CO: Children's
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
CO Amendment 80 could prompt private school voucher foothold
Colorado voters will decide whether to change the state's constitution to ensure families have school choice as a fundamental right. Kallie Leyba…
Colorado parents face September 30 deadline to help fund school meals
Colorado students will not go hungry this school year, thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All initiative approved by voters in 2022. Their …
Clean buses coming to Colorado transit systems
The Colorado Department of Transportation is investing nearly $32 million to help local governments and other stakeholders transition to electric vehi…
Youth incarceration dropped 75% between 2000 and 2022
The number of young people locked up in juvenile justice facilities dropped from 108,000 in 2000 to just above 27,000 in 2022, according to a new …
Tips for breathing easier during Colorado’s bad air quality days
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more frequent in Colorado and across the Mountain West, and health experts are offering tips to breathe easy even …
Mental health checklist for Colorado students returning to school
Transitioning back to school can bring as much stress as excitement for many students and a new checklist created by the group Inseparable aims to hel…
Celebrating safety-net health centers serving 1 in 7 Coloradans
On Monday, Salud Family Health Fort Collins staff were giving away bags filled with fruits and vegetables at a pop-up farmer's market for National …
Colorado companies recognized for adoption, foster care benefits
Companies in Colorado and across the nation are adding adoption and foster care benefits for workers, according to the 18th annual list of 100 Best …
Common-sense summer health, safety strategies offered
As a changing climate exposes Coloradans to more days of dangerously high temperatures, health experts are offering common-sense summer safety …
Summer meals for kids available to-go and by delivery in remote rural areas
With school cafeterias closed for the summer, community groups and nonprofits are working to ensure that Colorado's one in five children who go …
Comidas de verano para niños disponibles para llevar y entregar en zonas rurales
Con las cafeterías escolares cerradas durante el verano, grupos comunitarios y organizaciones sin fines de lucro están trabajando para …
Colorado drops two spots to 17th nationally for child wellness
Colorado lost ground - dropping from 15th to 17th overall - in this year's Kids Count Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which ranks states …