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Raise the Future is helping parents learn new ways to connect with their kids who have experienced trauma.
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Raise the Future is helping parents learn new ways to connect with their kids who have experienced trauma.
Trust based relational intervention, or TBRI, gives parents specific tools that help children heal from trauma.
Ann Ayers spoke about "breaking the cycle" and trying to make adoptions out of foster care happen in Colorado.
When parents decide to adopt a child out of foster care, it can have a profound impact on their biological children.
The nonprofit Raise the Future has more than 40 years of experience helping children in Colorado who are in foster care.
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.
There are multiple children who have been featured on A Day for Wednesday's Child who are still in foster care.
Part of A Day for Wednesday's Child includes sharing success stories of those children from Wednesday's Child reports who have found loving homes, thanks to Raise the Future.
Families who have been helped by Raise the Future gathered at Boondocks on Wednesday as part of A Day for Wednesday's Child.
American Furniture Warehouse presented Raise the Future with a $10,000 check.
Laura Schippert and her family have been involved in helping Raise the Future for a long time.
Raise the Future has become a statewide resource for a trauma informed, child centered intervention for caring for vulnerable children.
VooDoo Doughnuts teams up with CBS Colorado and Raise the Future for A Day for Wednesday's Child where 15% of proceeds between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on April 16 at three Denver metro locations benefit Raise the Future.
Raise the Future and A Day for Wednesday's Child help connect kids to caring adults and Mariana Pino, VP of Colorado Programs with Raise the Future, talks about why those services for children are so important.
Raise the Future is a nonprofit that works to place children in homes in Colorado.
CBS News Colorado's first-ever Wednesday's Child recalls being adopted by a family and how it led him to become a contributing member to society.
Raise the Future teaches TBRI as a way to connect with children who have experienced trauma.
The work of Raise the Future helps families across Colorado.
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.
Gov. Jared Polis read the "Day for Wednesday's Child" proclamation at the state Capitol on Wednesday.
CBS Colorado and Raise the Future are presenting A Day for Wednesday's Child on April 17.
Raise the Future has helped many children who were in foster care in Colorado find homes.
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.
The VP of Programs Lucinda Wayland Connelly spoke about Raise the Future on A Day for Wednesday's Child.
Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
Two high school basketball coaches who were fired by a Colorado charter school are suing the school in federal court, saying their suspension and ultimate termination violated their constitutional rights.
For the first time in Colorado, the National Weather Service office in Boulder has issued an extra warning known as "A Particularly Dangerous Situation" for parts of our northern Front Range.
Multiple schools remain without power in the Boulder Valley School District, and Friday's classes are canceled.
Tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers experienced planned power outages in Colorado starting Wednesday. Some residents in Jefferson County said they felt left in the dark, literally and figuratively.
For the first time in Colorado, the National Weather Service office in Boulder has issued an extra warning known as "A Particularly Dangerous Situation" for parts of our northern Front Range.
Xcel Energy shut off power to thousands of people pre-emptively due to dangerous wind and fire conditions. Thousands of customers remained without power on Thursday.
Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
Two high school basketball coaches who were fired by a Colorado charter school are suing the school in federal court, saying their suspension and ultimate termination violated their constitutional rights.
Multiple schools remain without power in the Boulder Valley School District, and Friday's classes are canceled.
Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
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At the height of the windstorm on Wednesday, 150,000 customers were without power. By nightfall on Thursday, fewer than 25,000 customers remained without power.
Lindsey Fish, a doctor specializing in Internal Medicine with Urgent Care at Denver Health, spoke about mental health during the holiday season.
Colorado's drought conditions remain unchanged this week, as a continued lack of moisture keeps much of the state drier than normal.
Thousands of kids around the Denver metro area are seeing the generosity of their community this holiday season.
One of the greatest soccer players in the world is scheduled to play in Denver.
The Denver Broncos came into Sunday's home game against Green Bay as underdogs. What they did in that game, however, might result in them being favored through the end of the regular season.
Denver City Council has delayed a key vote on the proposed Denver Summit FC stadium once again. The delay comes with the clock ticking for a plan to be finalized for the new National Women's Soccer League team's home.
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets following a worldwide backlash, with some final seats available for $60.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Jelly Roll had said a pardon would make it easier for him to travel internationally for concert tours and to perform Christian missionary work without requiring burdensome paperwork.
Federal prosecutors allege Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, 42, grew Tren de Aragua from a prison gang to a global crime syndicate.
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
The president announced the one-time payments during his White House address on Wednesday. Here's what to know about timing, taxes and more.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
House Democrats called for GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.
President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.
Colorado health officials have confirmed the state's first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2025-2026 season. The child, who was elementary school-aged, died last week, according to state health officials.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
For those who have lost loved ones, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. But a Castle Rock community group is here to help.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
The president announced the one-time payments during his White House address on Wednesday. Here's what to know about timing, taxes and more.
Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
Onions used to make the salad dressings could contain "black plastic planting material," according to food regulators.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Denver 10 months ago, a man named Ben Varga had just gotten dropped off at Washington Park to meet friends for a picnic. Not far away, two men were on a bench arguing.
In late 2024, Chrisanne Grimaldi was facing a common problem; she was drowning in medical debt totaling $80,000 and needed cash to pay down her debt.
A man allegedly attacked and injured a defense lawyer at Arapahoe County's courthouse, CBS Colorado has learned.
An internal report obtained by CBS Colorado raises several concerns about how Colorado's helitak program is being run.