Author: Kati Weis, Chalkbeat Colorado

Fewer than one out of every 10 Colorado children who rely on free or reduced-price lunches during the school year are getting access to the state’s free summer nutrition programs, according to a new report published by a national organization studying hunger.  The report found that nationally only one in seven children are utilizing the…

Of the 10 Denver schools with the highest asthma rates – including one campus with rates more than triple the district average – just one will participate in a new air quality monitoring pilot program to be launched next month. One goal of this program is to help school nurses identify asthma triggers and then…

To help boost the mobility of young people, Denver will offer 12- to 18-year-olds free transit passes usable with their smartphones this summer. The On My Way transportation program will run from June 1 to Aug. 31 and will pair with youths’ My Denver card, a pass to pools, libraries, museums and other city-run places.…