Colorado invests in bilingual preschool as Spanish-speaking population grows with new migrants
Colorado invests in bilingual preschool as Spanish-speaking population grows with new migrants
Londis Ramirez knew her plan was working when a preschooler making a self-portrait asked her, “Can you...
Colorado’s growing approach to solving chronic homelessness: Permanent housing with few rules
Colorado’s growing approach to solving chronic homelessness: Permanent housing with few rules
When Solid Ground Apartments opens next week in Lakewood, it comes with proof of concept — giving people...
Colorado is paying to house 100 former foster kids who left the system without a family
Colorado is paying to house 100 former foster kids who left the system without a family
Almost 100 Colorado teenagers and young adults in foster care left the system last year without being...
Bad caseworkers can hop from county to county in Colorado undetected. New rules are coming.
Bad caseworkers can hop from county to county in Colorado undetected. New rules are coming.
A child protection caseworker in Colorado who gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on...
101 bills debated by the Colorado legislature in 2024 that you need to know about
101 bills debated by the Colorado legislature in 2024 that you need to know about
The Colorado legislature debated more than 700 bills in the lawmaking term that ended Wednesday.
The...
Denver youth homeless shelter set to open in July scales back costs after losing wage dispute
Denver youth homeless shelter set to open in July scales back costs after losing wage dispute
A Denver nonprofit building a four-story youth homeless shelter will have to dip into its furniture,...
Denver restores public services, creates asylum-seeker job program as part of expected $90 million in migrant aid
Denver restores public services, creates asylum-seeker job program as part of expected $90 million in migrant aid
Denver is creating an “asylum-seeker program” that includes six months of rent and food assistance as...
Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children
Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children
Colorado must hire an outside consultant to examine its mental health services for children after a...
Colorado’s nonprofit industry generates $62 billion for state economy, report says
Colorado’s nonprofit industry generates $62 billion for state economy, report says
Doing good for families, the arts, the outdoors and public health is also good for Colorado’s bottom line,...
Denver nonprofit Urban Peak embroiled in wage dispute as it completes four-story youth homeless shelter
Denver nonprofit Urban Peak embroiled in wage dispute as it completes four-story youth homeless shelter
In what’s become an ugly dispute centered on a feel-good project, Denver’s best-known nonprofit working...
Denver is closing all migrant hotel shelters but one, a signal that services are winding down
Denver is closing all migrant hotel shelters but one, a signal that services are winding down
After this week, Denver will have just one hotel for migrants who need a place to sleep after arriving in...
A new Denver coffee shop is serving up hand-crafted lattes and jobs for homeless teens
A new Denver coffee shop is serving up hand-crafted lattes and jobs for homeless teens
Sunlight pours through the floor-to-ceiling glass, making the coffee shop’s white brick wall and cheery...
400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. A legislative proposal would divert them to treatment instead.
400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. A legislative proposal would divert them to treatment instead.
About 400 people deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are sitting in Colorado jail cells this week...
Colorado Medicaid problems still rampant as state agency tries to address computer, structure issues
Colorado Medicaid problems still rampant as state agency tries to address computer, structure issues
The Colorado Medicaid program says it is taking “immediate actions” intended to correct widespread delays...
Volunteers scramble to help migrant families left without shelter as Denver scales back services
Volunteers scramble to help migrant families left without shelter as Denver scales back services
Volunteers were rescuing Venezuelan families with young children from sleeping outside this week as...
Leaving Colorado foster care is a fraught time for young adults
Leaving Colorado foster care is a fraught time for young adults
Natasha Fox was 9 years old when she entered the foster care system. She recalls being emotionally,...
A Western Slope program is helping older Coloradans maintain independence
A Western Slope program is helping older Coloradans maintain independence
By Nancy Lofholm, The Colorado Trust
Sandra Dee Powell is in a wheelchair. She suffers from a blood...