Imagine you are at your pediatrician’s office to get your child’s vaccines. The pediatrician tells you that the vaccine your child is getting today had to be “watered down” because there wasn’t enough to go around. Instead of getting the…
Written by Lizzie Mayer, Project Manager Operation Santa “They’re here!” called up the front desk. I grabbed my coffee, a box of black garbage bags, and walked downstairs. Fifteen eager “Santa’s helpers” waited patiently in the lobby for their volunteer…
Written by Djuana Osby, Life Skills Coordinator The goal of Tennyson’s Life Skills Program is to set students up for success prior to discharging from Tennyson. Students aged 12 years and up are given the opportunity to earn an internship…
Once more, huge thank you to FOX31 KDVR.com for supporting our Wells Fargo Day of Play! Watch the Problem Solvers segment below, and donate to the day here: http://bit.ly/tccdayofplay. An anonymous donor is paying for 500 kids struggling with trauma…
Police Contacts: Why 62% Makes Us Excited Written by Tennyson Center Impact Department When 62% flashes across my mind, I immediately interpret it as a grade “D”. Not stellar, though my 9th grade Algebra teacher might have been stoked to…
Tennyson Center for Children Gives First Diploma Through Mill Levy-Supported Program Written by Rocky Mountain Human Services Gilbert Castaneda tried different public schools, but it was always the same story. His mother, Marlene, received phone calls daily, asking her to…
The opioid epidemic is driving significant changes in the child welfare sector, with: - 14 Colorado kids entering the child welfare system every day, per CDHS; and - 82% increase in the number of kids removed from unsafe homes in the…
Written by Melissa Shipley My introduction to The Mission Continues occurred exactly one year ago. I was given the opportunity to fly to Seattle to attend The Mission Continues’ Bravo Orientation 2016. I walked into a hotel ballroom, surrounded by…
