Former Wednesday's Child finds a loving family, promising future
CBS News Colorado profiles children living in foster care each week on Wednesday's Child. It's a big win when they find a family.
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CBS News Colorado profiles children living in foster care each week on Wednesday's Child. It's a big win when they find a family.
Raise the Future has become a statewide resource for a trauma informed, child centered intervention for caring for vulnerable children.
Madison and Tierenny arrived at American Furniture Warehouse with their adopted sons Dominic and Elijah, along with their young daughter Katella and a clear idea of what they wanted to bring home.
As we round out National Adoption Month in Colorado, 12-year-old My'Kail Starr is sharing his journey to adoption, in hopes of inspiring other kids still waiting for their permanent families.
Raise the Future specializes in finding caring adults for older kids, sibling groups, and young people with special needs who are living in foster care.
Raise the Future was founded on the belief that having one caring adult in the life a child makes all the difference in the world.
Raise the Future helped 313 young people move out of foster care and into loving homes last year. The organization specializes in finding caring adults for older youth and sibling groups, who often linger in the system the longest.
Raise the Future is the expert in TBRI, which is a set of tools that help parents relate to kids who've experienced trauma.
Raise the Future hosts a camp for families providing fun camp experience and intentional healing.
Mandie and John became foster parents and built a family.
When Melanie & Layne decided to complete their family through adoption they turned to Raise the Future.
A Colorado mom found joy in adopting an 8-year-old child from foster care.
Adoption is a bit of a family tradition for one Colorado couple.
Raise the Future has a common goal with the counties it works with, to find the safest possible living situation for kids.
Raise the Future Board Member Marc Hendrikson, along with sons Luca and Bryson, talk about how the organization is changing lives on A Day for Wednesday's Child.
Raise the Future VP of Programs Lucinda Wayland-Connelly discusses the importance of creating forever families on a Day for Wednesday's Child.
One caring adult can change the course of a teen's life, when they adopt them out of foster care.
Raise the Future's Youth Connections Advocates are experts at finding caring adults for children living in foster care.
In the wake of the Opioid Crisis, more grandparents are raising their grandchildren, and Raise the Future is there to help.
American Furniture Warehouse gives the gift of furniture to a teen preparing to leave foster care.
A pedestrian bridge connecting Lakewood and Wheat Ridge for decades is now closed, leaving families concerned.
The move comes after widespread fallout from a Public Safety Power Shutoff event last December.
President Trump is slated to speak on Tuesday in Washington at an event that features Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and others, according to invitation materials reviewed by CBS News.
A drug that can be bought at gas stations across the country is making national headlines after the deaths of two college students. One of them was a teenager from Colorado.
A Weld County judge has granted Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert a temporary protection order against a man who she says is spreading lies about her and her staff.
A pedestrian bridge connecting Lakewood and Wheat Ridge for decades is now closed, leaving families concerned.
The move comes after widespread fallout from a Public Safety Power Shutoff event last December.
A drug that can be bought at gas stations across the country is making national headlines after the deaths of two college students. One of them was a teenager from Colorado.
A Weld County judge has granted Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert a temporary protection order against a man who she says is spreading lies about her and her staff.
Allison Harmon entered the Jefferson County coroner's race in May with enthusiasm, promoting her experience as a nurse and her knowledge of the work performed by a coroner's office.
Allison Harmon entered the Jefferson County coroner's race in May with enthusiasm, promoting her experience as a nurse and her knowledge of the work performed by a coroner's office.
Aidan Hamilton, from Englewood, Colorado, was found dead in his dorm at the University of Mississippi. Another Ole Miss student, Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior from Atlanta, died the same day at an off-campus apartment.
A pedestrian bridge connecting Lakewood and Wheat Ridge for decades is now closed, leaving families concerned about the loss of what they say is a critical route for children traveling to school, friends' homes and neighborhood activities.
The Denver Broncos face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football.
When Gypsum's post office was built, the town had only about 1,000 residents. Now the town's population is nearing 10,000 residents, and the post office remains the same size.
Bob Pettit was an All-American at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he was an All-Star for each of his 11 seasons, all with the Hawks. He led them to the 1958 championship over the mighty Boston Celtics, the Hawks' lone title.
CU coach Deion Sanders says he removed three players from the Buffaloes roster after what he called conduct that was detrimental to the team.
Hours before Sunday's Broncos game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver, Broncos edge rusher Que Robinson "just woke up feeling good."
Long before game time, Denver Broncos fans were kicking off the home opener in style.
Sunday's matchup between the Broncos and the Jaguars held a special moment for Denver: the introduction of the team's new mascot.
Sources tell CBS News that despite warnings about the vulnerability of the outpost in Kuwait, a commander opted not to rebase farther from Iran.
Bob Pettit was an All-American at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he was an All-Star for each of his 11 seasons, all with the Hawks. He led them to the 1958 championship over the mighty Boston Celtics, the Hawks' lone title.
Ads promoting President Trump and paid for by American taxpayers are now airing on network and national cable.
The retiring North Carolina senator was critical of President Trump's reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The U.S. is trying to retrieve the parts, which were reported by Bloomberg News to be in China's possession.
President Trump is slated to speak on Tuesday in Washington at an event that features Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and others, according to invitation materials reviewed by CBS News.
A Weld County judge has granted Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert a temporary protection order against a man who she says is spreading lies about her and her staff.
Allison Harmon entered the Jefferson County coroner's race in May with enthusiasm, promoting her experience as a nurse and her knowledge of the work performed by a coroner's office.
Sources tell CBS News that despite warnings about the vulnerability of the outpost in Kuwait, a commander opted not to rebase farther from Iran.
Ads promoting President Trump and paid for by American taxpayers are now airing on network and national cable.
As one of Aurora's fastest-growing areas continues to expand, residents of The Aurora Highlands and nearby rural communities will soon have a new option for emergency and medical care closer to home.
The FDA has warned a major compounding pharmacy that it violated federal law by making copies of blockbuster weight-loss drugs in "inordinate amounts."
New research highlights common themes shared by people who found reasons to keep living through dark times.
Denver health officials are reminding the community that mosquitoes remain active after confirming the city's first case of West Nile virus this year.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker revealed to "CBS Mornings" that for the last two years he has been using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight.
The FDA has warned a major compounding pharmacy that it violated federal law by making copies of blockbuster weight-loss drugs in "inordinate amounts."
Denver-based Floyd's 99 Barbershop is celebrating 25 years in business after opening its first shop on Broadway.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.
Raising payroll taxes enough to stabilize Social Security could add thousands of dollars in annual costs, according to one analysis.
As rates climb, more buyers are seeking riskier adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Allison Harmon entered the Jefferson County coroner's race in May with enthusiasm, promoting her experience as a nurse and her knowledge of the work performed by a coroner's office.
Denver Health ambulances took more than nine minutes to arrive after being assigned to an emergency call 7,865 times during the first seven months of 2026, according to an analysis of ambulance response records obtained by CBS Colorado.
A series of internal emails and text messages obtained by CBS Colorado appears to show the Denver city attorney pushing to get her former law firm hired for legal work involving Denver International Airport — even after the airport's insurance company initially rejected the firm.
A Denver man is the latest consumer to raise concerns about the technology being used to pay for and enforce parking downtown.
Evergreen High has two new members of its community -- two dogs whose presence has become part of the daily rhythm of the school, offering students and staff something they desperately needed after a shooting shattered their sense of safety.