Latest Articles
Subscribe Today!
Get news and stories about strengthening Colorado families.
Featured Article
Illuminate Colorado is Giving Away 40,000 Pinwheels To Inspire A Conversation
Communities have a BIG influence in families’ lives. Just like a plant is more likely to thrive in a garden with good soil and plenty of sunlight and water, families are more likely to thrive in nurturing communities.Every day, you can plant seeds for all children...
Seeking Kappa Delta Alumna to Join Board of Directors
Are you passionate about strengthens families, organizations and communities to prevent child maltreatment? Illuminate Colorado is growing our board of directors. We are seeking passionate, dedicated individuals representing multi-cultural perspectives and/or life experiences to join our Board of Directors.
Digital Advocacy Opportunity: Contact Congress Tomorrow
Tomorrow, April 21, 2021, is Prevent Child Abuse America’s second annual Digital Advocacy Day, and we need your help! Join advocates across the country at 12:00pm MT TOMORROW to contact your lawmakers and urge them to act now to reauthorize the bipartisan Child Abuse...
DIY Ways to Promote Prevention in Your Community
Who doesn't love a good do it yourself project for the whole family! It's the perfect way to keep our creative minds going. We created the Inspiration Center to showcase some simple DIY ways people all over Colorado are getting out into their neighborhoods and...
One in Three Families Need Help Meeting Their Diaper Needs
Just as a vehicle can only bear so much weight before it stops moving forward, challenging life circumstances can overburden parents, making it hard for them to provide the best kinds of care and support. To prevent a breakdown in care, community organizations and...
Illuminate Colorado Takes On New Role Supporting Home Visiting in Colorado
DOWNLOAD THE NEWS RELEASE Denver, CO (March 23, 2021) – Illuminate Colorado (Illuminate) announced the organization has become the state office for Healthy Families America (HFA), Prevent Child Abuse America’s (PCA America) signature home visiting program and one of...
Behavioral Health Supports for Families Are Important Now More Than Ever
Now more than ever, we all face challenges in our lives where we could use extra support. When families have access to behavioral health resources to meet their needs, we strengthen the foundation for families and communities to thrive. When the demands of raising...
Taking Care of Others Starts with Employee Wellness
Earlier this year, Illuminate Colorado provided these beautiful branded yoga mats to our staff to welcome in the new year. Not only did they make great gifts, but they actively promoted self-care, highlighting a growing--and important--trend in the workplace. The...
Key Provisions of the Next COVID Relief Package Prevents Child Maltreatment
As a country, we are about to make one of the biggest investments in family strengthening in decades. In times of stress, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn, there is a direct correlation between families’ economic and social struggles and...
The Importance of Building Teacher-Child Relationships
Imagine this scenario: A parent drops off their sleeping child at Illuminating Child Care. The teacher and parent transition the child successfully without waking her up. A few minutes later, the child starts to wake up, noticing that the environment is different and...
Illuminate Partners with Head Start to Support Strength Based Conversations Related to Substance Use
Many families struggle, often in private, with substance use. But beginning a conversation around substance use with any family can often feel uncomfortable and awkward, even for professionals who work with children and families every day, like home visitors and early...
Illuminating Policy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Policy plays a key role in the prevention of child sexual abuse by ensuring adequate funding and modernization of state statutes to protect kids, as well as promoting healing and preventing future harm when abuse has occurred. In addition to educating and empowering...
State of the State Includes Tax Credits Known to Reduce Child Maltreatment
Gov. Jared Polis put forward a significant investment in hardworking Coloradans by proposing to “double the Earned Income Tax Credit, and provide up to $600 in tax credits per child for nearly 200,000 families in our state through the Colorado Child Tax Credit”. Creating communities where families are able to meet their basic needs like food, shelter, medical care and child care by strengthening household financial security is proven to reduce the risk factors for child abuse and neglect.
It’s Pinwheel Planting Season!
Illuminate Colorado is giving away 40,000 FREE Pinwheels for Prevention® to inspire Coloradans to grow a better tomorrow for all children, together.