Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-3-104. Selection of centers--grants

(I) Families living in the community;

(II) Local public or private service provider agencies;

(III) Local job skills training programs, if any;

(IV) Local governing bodies;

(V) Local businesses serving families in the community; and

(VI) Local professionals serving families in the community;

(I) Promotes and supports, and does not supplant, successful individual and family functioning and increases the recognition of the importance of successful individuals and families in the community;

(II) Contributes to the strength of family ties;

(III) Establishes programs that focus on the needs of family members, such as preschool programs, family preservation programs, and teenage pregnancy prevention programs, and assists the individual or family in moving toward greater self-sufficiency;

(IV) Recognizes the diversity of families within the community;

(V) Supports family stability and unity;

(VI) Treats families as partners in providing services;

(VII) Encourages intergovernmental cooperation and a community-based alliance between government and the private sector. This cooperation may include, but need not be limited to, the pooling of public and private funds available to state agencies upon appropriation or transfer by the general assembly.

(VIII) Provides programs that reduce institutional barriers related to categorical funding and eligibility requirements;

(IX) Makes information regarding available resources and services readily accessible to individuals and families; and

(X) Coordinates efforts of public and private entities to connect families to services and supports that encourage the development of early childhood and other family support systems; and