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Tiffany Sewell, deputy division director for Child, Adult and Family Services, thanked commissioners for the proclamation and said last year 350 (in later remarks corrected to 355) children found safety in kinship homes. Sewell described kinship placements as an approach that helps children maintain connections to family, culture and community and said the county supports kinship caregivers through programs including the Colorado Connected Kinship Navigator program.

Commissioners shared personal gratitude for kinship caregivers. Commissioner Mullica recounted a family example in which a grandmother took in four of her niece's children and credited county supports as critical to those families' success. The board signed the proclamation.

Sewell asked the board to continue supporting kinship caregivers through referrals, programs and community resources; commissioners thanked staff and partners and emphasized the importance of kin-first practices.

Notes: The proclamation cites 355 youth placed in 124 relative care homes in 2024; the county emphasized culturally appropriate supports and navigator services to assist caregivers with access to resources.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Adams County Public Hearing -- Sept. 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board proclaimed September 2025 Kinship Care Month. County human-services staff said Adams County placed 355 youth in 124 relative care homes in 2024 and emphasized support programs and kin-first practices.","taxTitle","Adams County, Colorado","taxId",4150,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478707,"Adams County proclaims September 2025 Student Attendance Matters Month; students urge supports to reduce chronic absenteeism",109,1593000,1702000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d&start=1593&end=1702","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d/thumbnail_1593000.jpg","/articles/6478707/Adams-County/Colorado/Adams-County-proclaims-September-2025-Student-Attendance-Matters-Month-students-urge-supports-to-reduce-chronic-absenteeism","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478707-24b6eb89e74df8e10ecc7af623cd58b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770931404&Signature=cwK-olhGTTGX-td7iLHG6hnYji0vM3J6FoxjIQ73qFmv-1vdcY6d4t89ymvav7XW0DuX2lmxIH6MYVW~mRYf0jAw9beAWap-tfHo9nkd0W4WCJI4FwNGszEDtAXm6YWRpnlSA-G-rtKhv3hoIpn~gVKLfczOMMe4l9fK8UMlsY7zvr4fOglsOVVrRAo3DtbHqTP5tmOW5m3ITsdlrR5neGZfWBHJ597azXYH6Rag4UTizy1kT2PU5ZhEinAKhkWDE0JaByNR3KwVPhHjoALMfGfjihfPjZgZCAV-70ZlhcnvY3Ap8MNmjE-DbhwnSpTBPz88jc3UKzZ~8TVRaDQ0bQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed September 2025 as Student Attendance Matters Month in Adams County and heard from students, a parent and county staff about barriers to regular school attendance and community strategies to support students.

McKenna Hines, administrator for the Adams County Collaborative Management Program, told commissioners the county joined a statewide campaign to raise awareness about chronic absenteeism and highlighted partnerships among schools, families and community organizations to remove barriers to attendance.

Students from Adams County schools told commissioners that attendance affects more than grades. \"Did you know that missing just 2 days of school a month can lower your chances of graduating?\" said one student, noting attendance is a major predictor of graduation and that supports such as mental-health services, transportation and family communication can help students stay in school.

A parent who spoke during the proclamation said work schedules, health and transportation can make consistent attendance difficult and asked for open communication and resources between families and schools. Commissioners thanked the students and staff, and several praised the county's collaborative approach. The proclamation was read by Commissioner Emma Pinter and the board signed the document.

The county plans to continue outreach and partnership work through the Collaborative Management Program to identify early signs of chronic absenteeism and connect students and families to resources.

Notes: The proclamation emphasizes prevention and early intervention; no formal funding decision was recorded during the proclamation segment.","The board proclaimed September 2025 as Student Attendance Matters Month. Students and county staff told commissioners that missing just two school days a month can lower graduation chances and urged community supports to address barriers to attendance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478712,"Adams County commissioners approve airport lease and human-services contracts for kinship assessments and youth intervention",416,4172000,4588000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d&start=4172&end=4588","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d/thumbnail_4172000.jpg","/articles/6478712/Adams-County/Colorado/Adams-County-commissioners-approve-airport-lease-and-human-services-contracts-for-kinship-assessments-and-youth-intervention","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478712-15fd87f9483ad0a1f60eb1250afe1932/orig.mp4?Expires=1770931404&Signature=FsC1SenCKFepjXnodl1L4NJQt2MdGhON40KfKAa0Dde0tyCEjFio9A2EhS6NAo9vVd5Se6nvQQLh1HzRjm0dxO7K9rqcs0ilMsEa7Yk4VwXY8iVAdRijP4qxpmsQTvnYEX2k-tfftbLIcIcpJ4HpgCkmXUZCLJbfbhQG2NtBe~KWi8PK8LrkZLb-5HUC7OquIL4VnJ7GJFy54m7EuxfjejzuI9E3ZeqDA~auiZyO3vmhPiZbGtwtMEEwYGoDVWKK96jBANs9NjlpIeRQCr9Ck-Wrxe6pxk5-P-GhQU1Nud72554fxfzMHh9-5UWAwOJrugEji~03DGqYI7OwuWJ43w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams County commissioners on Tuesday approved three separate resolutions to renew or award county agreements: a five-year lease with Front Range Flight School at the Colorado Air and Space Port and two human-services contracts with Clarvita (Maple Star) to provide safe-home studies and youth intervention services.

Jeff Kloska, director of the Colorado Air and Space Port, told the board Front Range Flight School has operated at the port for just over five years with approximately six aircraft and asked the county to renew a lease for office space on the south side of the FBO hangar. The lease will run through August 2030. The board voted 5-0 to approve the five-year renewal.

Carrie Daggett, division director for Child, Adult and Family Services at Adams County Department of Human Services, presented two contract requests for Clarvita (Maple Star). The first contract authorizes up to $300,000 in year one and an optional $300,000 in year two (total $600,000) to perform structured analysis family evaluations, also called safe-home studies, and kinship assessments. Daggett said safe-home studies are required by child-welfare rules and ensure placements meet state and local legal requirements.

The second Clarvita contract authorizes $200,000 in year one with an option for $200,000 in year two (total $400,000) to fund youth intervention services for children ages 12 to 18 with an open child-welfare assessment and at risk of deeper system involvement. Daggett said services include crisis intervention, substance-use education and counseling, mental-health treatment, school-based support and community-based interventions intended to stabilize families and divert youth from deeper child-welfare involvement.

Daggett told the board Clarvita has provided home studies and youth intervention services to the county since February 2019 and was selected through a request-for-application process in April 2025. She said both contracts will be funded from the county's child-welfare block allocation; commissioners confirmed the amounts were previously budgeted.

Each of the three items passed on unanimous 5-0 votes. The board instructed county staff to execute the agreements and continue oversight of contract performance.

Notes: Lease begins immediately (September 2025 meeting authorization) and Clarvita contracts start July 2025 for the two-year period specified in the presentation.","The board approved a five-year lease with Front Range Flight School and two human-services contracts with Clarvita (Maple Star) totaling $1 million across two years for safe-home studies and youth intervention services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478716,"Adams County approves $3.13 million in opioid-abatement grants to expand treatment, prevention and peer supports",417,2429000,2846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d&start=2429&end=2846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708396-eeb8b34b315fd134638f87385dc0606d/thumbnail_2429000.jpg","/articles/6478716/Adams-County/Colorado/Adams-County-approves-313-million-in-opioid-abatement-grants-to-expand-treatment-prevention-and-peer-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478716-5cc1e9a5cde908b6d726254c13c47f52/orig.mp4?Expires=1770931404&Signature=a~GCyyBHJyZtPlDZw7zvctIiz8ml7gahw-1tW5wJJHqZ1NXl9FAagzBls3CoYG6wtnM3iIuc~WmM2GotXpYmirELgCl6WE~Yf8KPYZfLugr6dfTBU80Zyrwhrvf9vbosaZvoXvjTf-QCL6YWduZ5zc5kTfRern52ihh84oVmNcnUGuhRpKynUHlVXcoiy4TrFa7FDu8fTr93QeJlcjmiiAXP-lgsx1CJpinX8bm-~rQzpxYd7YIxvBomBABx~-qQAI8kqgCr11S4FgdDd9t19-qnMFEboM-wjhAUXHm~~oPhucQCkObklXrLqB6EuVn29Efa1dwjXmQdQXSihpKghQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams County commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution awarding $3,131,306.19 in opioid-abatement grants to local providers, funding prevention, treatment expansion, harm reduction and workforce development aimed at reducing overdoses and substance-use harms.

The county's Regional Opioid Council, which selected the grantees, recommended funds for programs ranging from community naloxone and fentanyl-testing distribution to 24-hour clinic expansion and culturally tailored peer services. Dr. Kelly Weidenbach, director of the Adams County Health Department and vice chair of the Regional Opioid Council, presented the awards and said the grants represent the council's third funding cycle.

\"These funds will support work across a full continuum from preventing substance use before it begins to reducing overdose deaths, decreasing emergency department visits and hospitalizations,\" Weidenbach said. \"Together, these efforts represent not only a strategy, but a commitment to healthier families, safer neighborhoods and stronger futures.\"

Major awards approved by the board include a $467,335 grant to Redpoint to establish a new intensive outpatient program location; a $404,197,124 award (as read into the record; see clarifying details) to Denver Recovery Group to expand operations at its Northglenn methadone clinic with extended hours and 24/7 telehealth initiation; $760,000 to Servicio de la Rosa for culturally and linguistically tailored peer support and workforce development; and multiple smaller awards for naloxone distribution, peer-support certification and recovery services. The county recorded total awards of $3,131,306.19 for this cycle.

Commissioners praised the council's data-driven process and collaborative approach. One commissioner said the grants are part of a broader effort to \"save lives\" and to provide wraparound services that address more than overdose risk, including workforce supports and recovery services.

The board voted 5-0 to approve the resolution directing county staff to execute the grant agreements and to serve as fiscal agent for the awards. The record shows a unanimous vote; individual roll-call vote names were not read aloud during the motion.

The council said it will schedule a group photo with grantees and council members following the vote and will continue monitoring program implementation and outcomes.

Notes: The Adams County Regional Opioid Council and the county cited state and national settlement dollars as the funding source for the grants.","The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to award $3,131,306.19 from the county's opioid abatement funds to 11 local programs for naloxone distribution, peer support, treatment expansion and workforce development.","actionData","errors"]

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