Colorado Agencies Receive Funds to Prevent Child Abuse
May 20, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Children’s Trust
Fund has selected 19 agencies serving 29 counties across the
state to receive a total of almost $400,000 for child abuse
prevention programs.
The funding, which begins July 1, will allow selected
agencies to initiate or continue programs that teach parents
techniques to enable parents to better communicate with
their children and promote nurturing relationships to
prevent abuse.
Jane Morrison, chair of the fund’s board of directors, said,
“Communities have long recognized the need for providing
support to families to improve their parenting skills to
decrease the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The state
and the task force board are pleased to support local
efforts to improve the lives of children and their
families.”
Funded programs
- Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council, Inc.; $24,154;
serves Arapahoe County
- Aurora Mental Health Center; $20,249; serves Arapahoe, Adams
counties
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo; $25,000; serves Pueblo
County
- Chaffee County Health and Human Services; $12,500; serves
Chaffee County
- Denver Indian Family Resource Center; $22,500; serves Adams,
Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
- Early Childhood Options; $13,800; serves Summit County
- Elbert County Department of Social Services; $14,950; serves
Elbert County
- Family Nurturing Center of Colorado, LLC; $22,856; serves El
Paso County
- Gunnison County, Department of Human Services; $21,789;
serves Gunnison County
- Hilltop Community Resources; $19,731; serves Montrose, Delta
counties
- Jefferson Center for Mental Health; $25,000; serves
Jefferson County
- Lutheran Family Services of Colorado; $24,908; serves Weld
County
- Mental Health Center of Boulder and Broomfield counties;
$19,075; serves Broomfield County
- Pikes Peak Family Connections; $23,105; serves El Paso
County
- Prairie Family Resource Center, $17,500, serves Kit Carson
County
- Regional Home Visitation Program (Baby Bear Hugs); $25,000;
serves Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma and Washington
counties
- San Juan Basin Health Department, Archuleta County; $21,466;
serves Archuleta County
- San Juan Basin Health Department, La Plata County; $20,896;
serves La Plata County
- San Luis Valley Comprehensive Community Mental Health;
$24,935; serves Alamosa and Rio Grande counties
Established in 1989, The Colorado Children’s Trust Fund,
administered through the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment, endeavors to prevent the abuse and
neglect of Colorado’s children through funding to local
partners who educate parents and their families about
healthy parenting alternatives. The fund’s mission is to
provide leadership and support to promote the establishment,
implementation and expansion of state and local programs
that reduce the occurrence of child abuse and neglect in
Colorado. The fund is focused on providing research-based
programs that are proven to decrease the risk of
maltreatment of children.
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