Youth who have spent time in foster care honored for advocacy work

COLORADO SPRINGS — A group of young people who spent time in the foster care system were honored Friday for their advocacy work.

Several state organizations, including the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Office of the Child Advocate, organized the event at the Pioneers Museum.

The young men and women who were recognized became active in promoting and advocating for children and raising awareness of the Colorado Bill of Rights for Foster Youth.

News5 spoke with Bradeen Babock, a foster care advocate, who says the biggest challenge is helping children in the system when they return to their biological families.

“You see people who don’t have the resources to support themselves, they need help and they need people to help them, and that’s what they do, and that’s because the fulfillment that … it brings, that’s what keeps driving. me,” Babock said.

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade was on hand to congratulate those being recognized Friday afternoon.

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“How do you stop?” The windows at the Pueblo Business were continuously shot out

Pueblo business owners are concerned about recent vandalism downtown. They say several stores along North Santa Fe Avenue had their windows broken, including The Great Divide Ski, Bike and Hike.

The windows of the Pueblo business were broken and shattered for the third time this month

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