Sunday in a welcoming space with free groceries, including cultural foods, and halal meat. We encourage you to arrive around 11 AM to get in line. It is first come, first served. Come get what you need—everyone is welcome!

Interested in renting a unit at an EC MINT?

If you are interested in renting a unit at an EC MINT apartment building, such as 1371 Xenia, please contact an EC3 staff member or housing assistance line (720-295-0152) so that they can add you to our interest list. Note: being on the interest list does not guarantee that you will rent an EC MINT unit.

We Help With:
– Applying for utility bill payment assistance
– Navigating the online or paper application
– Language support and interpretation
– Following up on your application

Who’s Eligible?
Anyone who directly pays their energy bill, and is currently behind on their energy bill in Colorado—no proof of citizenship needed. Homeowners and renters welcome!

Where to Find Us:
Walk-in office hours are Tuesday & Thursday – 9:30am to 12:30pm
1195 Newport St, Denver, CO 80220

Text 720-295-0152 with your name, address, and language to schedule an appointment

Celebrations & Updates

May 2025

Celebrating Culinary Innovation: Highlights from Our Food Incubation Program Showcase

We recently wrapped up an unforgettable evening as local entrepreneurs from our 8-week Food Incubation Program showcased their talents by serving up original, never-before-seen dishes from their upcoming menus.The event was a vibrant celebration of culture, creativity, and community-driven entrepreneurship. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the night so special!

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2025

EC3 Reaffirms Commitment to Social Housing

The EC3 Residential Policy Steering Committee proudly participated in the recent Colorado Homes for All (COHFA) Membership Assembly. EC3 is a steering committee member of COHFA.

During the gathering, our committee reaffirmed its strong commitment to COHFA’s long-term vision of social housing—deeply affordable, community-controlled, and permanently off the speculative market. Together with housing justice allies from across the state, we explored the strategic path ahead to lift the statewide ban on local rent stabilization and pave the way for passing rent stabilization policies at the local level.

2025

Check-out We Back The Fax for the latest BRT updates!

We Back The Fax is a community-driven initiative that encourages Denver residents and visitors alike to support local businesses along East Colfax Avenue before, during and after East Colfax BRT construction. Learn more here.

2025

EC3 Residential Membership Steering Committee Launches EC3 Membership

We’re excited to announce that the EC3 Residential Membership Steering Committee officially launched our new membership model at May’s Monthly Meeting! Adopted during the 2025 General Assembly, this model deepens community ownership and engagement. Current and new members celebrated by receiving membership cards, renewing commitments, and strengthening community ties.

Not a member yet?
Join us here!

2025

A win for better housing conditions in Denver!

As part of an effort to expand the capacity of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) and improve the enforcement capabilities of the Residential Rental Registry and housing conditions, EC3 and other organizations have won regular stakeholder meetings with DDPHE and the Department of Excise and Licenses. In these meetings, we will come together to discuss potential solutions to the housing conditions problems that tenants face in Denver, including how to better hold landlords accountable to providing safe, dignified homes!

May 2025

Grassroots Leadership Council Shares Community-Driven Development Recommendations

On Thursday, May 22, the Grassroots Leadership Council hosted a public meeting to unveil its recommendations for the Northwest Aurora development plan, ensuring community voices were at the center of the process. These recommendations—rooted in the fight against displacement—form a comprehensive and interconnected vision for inclusion in the Colfax Community Vision and Action Plan. They focus on improving access to basic services, supporting small businesses, ensuring housing stability and affordability, and promoting public safety. The priorities reflect months of community input and research conducted from February to May 2025.

September 2024

EC3 Celebrates Purchase of Denver Apartment Building

On Sept. 21 EC3 announced the East Colfax Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trust (EC-MINT). The EC-MINT is a powerful model to address the housing inequities in the East Colfax Corridor through the acquisition and preservation of rental properties that are at high risk of speculation and flipping and where residents face displacement. By acquiring these rental properties, the EC-MINT will: 1) Stabilize rents and establish long-term affordability 2) Invest resources to address habitability issues and improve living conditions for residents 3) Create and sustain community control by giving power to members to govern and hold the MINT accountable.

COHFA Action: We demand a limit to rent increases!

On August 15, 2024, we joined Colorado Homes for All (COHFA) in demanding Greystar corporation limit rent increases to no more than 3% each year — and use their power to influence other Colorado corporate landlords to do the same. Greystar is one of the largest corporate landlords in the State of Colorado, and many properties in our neighborhood are owned by Greystar. In fact, many EC3 members live in Greystar owned properties, and joined for the action. EC3 is an active member of the Colorado Homes for All (COHFA) steering committee.

Press

With an eye toward keeping rent low, Denver nonprofit buys its first apartment building — with plans for more

The Denver Post – December 2024

East Colfax Community Collective’s leaders want to prevent gentrification in area

Immigrants strive to live and work in Aurora amid swirl of false gang-takeover claims

Colorado Newsline – October 2024

Senior Housing Assistance Campaign Manager, Emily Goodman, shared updates with Colorado Newsline about more than 90 families that were forced out of their apartments at 1568 Nome St after the City of Aurora condemned the building due to habitability conditions.

9News Story about Harmful Impact of Aurora City Council Resolution to Investigate Nonprofits
9News – October 2024

EC3’s Organizing Director, Nadeen Ibrahim, was featured in a story on 9News discussing the harmful impact of a Aurora City Council resolution aiming to investigate nonprofits helping migrants.