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Posted inEducation

Are private transportation companies the answer to Colorado’s school bus driver shortage? 

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Aug 31, 20236:13 PM MDT on Aug 30, 2023

Students with disabilities, who are homeless or living in foster homes have the right to free transportation to their schools. School districts’ costs are rising.

Posted inSun Investigation

Colorado solo financia una agencia para que ayude a familias y niños adoptados con pasados traumáticos. Y su presupuesto acaba de recortarse.

by Olivia Prentzel, Jennifer Brown, Shannon Najmabadi and Olivia Sun 4:22 AM MDT on Aug 26, 20239:43 AM MDT on Aug 28, 2023

De todas las familias que han recibido asesoría informada por el trauma a través de Raise de Future, ninguna ha reportado una adopción interrumpida, según la agencia y el estado.

A teenage boy on a swing and another boy looking at him from behind.
Posted inSun Investigation

El mismo niño adoptado en Colorado puede obtener $1,000 en subsidios mensuales, o nada. ¿El factor decisivo? Dónde vive.

by Shannon Najmabadi, Olivia Prentzel, Jennifer Brown and Olivia Sun 4:21 AM MDT on Aug 26, 202312:02 PM MDT on Aug 28, 2023

Colorado figura entre solo un puñado de estados donde los condados establecen totalmente los pagos de asistencia para adopciones. El estado está implementando reformas.

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Posted inSun Investigation

Doble decepción: cuando los niños en custodia temporal en Colorado son adoptados, con frecuencia terminan otra vez en el sistema de bienestar infantil

by Jennifer Brown, Shannon Najmabadi, Olivia Prentzel and Olivia Sun 4:20 AM MDT on Aug 26, 20239:43 AM MDT on Aug 28, 2023

En la última década, más de 1,000 niños adoptados después de estar en custodia temporal en Colorado terminaron otra vez en el sistema.

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Posted inSocial Services

Lawmakers aim to reform Colorado’s child welfare system with series of summer hearings

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Jun 28, 202310:04 PM MDT on Jun 27, 2023

The 11-member committee wants to address long-standing problems with sweeping legislation instead of piecemeal bills

Logos hang on a wall.
Posted inHealth

Parents of kids with medical needs say they’ve been battling Medicaid over in-home nursing care for years

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on May 10, 20232:50 PM MDT on May 10, 2023

Colorado families with children on ventilators and using feeding tubes say they continue to receive denials from Medicaid

Posted inSocial Services

Youth center staff often helpless to prevent kids from running away due to Colorado law, study finds

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MDT on Apr 4, 20232:51 PM MDT on Apr 5, 2023

Kids who run from residential placements are in “fight, flight or freeze” mode, hoping to find connection and familiarity, according to a study for Colorado’s task force to prevent runaways

Posted inSocial Services

Colorado lawmakers to consider $5 million proposal to target youth homelessness after current programs fall short

by Shannon Najmabadi and Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MST on Dec 9, 20228:57 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

On a typical day in Colorado, there are about 600 homeless children and 262 homeless young adults ages 18 to 24

Posted inSocial Services

Many Colorado foster kids don’t get behavioral health screenings as fast as they should

by Jennifer Brown and Shannon Najmabadi 4:15 AM MST on Nov 25, 202210:04 AM MST on Nov 25, 2022

Data recently reviewed by state lawmakers reinforces findings from a Colorado Sun investigation that found 13% of adoptions of foster children have failed in the last decade — mainly due to behavioral issues

Posted inSun Investigation

Colorado funds only one agency to help families and adopted kids with their trauma-filled past. And its budget just got slashed.

by Olivia Prentzel, Jennifer Brown, Shannon Najmabadi and Olivia Sun 4:26 AM MST on Nov 16, 20223:19 PM MDT on Jul 13, 2023

No family who has received trauma-informed coaching by Raise the Future has reported a disrupted adoption, according to the agency and the state.

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