Tag: Youth
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City slates Future Fest 2025 for April 26
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Denver is getting ready to roll out a citywide celebration focused on empowering youth and connecting their passions to future careers. Future Fest 2025 is free to youth of all ages and their families and will take place Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Civic Center Park. The event will laud…
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Down on the farm: At-risk youth find their way on old Stapleton grounds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the grounds of the old Stapleton Airport, something else is growing. The Urban Farm in Northeast Denver has partnered with the Denver Juvenile Justice Department’s Helping Youth Pursue Excellence program (HYPE) to give justice-involved youth the opportunity to learn hands-on skills and while participating…
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Urban Farm provides job experience, connections to at risk youth
At the grounds of the old Stapleton Airport, something else is growing. The Urban Farm in Northeast Denver has partnered with the Denver Juvenile Justice Department’s Helping Youth Pursue Excellence program (HYPE) to give justice-involved youth the opportunity to learn hands-on skills and while participating in what staff calls a, “earn-while-you-learn,” program earn money to…
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Adams County approves youth crisis shelter, opening this year
The shelter will be available for teens between 12-18.
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Could a Montana-style climate change court ruling happen in Colorado?
Some experts say it’s unlikely, here’s why.
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As 1 in 10 Coloradans experience eating disorders, lawmakers consider action
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When she was 15 years old, Aimee Resnick’s eating disorder nearly killed her. Resnick said she was teased and bullied for being “bigger” than her peers throughout middle school and early high school. So, when a health class assignment required Resnick to set a weight loss goal and track her daily calorie consumption, she quickly…
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Voter turnout dips among youth, rises for elderly in Colorado primary election
This year’s primary election saw the lowest turnout of young voters since Colorado began tracking primary voter ages in 2018, with experts speculating the two major parties are failing to engage the youth. Only 4.3% of the 1.235 million ballots cast last month were from Coloradans age 24 or younger, according to data from the…
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With mental health needs in crisis, will a new state agency help?
Mental health services, far outstripped by the need for both youth and adults, are the focus of a new state agency being created within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). The new agency, which will be known as the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), is to be housed, until at least 2024, within CDHS. The…