Lori Jenkins is running as bare bones as she can at the Kindred Kids Child Advocacy Center in Cañon City. The center, which supports children who survive abuse and neglect, has three employees — the lowest number allowed under its professional certification. Jenkins, the center’s executive director, scrapped plans for a satellite office in Salida, and said no to providing educational presentations about abuse to elementary school students. There’s just no money for it. Child advocacy centers across Colorado are scrambling to stay afloat as a much-relied-on federal funding pool dries up at an alarming pace.

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  • Colorado’s child advocacy centers — a lifeline to kids who’ve suffered abuse — are scrambling for money amid federal cuts
    The 19 child advocacy centers in Colorado collectively served 6,598 children across 57 Colorado counties in 2023 — and more than 60% of those children were survivors of sexual abuse.
    12/21/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
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