The Colorado Children's Campaign regularly issues news releases as part of its efforts to serve as a source of information and data to a wide range of audiences, including the news media, and ultimately, to reach a larger audience about the importance of children's issues.

For more information, please contact:

Christine Rafanelli
Director of Communications
303-620-4544
christine@coloradokids.org

All of the documents below are presented in portable document format (PDF).

Recent News Releases

• 1/31/2012 - Nine "It's About Kids" Communities Across Colorado Awarded $16,000 in Grants to Increase Understanding and Support for Access to Health for Kids
• 12/21/2011 - Report Shows Children Claimed a Shrinking Portion of Colorado's Total State Budget Over Last Two Years
• 12/15/2011 - High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Essential to Reducing Gaps in Well-Being and Setting Colorado Children in Immigrant Families on a Path for Success
• 12/9/2011 - New Report Reveals Little Attention Paid to Children's Issues During Presidential Debates and Dialogue
• 11/30/2011 - Denver Public Schools Makes Steady Gains in Academic Achievement, But Outcomes Remain Below State Averages and Achievement Gaps Have Grown According to New Report
• 11/29/2011 - News Advisory: Education Advocacy Groups to Release Report on Gains Made by Denver Public Schools in Improving Student Achievement and Growth
• 9/22/2011 - Census Data Released Today Shows One in Six Colorado Kids in Poverty in 2010
• 5/31/2011 - Statement from Chris Watney, President and CEO of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, in Response to Governor Hickenlooper’s Veto of Senate Bill 213
• 4/15/2011 - Colorado Children's Campaign Briefs on Maternal and Child Health Show Disparities Based on Income and Race
• 3/10/2011 - KIDS COUNT Report Shows Recession Impacted a Wide Range of Colorado Children; Effects Exacerbated by Previous Rise in Childhood Poverty
• 2/15/2011 - Children's Campaign President Says Children and State Will Suffer as a Result of Education Cuts
• 1/24/2011 - Colorado Children's Campaign President Says More Children in Need of School Breakfast Program Due to Economic Hardship
• 12/13/2010 - Report Shows State's Investment in Children's Programs Declined Over Last 10 Years While Poverty Rates and Population Increased
• 12/1/2010 - Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Passage a Huge Win for Colorado Kids Federal Law Expands Access to Healthy Foods in School
• 4/13/10 - KIDS COUNT Data Shows Childhood Poverty Rate Continues to Rise in Colorado; Report Reveals Growing Gaps in Child Well-Being
• 4/12/10 - Statement by Chris Watney, President, Colorado Children's Campaign, on Great Teachers and Great Leaders Bill (SB 191)
• 2/18/10 - Extending Enhanced Federal Medicaid Matching Funds Would Protect Health and Support Programs for Coloradans
• 2/11/10 -- New Report Ranks Child Health a D+ in Colorado; Poor Kids Fall Further Behind
• 1/15/10 -- Kids' Advocates Urge Congress to Protect CHIP in Health Reform Bill