Colorado has a great system to support kids and families experiencing trauma, child abuse or neglect. But there are still gaps, and all of us need to work together in a fundamentally different way to fill them.
Stand in the GapTennyson Center for Children believes in the future of Colorado’s kids.
Children who come to Tennyson have experienced unimaginable neglect and abuse, and many have never known a safe home or a trustworthy adult.
Tennyson’s goal is to ensure that kids and families are connected with the right resources to heal and thrive in their communities. Our team is relentlessly dedicated to serving our kids and preventing other children from experiencing neglect and abuse.
We serve children aged 0-18 through our residential, day treatment (school), and community-based therapeutic programs. We are committed to providing excellent care to all who walk through our doors.
We know that children who successfully leave Tennyson lead happy and productive lives. We trust that their deep healing will help Colorado communities in incredible ways.
Join us in supporting Colorado’s children, and awakening hope in their lives.
Program Overview
Day Treatment
On-site K-12 Educational Services where children receive an exceptional education and the needed mental health support to effectively reintegrate back into schools and communities.
Community-Based Services
Innovative services focused on keeping children in loving homes. Creating environments where children can be safe and thrive in-home, school and community.
Residential Treatment
Residential care for more than 35 kids, in five cottages where kids are learning and developing skills to be safe in homes, schools and the community.
Blog
Reflections on our work, our philosophy, and the children who bless our lives. Our blog is written by various guest writers, which can be anyone from a teacher to our CEO to a parent. We don't have all the answers—but together, we can make progress.
- Ways to Give to Tennyson's Kids this Holiday Season
- From Hospital Interventions to Vaccines: the Expansion of Child Welfare to Focus on Prevention
- Shining in Different Colors
- Operation Santa: The Power of Small Acts of Kindness
- Life Skills Program at Tennyson Center for Children
- From 9News: Who are Colorado's Human Trafficking Victims?
- Turning the child welfare system upside down in Colorado isn’t easy, or cheap (CO Sun)
- Opinion: Make a difference in the life of a child in need. Become a special advocate (CO Sun)
Giving Hope
Not every story is a happy one, but every story at Tennyson Center has one common element—hope. We can’t change the past, but as a community, we can help these children to have the mental tools they’ll need to go forward with their lives. To overcome, to achieve, to thrive.
Stories
How You Can Help
Since 1904 we've been helping the community. We've been lucky in that we've always had support.
None of us can do this alone. We need your help.
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