Who We Are

About CREEC

Privilege does not have to be negative, but we have to share our resources and take direction about how to use our privilege in ways that empower those who lack it.

bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism

Our Mission 

The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) is a nonprofit legal organization that fights for liberation through the lens of intersectional disability justice with a combination of education, legal advocacy direct services, and impact litigation.

Selected CREEC Awards and Honors

  • In 2022, CREEC’s IDAP program was awarded the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) Pro Bono Service Award
  • In 2020, CREEC was honored to receive the Health Equity Champion Award from the Center for Health Progress
  • In 2017, CREEC was recognized by The Center on Colfax, Colorado’s largest LGBTQ community center with the Visionaries in Action Award
  • In 2016, CREEC received the Fair Housing Leadership Award from the Denver Metro Fair Housing Center