Former Wednesday's Child finds a loving family, promising future
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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.
Friends are remembering Maggie Martinez as a kind, supportive member of Colorado's motorcycle community after investigators say she was struck and killed by a driver who then fled the scene.
Some Coloradans who signed over their state tax credit for a free e-bike finally got their delivery.
A former administrator at the University of Colorado Boulder is facing multiple charges after an investigation by the school found that he stole thousands of dollars.
On the first day of school, a Colorado grade schooler learned the consequences for not listening to his mother.
The orchard has grown to nearly 400 trees, all growing varieties of apples that were thought lost to history.
Friends are remembering Maggie Martinez as a kind, supportive member of Colorado's motorcycle community after investigators say she was struck and killed by a driver who then fled the scene.
Some Coloradans who signed over their state tax credit for a free e-bike finally got their delivery.
A former administrator at the University of Colorado Boulder is facing multiple charges after an investigation by the school found that he stole thousands of dollars.
On the first day of school, a Colorado grade schooler learned the consequences for not listening to his mother.
The orchard has grown to nearly 400 trees, all growing varieties of apples that were thought lost to history.
Brown says the best teams he's played for are the ones that are most connected and tied to each other. He thinks the Buffaloes might be such a team after holding their first week of practices in southern Colorado.
Developers are hoping to built the housing development east of Memmen Park, north of the Baldwin Park subdivision and south of the Southridge townhome subdivision.
Friends are remembering Maggie Martinez as a kind, supportive member of Colorado's motorcycle community after investigators say she was struck and killed by a driver who then fled the scene. Police have arrested 40-year-old Nathan Eastman in connection with the crash.
Some Coloradans who signed over their state tax credit for a free e-bike finally got their delivery.
All of the teens who died in the crash in the Grand Junction area were 17.
As the baseball world watched last weekend while women took the field in a female professional league for the first time in decades, teen baseball players across Colorado saw a future.
Colorado lacrosse champion Eliza Osburn's journey to the world stage started long before she ever put on a Team USA jersey.
Don Nelson was one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
The kickoff time for the Denver Summit FC game on Saturday has been moved due to high temperatures forecast for this weekend.
Appeals court ruling could open the door to a flood of litigation against Google, Meta and other social media players.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," said 36-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's son, Tyler Boebert, was arrested last weekend on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child and other charges.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," said 36-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said "I trust the science" on vaccines as measles cases have risen to their highest levels in 35 years.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," said 36-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Social workers at the Barbara Davis Center attend to all the needs created by having an expensive, chronic illness.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Appeals court ruling could open the door to a flood of litigation against Google, Meta and other social media players.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
The issue arose when a skiff ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska and called for assistance from nearby ships.
For decades, the Skyline Cinema has been one of the few places Summit County families go to watch the latest movie, teenagers go for their first jobs, and friends go to spend a few hours together. Now, that could all be coming to an end.
Aurora Ward II City Councilmember Amy Wiles says she wants a pause on the approval of new data centers while the city develops policies on how to handle them.
Some Coloradans who signed over their state tax credit for a free e-bike finally got their delivery.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin visited Colorado's Supermax prison, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center and Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in southern Colorado before holding a private meeting with U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and Hispanic faith leaders.
An accident that sent two passengers tumbling from a chairlift at Vail was caused by components that were improperly installed when the lift was built nearly two decades ago, according to a state investigation.
For the first time, court photos show the inside of a Commerce City home where authorities found three children, 31 dogs, two cats and two guinea pigs living last fall.
A series of sports photos have become treasured memories for a grieving community.