Recruit foster and adoptive parents at the 2025 Juneteenth Music Festival and Denver PrideFest events

Six Colorado Department of Human Services employees man tables at a Juneteenth event.

Juneteenth Music Festival

The Colorado Department of Human Services is sponsoring a foster care and adoption recruitment booth at the Denver Juneteenth Music Festival, Sunday, June 15, 2025 on Welton Street in Five Points. Juneteenth is an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival is one of the nation’s largest celebrations of Juneteenth. Staff from counties, child placement agencies and nonprofit partners are invited to volunteer for a shift to distribute information about their foster care and adoption programs.

Sign up to volunteer at the Juneteenth Music Festival

Denver Pride Fest

The Colorado Department of Human Services is also sponsoring a foster care and adoption recruitment booth at Denver PrideFest on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 2025 in Civic Center Park. Denver PrideFest features a two-day festival at Denver’s Civic Center Park that draws visitors from throughout the state of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Denver PrideFest is the 3rd largest Pride Festival in the US. It sees over half a million people, 250+ vendors and three stages. PrideFest in Denver is not only a celebration, but it is also a fundraiser for The Center on Colfax, which provides services to the community. Staff from counties, child placement agencies and nonprofit partners are invited to volunteer for a shift to distribute information about their foster care and adoption programs.

Sign up to volunteer at Denver Pride Fest

Volunteers will be able to hand out their information and giveaways as well as have a conversation with community members about foster care and adoption. CDHS will provide signage at the event and a tri-fold informative brochure. Organizations can add a sticker with their contact information to the brochure or bring their own promotional items to distribute. During the event, we will have a sign up sheet where interested parties can sign up to get more information about foster care. Representatives from all organizations that attend will receive all the sign ups for the whole weekend. 

If you have questions about either of these event please contact Adrienne Baxter adrienne.baxter@state.co.us