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What Makes Kids Crossing Different?
About Our Foster Care Organization
Kids Crossing is a private, non-profit, 501 (c) (3) foster care organization based out of Colorado Springs that is licensed by the State of Colorado to provide foster care and therapeutic foster care along the Front Range of Colorado, with offices also in Pueblo, La Junta, and Denver.
Therapeutic Foster Homes
Therapeutic Foster Homes are a new type of family foster home developed by Kids Crossing. Regular foster homes can have no more than four foster children – Needs Based Homes are certified for a maximum of six youth.
Needs Based Homes will care for children and youth who require foster care services with some aspects of higher level care and coordination. The children or youth have more substantial health and medical needs and their needs regarding supervision, transportation, education, medical and contact are substantially more than those of many children or youth in regular foster homes.
Reimbursement rates for Therapeutic Foster Homes are significantly higher than for regular foster care. This allows for the Therapeutic Foster Home parent(s) to not have outside employment. Caring for the children and youth are a full-time job.
Kids Crossing In The News
Colorado needs more foster homes, but LGBTQ+ foster parents say the system can feel exclusive 8/9/2024 Rocky Mountain PBS
Empowering foster youth through unique tutoring program 3/12/24 Fox 21 News
WATCH: Kids in foster care learn the importance of music therapy 12/27/23 KOAA News 5