The rate of young people in the state of Colorado who age out of the foster care system has dropped by 24% from 2020 to 2024 - surpassing the goal of a 20% reduction set in The Collaboration's previous Strategic Plan , Awareness. The rate of young people in the state of Colorado who age out of the foster care system has long been an important measurement tool to understanding the barriers to young people living long and fulfilling lives.

The Colorado Center For Foster Care is the backbone organization of the Colorado aging out of foster care support collaboration. A statewide network of services and nonprofits.

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200 Client’s

Mission

The Mission of the Colorado Center For Foster Care is to support young people in the state of Colorado who age out of the foster care system through Collaboration , Referral Case Management and HIV and STI Prevention.

Vision

A state in which aging out of the foster care system is not a barrier to young people living long and fulfilling lives.

Guiding Principles

We believe in housing

We believe in sexual health

We believe that those with lived experience are of the most qualified

We believe that the people that we serve should have a voice in the work that we do

We believe that we are stronger together

We believe in systematic change

We believe in evaluation

We believe in improvement