/tags/foster-care foster care en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:39:31 GMT /news/2025-03-06/270-colorado-kids-ran-from-foster-care-and-treatment-centers-in-one-year-now-lawmakers-are-talking-about-a-fence After years of study, two bills sailing through the legislature this year would change regulations to prevent troubled kids from running. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:39:31 GMT /news/2025-03-06/270-colorado-kids-ran-from-foster-care-and-treatment-centers-in-one-year-now-lawmakers-are-talking-about-a-fence Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-01-30/public-private-adoption-program-could-lose-funding-in-colorado-this-year A program that helps place Colorado foster children struggling to find adoptive homes doesn’t currently have any funding in the state’s new draft budget. Reporter Jennifer Brown with The Colorado Sun joined KUNC’s Nikole Robinson Carroll to talk about the fate of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program in the state. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:10:40 GMT /news/2024-01-30/public-private-adoption-program-could-lose-funding-in-colorado-this-year Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2023-11-07/runaway-foster-children-fall-through-the-cracks-in-state-with-no-obligation-to-find-them Colorado has “no obligation” to find young people who run away from foster care, and authorities often lose track of them. That's according to a new report requested by Colorado lawmakers following investigative work by The Colorado Sun and 9���ڱ���. The Colorado Sun's Jennifer Brown joined us to discuss the story. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:49:44 GMT /news/2023-11-07/runaway-foster-children-fall-through-the-cracks-in-state-with-no-obligation-to-find-them Nikole Robinson Carroll /education/2019-05-08/university-program-is-fostering-success-for-students Spencer Hall was about 13 or 14 when his life changed."I was at my brother's house," said Hall. "We had the police and social worker knock on my brother's… Wed, 08 May 2019 11:30:00 GMT /education/2019-05-08/university-program-is-fostering-success-for-students Stephanie Daniel /news/2018-11-15/creating-forever-families-in-weld-county-to-mark-national-adoption-day Weld County is celebrating National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 10 children and teens on Friday.Finalization is the last step in the… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:46:30 GMT /news/2018-11-15/creating-forever-families-in-weld-county-to-mark-national-adoption-day