ABOUT ILLUMINATE COLORADO

In 2017, several nonprofit organizations in Colorado consolidated to leverage resources and increase capacity to more effectively prevent child maltreatment in Colorado. Since then they have grown exponentially in service of their mission to strengthen families, organizations and communities to prevent child maltreatment.

With a research-based approach that emphasizes building promotive and protective factors, Illuminate Colorado addresses systemic and multi-sector issues by collaborating with families and partners at the community, state, and national level to develop and implement powerful programs, policies, and initiatives that keep kids safe in Colorado. 

Preventing child maltreatment is work that’s both broad and complex. Illuminate Colorado tackles this by approaching the issue in different ways and at multiple levels of society to truly create lasting impact.

• They strengthen families by providing services and resources directly to families; by conducting trainings for parents and caregivers that equip them with the skills they need; and by advocating for policies that support families.

• They strengthen organizations by providing education and support to professionals through trainings, conferences, and publications; and by changing organizational practice through implementing new policies, identifying areas for improvement, and providing technical assistance to increase organizational capacity.

• They strengthen communities by providing trainings and resources that make communities stronger; by advancing social norms that make it okay to ask for help; by supporting coalition spaces that foster multi-sector, family and systems collaboration; and by advocating for policies that support communities.

Illuminate Colorado is building brighter childhoods and working towards a Colorado where all children and families thrive.