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My friend Ben

MyFriendBen empowers individuals and organizations to quickly and easily understand and access government benefits, tax credits, and nonprofit programs. Users answer a set of basic demographic questions about their household and receive a personalized report that shows eligibility, dollar value, and time required to apply for federal, state and local programs.
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Parents, Families, and Community

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benefits | Colorado

Early Childhood Colorado Framework

The Early Childhood Colorado Framework is a shared vision that Colorado is a place where all children are valued, healthy and thriving. Since 2008, the Colorado early childhood community has embraced the Framework. The Framework includes guiding principles, a visual definition of a strong early childhood system including program domains and infrastructural elements, desired outcomes, and a shared vision.
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Data / Research / Policy | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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advocacy | child development | Colorado | early learning | equity | family | health | social emotional | strengthening families

Denver Water Lead Reduction Program

NO amount of lead exposure is safe for young children. Children may be exposed to lead from a variety of sources, including lead-containing water pipes. Though the water that Denver Water provides is safe, clean and lead-free, lead can get into the water as it moves through customer-owned plumbing, so they’re replacing customer service lines, one impacted property at a time. To find out if you live in one of them, visit their website.    
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Health and Safety | Parents, Families, and Community

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Denver | health

Tax Help Colorado

Tax Help Colorado is here to help families. Community partners and dedicated volunteers help provide free tax filing assistance to families earning less than about $57,000 a year, saving them money, while receiving the best service possible.      
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Equity | Parents, Families, and Community

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Colorado | equity | family

Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance (ECCLA)

Across Colorado, 34 Early Childhood Councils serve as hubs in their local communities to improve access to high quality services and supports for young children and their families. The mission of ECCLA is to improve access to quality services and supports for young children through a statewide network of Early Childhood Councils and key stakeholders.  
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Finding Child Care and Preschool | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Professional Development Resources | Providers and Educators | Quality Improvement and Coaching Resources

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advocacy | child care | Colorado | policy

The Family Tree

For over four decades, Family Tree has provided innovative, life-changing services designed to end child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness. Actively addressing the interconnectedness among these issues, Family Tree is changing how individuals, families and communities see, respond to, and overcome these challenges. Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 303-420-6752 Homelessness Programs Hotline: 303-467-2604  
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Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community

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0-3 | adverse childhood experiences | advocacy | child abuse | family | mental health | safety | social emotional

Diverse BookFinder

The Diverse BookFinder exists to help inform the diversity and representation discussion as a whole. It is a comprehensive collection of children's picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC). They’ve cataloged and analyzed trade picture books fitting this criteria, published since 2002, to surface and create an unique circulating system, a search tool, and a source of critical data.  
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Data / Research / Policy | Equity | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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diversity | equity