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Reflecting on Progress Toward Prevention During the 2021 Colorado Legislative Session
When families, organizations, communities and policy makers focus on building protective factors, we can effectively prevent child maltreatment and keep families strong during the pandemic and beyond. Last week, state legislators concluded the 2021 legislative...
Reflecting on Progress Toward Prevention During the 2021 Colorado Legislative Session
When families, organizations, communities and policy makers focus on building protective factors, we can effectively prevent child maltreatment and keep families strong during the pandemic and beyond. Last week, state legislators concluded the 2021 legislative...
New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products Help Make Smart Choices to Keep Kids Safe
When you walk into any store to buy something for a new baby on the way, you assume that the products on the shelves are safe, but those who’ve spent some time learning about safe sleep recommendations and guidelines know that isn’t the case when it comes to infant sleep products.
Bills Supporting Child Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Cross the Finish Line in Colorado
All children deserve the opportunity to live, learn, grow, and play in safety. Policies that support prevention strategies related to child sexual abuse are critical in order to support the health and safety of future generations. In 2020 alone, a year when reports of...
Additional Counties Needed to Expand Peer Support Groups for Families Impacted by Substance Use
In 2019, Colorado was awarded a Regional Partnership Grant by the Children’s Bureau aimed at improving the well-being, permanency and safety outcomes of children and the recovery outcomes for parents whose children are in or at risk of out-of-home placement associated...
Leveraging the American Rescue Plan Act to Invest in Colorado’s Future
Colorado has reached another milestone in building towards COVID-19 recovery for families. Building on the roughly $800 million of state stimulus funds already already invested in Colorado’s COVID recovery, last week Governor Jared Polis, legislative leadership,...
Removing Barriers to Public Opportunities
For all families and communities to thrive, state and local officials must utilize an inclusive approach to family economic security as we push toward a post-pandemic Colorado. Unfortunately, current state law requires verification of legal presence when determining...
Colorado Parent and 5280 Publishing Receives 2021 Illuminating Media Award
The way information is framed in the media, the stories journalists, editors and producers choose to tell and the selection of images that get paired with those stories play an extraordinary role in shaping the environments in which we all live and raise our children....
Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley Hiring Early Childhood Lead Teachers in Partnership With Illuminate Colorado
Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley is partnering with Illuminate Colorado to bring Illuminating Child Care to the San Luis Valley and is seeking two Early Childhood Lead Teachers for our mobile child care classroom serving infants and toddlers onsite where...
Tax Credits are Powerful Tools to Strengthen Families
Expanding the state Earned Income Tax Credit and funding the Colorado Child Tax Credit are proven ways to reduce poverty, strengthen families and create a more racially equitable tax code and child welfare system in Colorado.
Child Abuse Prevention Month Recap: Over 40,000 Pinwheels Distributed!
Leading into April, Illuminate Colorado called on Coloradans to claim their FREE pinwheels and plant them in their front yards and neighborhoods as part of a national movement to recognize the importance of community-based support for all children and families during...
Continuing the Conversation with Federal Policy Makers to Invest in Prevention
Our future workforce, innovators, leaders and community members can only reach their full potential through thoughtful development and investment in services and policies that strengthen families and protect children. Given the unprecedented challenges the pandemic...
Safe and Stable Housing Supports Family Well-Being
Safe and stable housing is essential for the health and well-being of everyone, especially for children and families. Colorado’s Child Fatality Prevention System 2020 Legislative Report specifically recommends the support of policies that expand access to quality,...
Illuminate Colorado Is Hiring Two New Associates
We are excited to announce that we are hiring two new associate positions! Communications and Education Associate (Position Filled) Under the guidance of the Communications Manager, this position will work with our entire organization and community members from all...