đŸŒŸ Strong Start Fundraising Drive is Live! Help The Family Systems Collaborative launch its first year of trauma-informed support for children and fam
The Need in Colorado
Your support directly addresses a pressing community need.
Colorado has one of the highest child welfare caseloads in the region.
Many children navigating family court never receive trauma-informed support.
Research shows that integrating social work into legal cases improves stability, mental health, and long-term outcomes for children.
Our founder has spent the last three years consulting on cases for the state—gaining deep insight into what our local families truly need—and brings over a decade of additional experience working with Colorado children, families, and youth-serving organizations.
Data on Colorado child welfare caseloads, foster care, and child maltreatment: from the federal Child Welfare Outcomes data for Colorado. Child Welfare Outcomes
Colorado-specific child welfare statistics, including number of child-victims, foster care population, and related data: Colorado’s Children (2024), by CWLA. Child Welfare League of America+1
Information about challenges in the child welfare system in Colorado (e.g., high caseloads, need for more caseworkers, worker turnover) — demonstrating systemic strain and need for additional support. Child Welfare League of America+1
Analysis and reporting on root causes for foster care entries in Colorado (for example, the role of inadequate housing) — underlining underlying risk factors that make trauma-informed support important. The Colorado Sun+1
General data connecting stable, lower-overhead services and the value of trauma-informed, social work-integrated support (from child welfare expenditure and outcome reports). Child Trends+2Child Welfare League of America+2