On today’s Morning Magazine, well look at what a CU researcher as to say about kids in Colorado’s foster care system and how it has the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the state. Then, we’ll hear about research in […]
Mothers Of Color Fight To Reunify Families After Involuntary Separations
Martha Raye is a proud, Black Latina, mother of five, community activist and a doctoral student in public administration with an emphasis on criminology. She has over 8 years of experience as a child welfare caseworker and switched sides of […]
Morning Magazine Podcast Monday April 5, 2021
Today’s topics include opposition to the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail through Rocky Flats, remembrance of the victims of the Boulder King Sooper shooting, and a look at the Forward Steps group’s work to empower current and former foster youth. https://sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/kgnu-show-archives/audioarchives/MorningMagazine/2021/MorningMagazine_2021-04-05.mp3 […]
Reveal: No Place To Run
In Texas, the foster care system is failing the vulnerable children it’s meant to protect, leaving many without a safe place to live. Foster children often end up on the streets or in jail, which is one of the few […]
Dot Org: SAFY
Specialized Alternatives for Family and Youth of Colorado offers an alternative to traditional foster care services for kids who have experienced trauma. Foster parent recruiter A.J. Otiz talks with host Steve Miller about the training they provide. New classes begin […]
Foster Kids: Crime and Care
Kids Who Age Out of Colorado Foster Care More Likely to have Criminal Records than Diplomas KGNU brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. By KATIE KUNTZ (Rocky Mountain PBS I-News) (I-News photography by […]