The addition could help improve maternity and birth outcomes in the state, particularly for women of color.

Like other rural areas in the state, reservations still struggle with timely mail delivery and access to information.

The Centennial State has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. While the impacts have been mostly positive, questions about the effect on affordability remain.

Historically, “aging out” has led to numerous adverse outcomes, but Colorado is working to expand services and reverse that trend.

SAME Café Denver is serving 600 warm meals per week to South American immigrants staying at city-operated hotel shelters.

The school-to-prison pipeline, as it’s known, is more likely to impact students of color and those with disabilities.

Smaller communities across the state are beginning to see success with programs that have clinicians join law enforcement on mental and behavioral health-related calls.

Educators across the country are facing financial anxiety and experiencing food insecurity at higher rates than the general public.

Parents and teachers hope communities are more involved in future decisions—and that equity remains a top priority.

The Centennial State has the eighth-highest child care costs in the country—when parents can actually find care, that is.