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Domestic Violence // Legislative Session // Public Policy Advocacy // Tax reform

Wins for Women Secured Amid State’s Largest Budget Cut Package

// May 15, 2025

Legislators worked a lot of late nights to address a $1.2 billion shortfall and protect Colorado women who face the steepest barriers to economic security from federal attacks.

Domestic Violence // Legislative Session // Mountain Mover Awards

2025 Inaugural Mountain Mover Award Winners

// May 13, 2025

Discover how The Women’s Foundation of Colorado and partners advanced HB25-1168 to protect survivors of gender-based violence, and celebrate the 2025 Mountain Mover Award honorees driving equity through bold policy change.

Civil Rights // Gender Equity // Grantee Spotlight // Legislative Session // LGBTQ // Trans community

Offering Legal Protections for Trans Coloradans

// March 26, 2025

The soon-to-be introduced Kelly Loving Act will offer legal protections for trans Coloradans who deserve to live openly and safely.

A silhouette of the Colorado Capitol building with the words HB25-1168: Housing Protections for Victim-Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Affordable Housing // Domestic Violence // Housing // Legislative Session // Public Policy Advocacy

A Survivor’s Story Sheds Light on Needed Housing Protections 

// March 25, 2025

HB25-1168 – Housing Protections for Victim-Survivors of Gender-Based Violence – a policy priority in the 2025 legislative session. 

A bar chart under the headline Colorado's Tax Code is Upside Down
Grantee Spotlight // Legislative Session // Tax reform // WINcome

Understanding Colorado’s “T-Word”

// February 20, 2025

In 2025, it’s especially important for Coloradans to understand the fiscal issues because Colorado is facing a $750 million budget shortfall in our state budget, largely because of TABOR’s restrictions.

An image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with the quote "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Washington National Cathedral, March 31, 1968
Gender Equity // Legislative Session // Racial Equity // Statement

On This Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day…

// January 20, 2025

We can’t anticipate every federal change and how they will impact us here at home, but we will meet challenges with courage and compassion in partnership with you.

A graphic that says The Women's Foundation of Colorado Statement on Special Session
Legislative Session // Statement // Tax reform

WFCO Statement on Special Session

// August 26, 2024

Initiatives 50 and 108 would severely impact funding for key programs that support women and their families.

2024 Legislative Outcomes" with a woman speaking at a podium. Three legislative outcomes listed with checkmarks: HB 24-1223, HB24-1288, and HB24-1311. Image of a government building dome in the background
Legislative Session // Public Policy Advocacy

2024 Legislative Session Highlights

// May 15, 2024

The policies passed the 2024 legislative session will significantly impact women and their families’ financial futures.

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Child Care // Legislative Session // Public Policy Advocacy

A Sneak Peek at the 2024 Legislative Session

// January 18, 2024

The state budget will limit the ability to create more housing for Coloradans and increase access to child care. 

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