Five People to Watch in 2026: Christina Carlson, Rallying to Solve Homelessness

Jan 2, 2026 | Media Coverage, Nonprofits

Christina Carlson of Urban Peak was highlighted as one of Westword’s “People to Watch” in 2026.

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“Shortly after Mike Johnston took office as mayor of Denver in July 2023, he launched All In Mile High, an initiative to solve homelessness that borrowed a few ideas from Urban Peak, the Denver nonprofit that has been serving homeless youth in the metro area since 1988. And the city’s services continue to follow Urban Peak’s lead.

‘Urban Peak is having an influence at the city level,’ says Christina Carlson, the executive director of Urban Peak since 2017. ‘We can solve [homelessness] tomorrow if we rally together to make change. I really believe that.’”

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