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Less than 1 percent of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.
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There has been exponential growth in girls' flag football, which is on the cusp of its first season as a sanctioned sport in Colorado.
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A new shelter for young people experiencing homelessness is open in Denver. The building itself was thoughtfully designed to help heal and empower the people who enter. On today's In The NoCo, we hear from an architect who incorporated ‘trauma-informed design’ to create the Urban Peak Mothership.
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Colorado is using a major share of its 2023 settlement with Juul Labs to fund youth mental health and wellness support services. The state is offering $20 million in grants for school and community partnerships that help decrease youth vaping and build social connections. Chalkbeat Colorado Reporter Melanie Asmar joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.
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Eight Colorado State University students are graduating after some rocky years of couch surfing and being unhoused. They relied on subsidized housing through a local nonprofit to make it through.
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Young Coloradans are taking action to shape a more hopeful future in the face of the climate crisis. Today on In the NoCo we talk with two Boulder Valley high school students who campaigned for the school district to adopt a climate resolution – successfully.
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Greeley farmer Sean Short has created a sustainable chicken farm with a mixture of fish farming and hydroponics. And he’s bringing at-risk young people into the fold to learn how. On today’s In the NoCo we listen back to a conversation about aquaponic chicken farming.
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The organization has served nearly 500 children and hundreds of families in Summit, Eagle, Lake, and Clear Creek counties.
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Teens in Summit County are weighing in on the future of their community as the local government prepares a new strategic plan. One of the teens' top requests: more places to spend time outside of school and sports.
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High school students from Durango are pushing for a change they say is necessary to combat fentanyl poisoning: ensuring students can’t get in trouble for carrying the overdose reversal drug naloxone wherever they go, including at school.