High suicide rates and a study completed in 2024 highlighted struggles among the aging population in rural central Colorado.

Thousands of pounds of food now land on pantry shelves after festival gatherings in Aspen, Telluride, Vail and elsewhere.

In a formerly vacant lot in downtown Grand Junction, residents at a housing complex for chronically homeless people tend a garden that has become the pride of the neighborhood.

One of the country’s only food bank-based food dehydration programs is in Grand Junction. It’s proving to be a win for area kids and agricultural producers alike.

The PACE program’s wide-ranging services and supports help ensure that older adults can age in place while still socializing with others.

Despite numerous challenges, people living at the 3-Mile Mobile Home Park are forging ahead with purchasing the park themselves.

The Fair Food Program, which originated years ago among Florida tomato field workers, has arrived on the Western Slope and has many farmworkers feeling optimistic.

A pioneering approach hopes to support teens aging out of the foster system, as well as older adults without stable housing.

The Lighthouse Project in Mesa County is working to illuminate a path forward for youth experiencing high rates of truancy or other challenges.

Grand Junction is home to what may be the only shelter in Colorado specifically serving older women.