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Colorado Works

Colorado Works is the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, providing monthly cash assistance, job training, and support services to low-income families with children, including pregnant individuals. It helps eligible residents with basic needs like food, housing, and clothing while encouraging self-sufficiency through work activities.

TGTHR

We are ending youth homelessness by providing critical services that build a supportive community around young people, amplifying their voices and celebrating them as they grow. We have a 40-unit permanent supportive housing complex in Boulder and a 56-unit apartment complex in Denver, both for ages 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness.

Adams County Human Services

The Child, Adult, and Family Division is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children/youth in a permanent family home. This division can assist with abuse and neglect allegations, family reunification, foster and kinship care, adoption, guardianship and permanency.  The Workforce & Business Center provides employment resources, training and career opportunities. Other programs offered through the county can include child support services, child care assistance, SNAP, LEAP, Head Start.

Healthy Smiles Clinic

Dental providers within the Healthy Smiles Clinic are exclusively trained to work with school-aged kids and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The Healthy Smiles Clinic is a large and innovative regional pediatric dental clinic partnership between Children's Colorado and the University of Colorado-School of Dental Medicine.

Hope Ignites Colorado

Hope Ignites Colorado (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope) empowers motivated, at-risk youth from middle school through college and early career, providing comprehensive support like academic coaching, life skills training, mentorship, and emotional guidance to help them overcome barriers, achieve a college education, and become self-sufficient, community-minded leaders.

CCSD: Endeavor Academy

Endeavor Academy is the only alternative high school that serves Cherry Creek Schools and offers Night School. Designated as an Alternative Education Campus (AEC) by the Colorado Department of Education, our mission is to prepare students for post-secondary transitions by reengaging them in the learning process using traditional and nontraditional instruction in an academically rigorous and personalized learning environment. 

Emily Griffith High School

Emily Griffith High School is a public, alternative school located in Denver, CO providing pathways for students who choose to pursue their high school diploma or GED and post-secondary goals. An authentic curriculum, flexible scheduling, small class sizes, and robust social/emotional support serve as a springboard for students to demonstrate competency in courses while having the opportunity to simultaneously engage in college, career, and technical education programs.

NEXT: A GED Plus Program

NEXT is designed to re-engage students between the ages of 17 and 20 who have either left high school or are on the verge of dropping out. It is flexible, "Zero Dropout" initiative for students needing a high school equivalency. It offers morning/afternoon, Monday-Thursday sessions with individualized learning plans, blending in-person instruction with remote options. The program integrates career readiness, college prep, and personalized support for students, typically operating from August through June.

DPS Community Hubs

Community Hubs address a holistic approach to student learning through programs and services that support the social, emotional, physical, academic and basic needs of families. DPS works with each identified community to build out the services most aligned to their needs.

GiveBack

A non-profit organization that provides mentoring, coaching, and financial support to young people who have faced significant adversities. The program is specifically designed for students who have experienced challenges such as foster care, homelessness, the incarceration of a parent, or severe childhood adversity.

Justice Engaged Students Colorado

Justice Engaged Students Colorado (JES-CO) focuses on increasing high school graduation rates for youth involved in the justice system by removing barriers and supporting their educational path. Through HB24-1216, Colorado established a "bill of rights" for these students, including a statewide hotline, mandatory re-enrollment, and personalized graduation plans.

Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets provides free resources about teaching children to read and helping kids who struggle. On this website, you’ll find a hundreds of articles on teaching reading, classroom strategies, in-classroom video, parent tips in multiple languages, video interviews with top children’s book authors, a daily news service, and more.

ADWorks! Future U

If you are between 16 and 24 years old and looking for assistance with achieving your education and employment goals, get started with a Future U team member today.

CDLE: Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act

Information on complaints and exemptions to the Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act (“CYEOA”), C.R.S. Title 8, Article 12, which governs the employment of all minors under 18. The CYEOA sets restrictions on hours and types of work that may be performed by minors.

Dream Makers Project

Dream Makers Project is a nonprofit (based in Windsor, CO) dedicated to supporting youth aged 18–29 who are aging out of foster care without stable support. They connect donors directly to the needs of these young adults, fulfilling specific "dreams" ranging from education and career tools to essential items like, beds and, laptops.