Organization Foster Fête provides custom birthdays for children in foster care
Foster Fête is a nonprofit organization that has provided 1,500 birthday celebrations to children living in foster care.
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Foster Fête is a nonprofit organization that has provided 1,500 birthday celebrations to children living in foster care.
Raise the Future offers in-home coaching for foster and adoptive families to help them make deeper connections.
Colorado-founded Hope & Home among foster parent licensing agencies across the state.
Several Denver County caseworkers were recently honored by the state for their commitment to excellence.
Cora & Stan raised their three children, then started doing foster care because of the need for good families.
As Colorado moves away from residential care facilities for youth in foster care, it's more important than ever to have certified foster care families.
June is Reunification Month, and Colorado Department of Human Services held a celebration.
During Foster Care Awareness Month, the Colorado Department of Human Services honored foster parents who are making a huge difference.
Cobbled Streets commissioned a play that will help audiences understand what children go through when they experience the foster care system.
The need for foster families in Colorado is great, but the need for therapeutic foster homes is even greater.
When Aaron was profiled on Wednesday's Child he hoped for a place to call home, now that dream is reality.
Jody and Kevin have fostered about 150 children and adopted eight, but they always believe there is a place for biological connections in their family.
When children are taken out of a home, few people support the birth parents. Nikki Sanchez is uniquely qualified to do that.
Heather Piper has been a foster parent for 10 years and says that teens are her jam.
Raise the Future Family Navigator Cathy Howe has spent a lifetime understanding and caring for people involved in the foster care system.
Raise the Future received a gift of dozens of quilts from the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild for teens living in foster care.
Raise the Future coordinates the Colorado Heart Gallery in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Josiah and Julian were featured on Wednesday's Child and found their permanent parent.
Nearly half of the children living in foster care in Colorado are living in kinship care, which means they're living with relatives, neighbors, or friends.
Aria Williams relies on her own foster care experience as a Youth Connections Advocate for Raise the Future.
Kelly Farrier has spent the last six years educating Coloradans about adoption from foster care.
Kevin Tydlaska-Dziedzic was a Wednesday's Child when he was 10, and had a hard path to become who he is today.
Colorado needs more families to open their homes to children who need a safe place to stay. One couple decided to care for some of the most challenging children.
Raise the Future works with older youth in foster care, kinship placements, and families who've adopted, and this Christmas is going to be extra special.
This Giving Tuesday and as part of Colorado Gives Day, we are highlighting the life-changing work done by Raise the Future. The nonprofit organization connects foster children with permanent families by using child-focused recruitment, adoption resources, and long-term family support.
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.