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Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

An extensive collection of research on issues facing young children and families, including topics like developmental disabilities, diversity, early care and education, physical and social health, professional development, and public policy and evaluation.  

WellPower (formerly Mental Health Center of Denver)

WellPower's Child & Family Services is the leading area resource for comprehensive treatment children ages 0-18 years old, including those with serious emotional disturbances (SED). WellPower offers a full range of community-based mental health services and provides effective, flexible and individualized treatment solutions that support the needs of growing children and their families.  

National Association for Family Child Care

NAFCC is a national membership organization working with more than 400 State and local family child care provider associations across the United States. The mission of NAFCC is to support the profession of family child care and to encourage high-quality care for children. The focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations. This assistance is provided through developing leadership, addressing issues of diversity, and promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC's Family Child Care Accreditation.  

National Center for Children in Poverty

The National Center for Children in Poverty is the nation's leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of the U.S.'s low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next generation.  

Early Intervention Colorado

Early intervention provides developmental supports and services to children birth through two years of age who have special developmental needs. It can help improve your child̍s ability to develop and learn. It can also help you and your family learn ways to support and promote your child̍s development, within your family activities and community life. In Colorado, the overall system of early intervention is known as Early Intervention Colorado. It is designed to ̱connect̨ a family with early intervention services, such as occupational, speech or physical therapy, to help infants and toddlers grow and develop, and to help their family in this process. It is a voluntary program and does not discriminate based on race, culture, religion, income level, or disability.