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Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Colorado officials are promising to add a telephone hotline and provide more training following the deaths of 175 children under state supervision over the past six years.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  More than 10 percent of El Paso County is on food assistance, so the Department of Human Services is making sure everyone has a happy holiday season by handing out free blankets, toiletries, and coats during a one-day Feed the Children event.

Friday, December 07, 2012  No charges will be assessed against the mother of a newborn who said she found the baby in a dumpster earlier this week.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The investigation into an abandoned baby reportedly found in a dumpster has police now saying it never happened.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  A growing number of El Paso County residents are using food stamps and reaching out to the Springs Rescue Mission for help.  So with the holidays right around the corner feeding those in need relies on your donations.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  The Colorado Springs Police Department said a toddler was found wandering alone early Saturday morning. Police received a call around 2:30 a.m. for a toddler who was walking along Murray Boulevard, near the Tanager Meadows Apartments.

Saturday, December 17, 2011  The Springs Church and the El Paso County Department of Human Services are giving back, helping 9,000 of El Paso County's residents living below the poverty level.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Officials charged with reviewing the deaths of children who were under state supervision failed to complete reports for 10 of 11 cases since 2008.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Under legislation debated Thursday by the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, the child protection ombudsman office would be set up as an independent office in the state Department of Human Services.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  It was a tragic day that left many people asking that if the Department of Human Services (DHS)  had listened to the complaints that were made, would Alize Vick be alive today?

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  The state suspended Over the Rainbow's child care license Jan. 29 after 38-year-old Kristen Carol Barnett was charged with sexual assault and after authorities said they found out that other teachers there had criminal records. The Colorado Department of Human Services ordered the school to lay off one of its teachers as one of the conditions for reopening.

Thursday, October 01, 2009  The Colorado Department of Human Services recommended the state takeover in a report given to Gov. Bill Ritter Thursday.