The phone kept ringing and ringing. I was on the other line with a client in the middle of a crisis and couldn’t pick up. The same phone number kept calling every few minutes. It was a new client, Jackie,…

John W. Warren and Mary V. (Long) Warren, members of First Christian Church in Loveland, Colorado, were dedicated schoolteachers who witnessed many of their students going through painful experiences in their young lives. Their passion for helping Colorado children in…

One of the most confounding aspects of working in child welfare is the simplicity of the premise: in order to thrive, kids – all kids – need strong families, and strong families need strong communities. It’s simple and self-evident. As…

Blog Written by, Amy Sevegny This year has been a uniquely challenging time to work in a helping profession. Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky has been my north star for noticing and managing burnout throughout my career and…

We are thrilled to announce Tennyson’s new mission, vision, and values statements as well as our updated brand. We lead this introduction with our values statement, because our values represent qualities that our staff, children, and families are living and…

The last Manna Connect graduation ceremony was on a frigid fall evening. I arrived cold, hungry, and tired due to a busy day at work and long drive in rush hour traffic. Within moments, however, I was greeted warmly, welcomed…

Written by Sandra Hergenreder Back in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, when Tennyson Center for Children was an orphanage called Colorado Christian Home (CCH), I was one of the younger members of Edgewater/Bethany Christian Church. We hosted kids from…

“I joined the Tennyson Center team because I want to make sure that my career, first and foremost, is centered on the principle that I am using my abilities in service of others. I was raised by two non-profit workers…

Written by Bonnie Young Banke Remember the old “count to 10 until you calm down” method? In today’s world, that simple practice has evolved into a broader movement towards mindfulness - the art of bringing a gentle, accepting attitude to…

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Kathy Parker and her late husband, the Rev. Dr. Ron Parker, Tennyson launched a new tradition at the annual Denver Dinner on November 2. The Ron and Kathy Parker Make a Difference Award recognizes three…