{"id":69498,"date":"2025-09-24T14:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=69498"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:02:59","slug":"foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-arrow-mask wp-block-group has-wider-padding has-sticky-radius has-0-9-background-color has-background has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-0-9-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0af18515 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrowed-back\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/news-press\/\" rel=\"tag\">News &amp; Press<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-first-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-down has-arrow-mask wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seven award winning foster youth stand in the Colorado Court of Appeals Courtroom to celebrate their achievements in shaping policy.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-338x450.jpg 338w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-full-width-m has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-704e782a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\" id=\"h-third-annual-celebration-highlights-youth-leadership-and-collaboration\">Third Annual Celebration Highlights Youth Leadership and Collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>DENVER, (September\u00a024, 2025) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Young people in Colorado who have been in foster care or interacted with state youth services are making a real difference. Their lived expertise helps shape important policies like the Sibling Bill of Rights, Foster Youth Bill of Rights and the Rights for Youth in Division of Youth Service Facilities.\u00a0The third annual\u00a0<strong>Colorado Foster Youth Voice Celebration\u00a0<\/strong>honors their impact.<br><br><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, Oct. 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.<br><strong>Where:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__links-2D1.govdelivery.com_CL0_https-3A-252F-252Fwww.coloradojudicial.gov-252Flocation-252Fralph-2Dl-2Dcarr-2Djudicial-2Dcenter-253Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-2526utm-5Fsource-3Dgovdelivery_1_010001997cfb3fe2-2D1a847bf5-2D016b-2D4f8f-2Dba42-2D60a07c5c221f-2D000000_fbk73pRilOasUxwOsq-2DVBlPSlWX7fpeqSY0EtFlT8uw-3D424&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&amp;r=H7UX9bMUTDFP_yYLSZqFp21NVmNvOs8BteUzHWH1Su0&amp;m=8RDkKgFxmkjr2oKdgpJAkvylszbXwLa7ANCa6HmxvBe-Pjo2Eh_EA9Leh1BHdLBU&amp;s=kLX-QegiLT0nnlZtuOuDd34V05pGwZ9RbnEufJTxAbY&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>Hosts:\u00a0<\/strong>Colorado\u2019s Office of the Child\u2019s Representative, the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado (CPO), Elevating Connections, and the Court Improvement Program<br><br>\u201cYoung people with foster care experience are helping shape a stronger Colorado,\u201d said Tori Shuler, vice chair of the board for the Office of the Child\u2019s Representative and emcee of the event. \u201cThis event shines a light on our youth who are making positive changes for our communities and state, like legislation that keeps siblings together whenever possible.\u201d<br><br>Honorees will receive certificates and share their stories. Their voices continue to guide child welfare and youth services in Colorado while inspiring young people to speak up and create change, through policy advocacy, testimony or personal successes.\u00a0<br><br>\u00abBeing honored at last year\u2019s Foster Youth Voice Celebration meant the world to me,\u201d said Emilio Flores. \u201cIt was a great opportunity to speak and also to give my respect and talk to the foster families that foster these youth and mold them into amazing men and women. I plan on attending every single one \u2014 it was a great experience.\u201d<br><br><strong>National Foster Youth Voice Month<\/strong>, created by the <a href=\"https:\/\/selflesslovefoundation.org\/foster-youth-voice-month\/\">Selfless Love Foundation<\/a>, highlights the importance of giving young people in foster care a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Each October, more than 30 states join this celebration to showcase how youth are transforming foster care and youth services.\u00a0<br><br>Colorado is leading the way for youth-centered policies by making sure that youth have a seat at the table and are part of conversations about policies that affect them:<br><br>Council for Youth: Young people advising lawmakers directly.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb19-1288\">Sibling Bill of Rights (2019)<\/a>: Gives siblings in foster care the right to visit, communicate and, when possible, live together.\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb21-1094\">Foster Youth in Transition Program (2021<\/a>: Lets eligible youth voluntarily receive services that support independence into adulthood.\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb22-1038\">Right to Counsel for Youth (2022)<\/a>: Makes sure most children age 12 years and older in dependency and neglect cases have their own lawyer.\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb24-1017#:~:text=The%20act%20establishes%20a%20statutory%20bill%20of%20rights,physical%20custody%20of%20the%20division%20of%20youth%20services.\">Bill of Rights for Foster Youth (2024)<\/a>: Establishes clear rights for children and youth in foster care or the Transition Program, requires they be told their rights and allows courts to enforce them. Youth from the Office of the Child\u2019s Representative Lived Experts Action Panel (<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradochildrep.org\/about\/leap\/\">LEAP<\/a>) helped write, testify for and roll out this law.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb24-1170\">Rights for Youth in DYS Facilities<\/a>: Guarantees fair treatment and protections for youth in State care.<br><br>This event kicks off a month-long, statewide observance of <strong>Foster Youth Voice Month<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tpVaQW3CocFykA1GNe8u_xNlYc63KWZn\/view?ts=68d32d78\">Read the proclamation<\/a>. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\">CO4Kids.org<\/a> to learn more about foster care in Colorado.\u00a0<br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0884d4d2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center blog-single-share is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"share\"><div class=\"share__inner\"><div class=\"share__title\">SHARE:<\/div> <!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com --><div ><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span >Share this&#8230;<\/span><br\/><a data-site=\"facebook\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?t=Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado&#038;u=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/facebook.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"facebook\"  alt=\"Share on facebook\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-facebook\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"pinterest\"  href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?description=Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado&#038;media=&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/pinterest.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"pinterest\"  alt=\"Share on pinterest\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-pinterest\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"twitter\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498&#038;via=\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/twitter.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"twitter\"  alt=\"Share on twitter\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-twitter\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"linkedin\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?title=Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/linkedin.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"linkedin\"  alt=\"Share on linkedin\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-linkedin\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-posts\">More Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-feed post-feed--col-4 wp-block-aquamin-post-feed\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post  post-414055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-noticias-y-prensa faux-post-tag-child-abuse faux-post-tag-colorado-child-abuse-and-neglect-hotline faux-post-tag-concrete-support-in-time-of-need\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/noticias-y-prensa\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tNoticias y Prensa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/noticias-y-prensa\/casi-6000-ninos-de-colorado-sufrieron-abuso-o-negligencia-en-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCasi 6000 ni\u00f1os de Colorado sufrieron abuso o negligencia en 2025\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-banner-Supporting-Families-Early-and-Often.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/noticias-y-prensa\/casi-6000-ninos-de-colorado-sufrieron-abuso-o-negligencia-en-2025\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-1-5-term-color post-383054 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-press\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/news-press\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tNews &amp; Press\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/brain-injury-press-release-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOver Half a Million Coloradans Affected by Brain Injury \nGain Access to More Supports\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A diverse group of people is posing together for a photo in a brightly lit room with white walls, some standing and some seated, including one person in wheelchair.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Symposium.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/brain-injury-press-release-2026\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-1-5-term-color post-161793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-press\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/news-press\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tNews &amp; Press\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/nationaladoptionmonth-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCDHS Celebrates Four Colorado Adoptive Families and \n658 Adoptions in 2024\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adoption-Month-Image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The image shows a collage of four family photos, with the text &quot;November is National Adoption Month&quot; in the center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adoption-Month-Image-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adoption-Month-Image-1-450x258.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/nationaladoptionmonth-2025\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-1-5-term-color post-103644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-press\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/news-press\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tNews &amp; Press\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/domestic-violence-month-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThriving in 2025: CDHS\u2019s Ongoing Commitment to Making Sure Survivors of Domestic Violence Can Safely Get Support\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OCYF-Newsletter-Highlights-2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The image displays the phrase &quot;With survivors. ALWAYS&quot; in white and blue text on a solid purple background, with a small white heart symbol next to the word &quot;ALWAYS&quot;.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OCYF-Newsletter-Highlights-2-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OCYF-Newsletter-Highlights-2-2-450x258.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/domestic-violence-month-2025\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third Annual Celebration Highlights Youth Leadership and Collaboration DENVER, (September\u00a024, 2025) \u2014\u00a0Young people in Colorado who have been in foster care or interacted with state youth services are making a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":91587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_aquamin_featured_video":"","_aquamin_featured_post":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"faux-post-tag":[],"class_list":["post-69498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-press"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado - CO4Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Third Annual Celebration Highlights Youth Leadership and Collaboration DENVER, (September\u00a024, 2025) \u2014\u00a0Young people in Colorado who have been in foster care or interacted with state youth services are making a...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CO4Kids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrienne Baxter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrienne Baxter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adrienne Baxter\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e\"},\"headline\":\"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":530,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News &amp; Press\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado - CO4Kids\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"Seven award winning foster youth stand in the Colorado Court of Appeals Courtroom to celebrate their achievements in shaping policy.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/news-press\\\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/\",\"name\":\"CO4Kids\",\"description\":\"If not you, then who?\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e\",\"name\":\"Adrienne Baxter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Adrienne Baxter\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/author\\\/cdhs\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado - CO4Kids","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado","og_description":"Third Annual Celebration Highlights Youth Leadership and Collaboration DENVER, (September\u00a024, 2025) \u2014\u00a0Young people in Colorado who have been in foster care or interacted with state youth services are making a...","og_url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/","og_site_name":"CO4Kids","article_published_time":"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00","author":"Adrienne Baxter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"Adrienne Baxter","Tiempo de lectura":"3 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Adrienne Baxter","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e"},"headline":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado","datePublished":"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/"},"wordCount":530,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["News &amp; Press"],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/","name":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado - CO4Kids","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-24T20:14:54+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-05T22:02:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0914-scaled.jpg","width":1920,"height":2560,"caption":"Seven award winning foster youth stand in the Colorado Court of Appeals Courtroom to celebrate their achievements in shaping policy."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/news-press\/foster-youth-shaping-policy-in-colorado-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Celebration to Honor Foster Youth who are Shaping Policy in Colorado"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#website","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/","name":"CO4Kids","description":"If not you, then who?","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/a5e384f0a9c0846ccb7048d37cd8951e","name":"Adrienne Baxter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ec4e81e9bb1049a530c7f2f0502c40565350d2c9f15b0f2cc0eb2f5f8d79a23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Adrienne Baxter"},"url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/author\/cdhs\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 00:24:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69498"},{"taxonomy":"faux-post-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faux-post-tag?post=69498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}