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.
Despite having health insurance, families in Colorado have been hit with massive medical bills after their babies spent time in NICUs.
The Border War between Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming returns this weekend, continuing one of the oldest rivalries in college football.
Colorado Pet Pantry is among the nearly 40 nonprofit organizations that will host Xcel Energy's Day of Service volunteers.
The musical adaptation of "The Outsiders" is coming to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, giving audiences a new way to experience S.E. Hinton's story.
The Greeley Fire Department said a house fire started near an outlet and extension cord powering an electric vehicle.
Despite having health insurance, families in Colorado have been hit with massive medical bills after their babies spent time in NICUs.
The Border War between Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming returns this weekend, continuing one of the oldest rivalries in college football.
Colorado Pet Pantry is among the nearly 40 nonprofit organizations that will host Xcel Energy's Day of Service volunteers.
The musical adaptation of "The Outsiders" is coming to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, giving audiences a new way to experience S.E. Hinton's story.
The Greeley Fire Department said a house fire started near an outlet and extension cord powering an electric vehicle.
CBS Colorado has been investigating several cases involving families who, despite having health insurance, have been hit with massive medical bills after their babies spent time in neonatal intensive care units.
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Brian Morales García's attorney, said "Brian's case is an example of what happens when the government racially profiles people and then coerces them into signing documents." He is suing the Department of Homeland Security and local police in Texas.
Excitement was building in Arvada in the afternoon for the matchup between Pomona and Holy Family.
The climber is from outside of Colorado.
Two people were killed in a small plane crash in southwestern Colorado near Dolores Peak on Thursday.
The Border War between Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming returns this weekend, continuing one of the oldest rivalries in college football.
Playing together at the U.S. Open in New York for the first time in four years, Serena and Venus Williams lost in a three-set thriller match in the first round of the women's doubles tournament.
The Colorado Buffaloes football season kicks off on Thursday night, and Coach Deion Sanders is hoping for a better record this year.
Tiger Woods has pled no contest to a charge of reckless driving months after pleading not guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
The Denver Broncos Foundation has helped launch a new effort to ensure that students attend school.
Playing together at the U.S. Open in New York for the first time in four years, Serena and Venus Williams lost in a three-set thriller match in the first round of the women's doubles tournament.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Strong hiring last month was driven by gains in education and in leisure and hospitality, with the nation's jobless rate remaining steady at 4.1%.
The number of millionaire 401(k) accounts at Fidelity reached a record 769,000 in the second quarter.
Chinese cars can collect and send consumer and vehicle data to Beijing, U.S. automaker group warns in calling for a ban on sales.
Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit with ties to Mr. Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., unveiled its first ads to air nationwide.
Colorado voters will decide on 14 statewide ballot measures this November, covering issues ranging from taxes and crime to election rules and civil rights.
President Trump has named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary, following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
The federal government plans to start excavation over the next two weeks on a massive triumphal arch near Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said, a controversial project championed by President Trump.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Arapahoe County Public Health has invested money to support moms and families through a bilingual doula program. Doulas are trained to give support before, during and after birth.
Lindsay Clancy's case is resonating with moms across the U.S. — bringing into focus the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and the lack of resources for many women.
Clean air advocates are asking local and state leaders in Colorado to act on the unhealthy ozone levels and their impacts.
If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado zip codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers, and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders."
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Strong hiring last month was driven by gains in education and in leisure and hospitality, with the nation's jobless rate remaining steady at 4.1%.
The number of millionaire 401(k) accounts at Fidelity reached a record 769,000 in the second quarter.
Starting this week, the city of Denver is enacting its Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance.
Chinese cars can collect and send consumer and vehicle data to Beijing, U.S. automaker group warns in calling for a ban on sales.
Despite having health insurance, families in Colorado have been hit with massive medical bills after their babies spent time in NICUs.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's security detail drew his gun on a man at Union Station last week, the mayor's office said Monday.
Denver City Attorney Faces Second Ethics Complaint, This One Over DIA Legal Work
An anonymous Denver city employee has filed an ethics complaint against City Attorney Miko Brown, alleging she may have violated the Denver Code of Ethics in connection with the city's hiring of the law firm where Brown previously worked.
The city of Denver is paying four lawyers at an outside law firm as much as $800 an hour to defend the city in two employee lawsuits, despite being in a $200 million deficit.