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Ray Rosa holds one of his daughters, Mariah, 2, during an event celebrating reunified families previously separated by the child welfare system. The Colorado Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel hosted the event on June 24, 2024, at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colo. Photo by Eli Imadali / Special to The Colorado Trust

A shortage of affordable housing in Colorado has played a role in children being removed from their homes and placed into foster care over the past couple of years, according to Colorado Department of Human Services data.

Inadequate housing or experiencing homelessness was a factor in about 13% of cases in which Colorado children were placed into foster care from 2021 through 2023, the data show. Nationally, housing is cited as a reason for removal in about 11% of cases, according to the most recent data compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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May 20, 2016

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In tiny Edgewater, a Jefferson County city whose charms are increasingly in demand, newcomers wrestle with whether gentrification has to be at others’ expense.

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