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December is the season of giving, and not just dreidels, video games and the latest craze in toys. This time of year, individuals and organizations should assess what makes life

Some of Colorado’s most vulnerable, traumatized and challenged children could get caught in a web of well-intended but misguided new state and federal rules. It could undermine the state’s ability to meet these children’s needs for mental health, behavioral and substance-abuse care. That, in turn, could cause a ripple effect throughout Colorado’s system for children who cannot be cared for in their own homes. A statewide network of residential child care facilities — wi...

Some of Colorado’s most vulnerable, traumatized and challenged children could get caught in a web of well-intended but misguided new state and federal rules. It could undermine the state’s ability to meet these children’s needs for mental health, behavioral and substance-abuse care. That, in turn, could cause a ripple effect throughout Colorado’s system for children who cannot be cared for in their own homes. A statewide network of residential child care facilities — wi...

Some of Colorado’s most vulnerable, traumatized and challenged children could get caught in a web of well-intended but misguided new state and federal rules. It could undermine the state’s ability to meet these children’s needs for mental health, behavioral and substance-abuse care. That, in turn, could cause a ripple effect throughout Colorado’s system for children who cannot be cared for in their own homes. A statewide network of residential child care facilities — wi...

Maggie Brooks, 17, sleeps outside in her backyard at her home in Colorado Springs during the Night Out Project in November. The project raises awareness and funds for homeless youths, and allows people to experience the challenges they face each night without shelter. The Night Out Project is an annual fundraiser for the The Place, a nonprofit that helps youths get out of homelessness. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette) Chancey Bush/The Gazette