Tennyson Visitor-Spring 2012 - Tennyson Center For Children

Spring 2012
The official newsletter of
www.childabuse.org or www.tennysoncenter.org
SPRINGING
FORWARD TO
UPCOMING EVENTS...
APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH!
KOOL 105 “For the Love of a
Child” Radiothon, benefiting
Tennyson Center for Children
Wednesday, April 25
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For
details, call 720-855-3326
17th Annual Northern Colorado
Dinner
Friday, April 27
Hilton Ft. Collins. For details,
call 720-855-3307
2nd Annual Highland Running of
the Bulls, benefiting Tennyson
Center for Children
Saturday, July 7. For details,
call 720-855-3307
11th Annual Red Lion Run Car
Show benefiting Tennyson
Center for Children
Sunday, July 15. For details,
call 720-855-3307
For detailed Information
on all upcoming events:
childabuse.org/events
Contact Tennyson
Center for Children:
303-433-2541
The Power of Speech /Dave Sevick
“There are always three
speeches, for every one you
actually gave. The one you
practiced, the one you gave, and
the one you wish you gave.” ~
Dale Carnegie
Studies have shown that for most
people, the fear of speaking in
public outweighs the fear of
spiders, heights, flying, darkness
and even death---which makes it
even more impressive that, one
snowy morning in February, nine
students at Tennyson Center for
Children (TCC) recently
conquered most people’s top
fear. And in the process, they
absolutely amazed us.
For the past six years, the
Colorado Chapter of the National
Speakers’ Association (NSA) has
sponsored the Tennyson Center
speech contest where any
interested TCC student is
encouraged to take part in the
annual event. Beginning in early
January and working with
Tennyson staff as coaches, the
students composed and
rehearsed their verbal creations
A Tennyson Center student receives her critique from the judges following
her performance in the 6th Annual TCC Speech Contest.
on a topic of their choosing
before final delivery a month
later. This year, the speeches
ranged from the comical to the
sincere and from the educational
to the emotional. Topics
included, among others, a
lighthearted spin on the
importance of recycling and a
humorous look at people who
suffer from a Star Wars
addiction. On the more serious
side, one spoke about
overcoming the traumatizing
effects of bullying and another
gave a personal and humbling
overview of the emotional
wounds caused by child abuse
and neglect.
A four-person judging panel,
comprised of members of the
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Regis: Learning How to Make an Impact / Nancy Slyter
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Speech
1
Regis
1
Bob Cooper
2
Advocacy Council
2
Program Expansion
3
Spirit of Radio
6
Kathy Parker
7
Safely Home Update
7
We often hear that volunteering
at Tennyson Center for Children
(TCC) can be a life-changing
experience, even more so from
our younger crew of volunteers.
Not only does such an
opportunity introduce many of
them to the world of charity and
philanthropy, it also helps them
understand how their actions can
have a profound and positive
impact upon the lives of others.
Every year at TCC, a group of
students from Regis Jesuit High
School proves that to be true. As
part of the required “Learning
Service Program” at Regis,
students get involved with a local
charity or non-profit of their
choice. And every year,
Tennyson Center is among the
top choices.
Students are required to serve
for two weeks volunteering in a
variety of capacities in the TCC
classrooms. The Regis boys
spend their time with the middle
and high school classes while the
girls volunteer with the
elementary level children. They
work as tutors, mentors and
teaching assistants; but to all of
the Tennyson students, they are
big brothers and big sisters.
They help students understand
that learning can be fun.
Even after their two-week service
period is over, many of the
students at Regis come back on
their own time to not only
volunteer on their own at TCC but
to keep the positive relationships
alive with the children who have
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Spring 2012
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A Message from the President/CEO
The Power of Volunteering / Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
President/CEO
“
People of all
ages and all
walks of life see
our mission as
an important
part of their
lives.
“
Editor: Dave Sevick
What do you call a group of
volunteers? They are not a pack,
or a herd or a swarm – but they
often attack a project with the
full force of a pack, a herd or
swarm! We call them dedicated,
invaluable, hardworking,
essential, and a blessing!
Every few days I am amazed
again by a group of volunteers
here on campus at Tennyson
Center doing everything from
construction and painting to
partying, reading and praying!
Dedicated individuals coming in
groups from places like Target,
DaVita, PCL Construction, Central
Christian Church, Regis High
School, Concerts for Kids,
Pomona Poms, Denver
Friendship One, Brown Palace,
National Speakers Association,
Noble Energy, Foothills
Fellowship, Denver Broncos,
Orphan’s Bridge, All Saints
Lutheran, Johnson & Wales
University, Highlands Christian
Church, Girl Scouts, Level Three
Communications, Lockton
Companies, The House, Regis
University Alumni, Legacy
Christian…and the list goes on!
People of all ages and all walks
of life see our mission for
children as an important part of
their lives. These groups do
activities and complete projects
we simply could not do on our
own. They’ve built a shed for
storing bicycles, painted
bedrooms, wrapped Christmas
presents, planted flowers,
cooked special meals, re-painted
bedrooms, led worship, helped in
the classroom, judged speech
contests, raked a million leaves,
re-painted bedrooms (yes, our
bedrooms need and soak up a
lot of paint) and sometimes just
played a game of Bingo!
The list of all of the businesses
and organizations who have
done so much to help support
our efforts to care for children is
much too long to mention in this
brief space. If your company or
organization hasn’t been able to
visit our campus yet, we invite
you to. We also want to
recognize the fact that so many
companies have stepped out of
the box, so to speak, and created
innovative ways to raise funds
which help us to accomplish
even the simplest tasks of
feeding, clothing and educating
the children at Tennyson Center.
We hope others will consider
doing the same so that we can
welcome you into our growing
family of corporate and
volunteering supporters.
On behalf of the kids, I just
wanted to say thanks. We
couldn’t do it without you!
Educate and Advocate / Katie Facchinello
The Children’s Advocacy Council: Helping to Shape the Future
We want to do more to make a
difference for all of Colorado’s
most vulnerable children. That’s
why we are building on the
success of our Tennyson Impact
networking events to begin the
Children’s Advocacy Council
(CAC), bringing together the
passion and philanthropic power
of child advocates, nonprofit
professionals, government
employees, and business and
community leaders to prioritize
the prevention and treatment of
child abuse and neglect. The
Children’s Advocacy Council
helps shape public opinion that
directly impacts the safety and
well-being of Colorado’s most
vulnerable children.
February, the Colorado
Department of Human Services
released its 2011 Annual
Evaluation Report of the Division
of Child Welfare which indicated
that reports of child abuse and
neglect are increasing. In fact,
Colorado received 80,094
reports of possible abuse and
neglect of a child, an increase of
nearly 10,000 since 2007. Of
these referrals, social services
conducted 35,832 investigations
into the safety and well-being of
60,791 vulnerable children. As a
result of an investigation, 39,403
children were identified as
having been abused or
neglected. These are the children
we serve.
The mission of the CAC is
especially timely, given the most
recent statistics regarding abuse
and neglect in our state. In
The trauma that these children
have endured comes at a high
cost and we need the public’s
support to continue to invest in
our kids. A CDC study released in
February 2012, found that the
lifetime cost for each surviving
victim of child maltreatment was
$210,012, including $32,648 in
childhood health care costs;
$10,530 in adult medical costs;
$144,360 in productivity losses;
$7,728 in child welfare costs;
$6,747 in criminal justice costs;
and $7,999 in special education
costs.
The Children’s Advocacy Council
meets monthly at Tennyson
Center for Children.
Upcoming CAC events:
April 11, 2012 11:00 am – 1:00
pm. Please join us and get
involved in our advocacy program
at www.childabuse.org.
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Program Expansion Continues to Better Serve Community
The Return of the Special Services Unit in Huston Cottage / Nancy Slyter
Tennyson Center has continually
grown over the years to
encompass the changing needs
of the children and families in
our community who need
support. Due to the recent
budget cuts in public systems of
care for children, treatment
services are sometimes
unfortunately delayed, shortened
or minimized. As a consequence,
we are seeing families being
forced to take care of children
that they may not have the
proper training or support to
respond to effectively.
term respite care to assist
families and children in crisis
who need immediate help but
not necessarily at the level of
psychiatric hospital care. The
agency has ten years of
experience in running a unit with
emergency access and is well
equipped to answer this need for
support. Our Huston Cottage will
open its doors to provide services
for children and youth who need
a short term place to receive
timely interventions including
therapy, case management,
advocacy, and support.
After much planning and
assessment, Tennyson Center
will address the need of short
To do this we will focus on
practical, solution-focused
services that help parents to
improve their relationship with
their child, reduce family conflict,
and address basic needs. This
brief “time-out” will help children
quickly recover and parents feel
confident in their abilities to live
successfully together and move
forward positively in the
community.
For more information about
programs and services, please
contact our Admissions
Department at 303-433-1232 or
email at admissions@
tennysoncenter.org.
New Educational Program Captures a Teacher’s Passion Once Again / Nancy Slyter
In our ever growing expansion to
support the needs of the children
in our community who need
unique services and specialized
education, Tennyson Center
opened a new classroom last fall
for students with a dual
diagnosis of educational
disabilities (including emotional
behavioral issues and limited
intelligence capacity) combined
with specific mental health
and/or behavioral challenges
including children with Autism or
delayed learning abilities.
The curriculum in the selfcontained classroom focuses on
personal/social skills, hygiene,
and life skills as well as work
competencies and functional
academics. The program also
offers the potential for the
student to enroll into our ongoing
secondary education program if
appropriate.
The program serves students in
grades 7 through 12. Twelve
year-old Sean who has
exceptional social and
communication skills but is only
able to read at a first grade level,
primarily due to the neglect he
suffered in his home life.
Fourteen year-old Abby has a
learning disability and needs a
little more structure in her day to
day routine. The skills learned in
this program will allow them to
successfully re-enter the public
school system at some point in
the future as well as increase the
student's independence which
will help them better integrate
into the community after high
school.
Maria Snitily is the program’s
teacher. With a certification in
Special Education, Snitily
returned to Tennyson Center to
help open this classroom
because of her affinity for and
expertise in programs such as
this. She had previously taught
at TCC but left in 2010 to pursue
work in the public school setting,
primarily with kids who had
cognitive disabilities and low IQ.
However, she felt the teachers in
her new environment were not
getting the support they needed
to be successful.
She returned to TCC because of
the opportunity to not only work
with students who have these
special needs but to also receive
the necessary support in the
classroom in order to facilitate
the education and skills
successfully to her students.
“The advantage of working at
Tennyson Center for Children is
that here it is truly about treating
the kids, addressing ALL their
problems and ensuring their
academic success in the future,
pushing them to their greatest
potential.” she expressed. “My
challenge as their teacher is to
balance and address either or
both the organic and the
environmental based problems.”
Above: Teacher Maria Snitily
is back at Tennyson Center
in Classroom 205 which
serves students dealing with
dual diagnosis of
educational disabilities.
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“
We are so
pleased
knowing that
the skills they’re
developing
through
participation in
this contest will
be of great value
as they move
forward later in
life.
“
Below: NSA-Colorado
members served as the
judging panel for the
Tennyson Center Speech
Contest. Left to right:
Christie Ward, Dick Bruso,
Colleen Stanley and Don
Cooper.
Speech... (cont’d. from 1)
NSA-Colorado, offer each
participant a post-performance
critique, primarily highlighting the
positive aspects of their content
and delivery. Scores are based
on six categories: overall content,
speech organization and
structure, style (how well the
presenter used emotion and
stories to convey his or her idea),
energy (presence and focus),
voice (enunciation and proper
usage of verbal pauses), and
overall impression.
For the kids, participating in the
speech contest is so much more
than simply a chance to
overcome their fears and hone
their skills. It’s also a chance to
tell their stories in the most
compelling way possible. As part
of that process, their coaches
help them with all aspects of
public speaking, including
inflection, audience eye-contact,
voice projection and breathing.
And the final results showed that
these kids had plenty to say
while leaving the audience
speechless.
the audience as well as the
judges in stitches.
This year’s winner was 11 yearold Joseph whose speech, titled
“PTSWD (Post-traumatic Star
Wars Disorder”), offered a truly
hilarious take on people who are
obsessed with the resurging Star
Wars phenomenon. With a style
and delivery which many standup comics would envy, he had
After winning the top spot,
Joseph said, “This is so cool to
win, but I know that all the kids
worked really hard on their
speeches and they were all really
good. So anybody could have
won. But I’m really proud of
myself. All the hard work paid
off.”
11 year-old Joseph proudly holds his first-place trophy after winning the 6th
annual Tennyson Center Speech Contest.
The event was the brainchild of
longtime NSA-Colorado member
and former President Dick Bruso,
who has served on the judging
panel for all six Tennyson Center
contests. Working with TCC
board member Colleen Stanley,
also a member of the NSA, Bruso
and Stanley had been looking for
a unique way for their
organization to give back to the
community and help support
Tennyson’s mission. With the
help of fellow NSA members Don
Cooper and Christie Ward and
after a few conversations with
Tennyson staff, the idea for the
speech contest was born. All
four served as judges.
“This is truly a labor of love for
us,” said Bruso. “We weren’t sure
how it would all play out at first,
especially when you realize what
so many of these kids have had
to endure in their young lives.
But every year, these kids blow
us away and the talent just
keeps getting better and better.
And we are so pleased knowing
that the skills they’re developing
through participation in this
contest will be of great value as
they move forward later in life.”
Although the event contains the
word “contest” within its name,
it’s never really about winning. In
fact, if the phrase “everyone who
participates is a winner” ever
applied to a situation, this would
be it. It’s an event filled with
courage, dignity and
determination---where simply
standing in front of a room full of
people is more than these kids
ever thought they were capable
of just a few months earlier. And
when it’s all over, the sense of
pride they experience for
themselves is only outweighed by
that of the judges and members
of the audience.
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Five
The poem below was
written by a Regis Jesuit
High School senior about
the profound experience of
volunteering at Tennyson
Center.
Regis... (cont’d. from 1)
impacted their lives so much and
upon whose lives they have
made an equally profound
impact.
“I have been lucky enough to
experience a week at Tennyson
Center and I already know that I
will be coming back after my
service project is over. The work
that is being done here is truly
remarkable. The teachers and
staff deserve an infinite amount
of praise for all the love and time
they put into helping these
children. I will carry the things
that I have seen and heard here
with me always. The Tennyson
Center is my charity of choice”
shared one of the Regis boys.
A few years ago a similar feeling
and bond formed between a
Regis student and a child being
served at Tennyson. The
experience was so profound that
after his service project was
completed, he encouraged his
entire family to volunteer at TCC.
The family continued to work with
TCC children, but their primary
focus was to continue to nurture
the relationship with the one
child whom their son befriended.
Upon leaving Tennyson Center
this child transitioned into their
home to be fostered.
Cindy McKinney, Manger of
Volunteer Services, has
witnessed firsthand the impact
the Regis students have had on
the children at Tennyson Center.
She meets with the Regis
students at the end of each day
to discuss their assignments in
the classrooms, their interactions
with the children, and allows
them to decompress and express
how they are feeling about their
challenges.
A Gift of Self
By Hayden Schwarz
Sponges arrive on a
school bus yellow,
With inner flames
opposite to my matured
mellow.
Tennyson PE Teacher Bill Feeley (left) and Principal Kelly O’Shea (back)
praise the volunteering efforts of two Regis Jesuit seniors.
students and their parents at a
pizza party to thank and praise
them for their hard work. The
impact made, the level of
patience showed, and the
friendships created are such
assets to staff and children alike
that it’s hard to let them go.
“The Regis kids have been such
an incredible help to the entire
staff. Sean has done an
awesome job getting to know one
of our new students. He has
really helped bring him out of his
shell. We’ve seen a whole new
side of this kid the last few days.
Sean has also been willing to do
any task and offer support to a
student when asked,” praised
teacher Jacob Fehr.
“We were very fortunate to have
Austin and Ryan in our class.
They displayed strong leadership
and always asked what more
they could do. Thanks to them,
we now have some cool science
models put together that had
instructions none of us could
quite grasp,” laughs teacher
Karen Davis.
When asked to share what they
were going to take away from this
experience, the same reply from
the boys resounded throughout.
“Even though these kids have
been through awful situations,
they are still people and want the
same things just like everyone
else. They are just like any other
kid.”
Appealing to rancid fear
to which I clung.
Infant emotions, past
internal storms they
carry,
Which I counter with my
soul merry.
Futures reserved in this
decaying world so real,
No dripping wound too
drastic to heal.
On tangents of ignited
memory expressed with
outbursts,
Neglect-induced
attention satisfies its
continuous thirst.
Society and rudimentary
choice the subject;
The enigma of normality
the resulting object.
The lesson I teach – the
wonder of connection;
Interactive memories
committed to my
collection.
A cry for help tattooed
to damaged eyes;
My impulsive embrace
choked, left hiding in
plain disguise.
“They’re engaged with the kids in
a way other volunteers might not
be able to because they are so
close in age with our students
here. They are always quick to
see the positive in our kids and
not to focus on what their pasts
have been,” McKinney says.
At the end of the two weeks, TCC
staff celebrated with the Regis
They balance torturous
pasts with intense sense
of young,
So the utmost offer –
my gift of love,
Placed in soul by some
power above.
Hopefully, I blocked the
rearview mirror,
The 2012 boys’ class of volunteers from Regis Jesuit High School.
So their futures bright
become ever more
clearer.
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Six
“
Doing this
broadcast is
truly an honor
for me. It’s a
labor of love.
The Spirit of Radio / Dave Sevick
Peter Boyles Brings his Show to Tennyson
As people throughout Colorado
become more and more familiar
with the work being done every
day at Tennyson Center for
Children (TCC), it’s not surprising
that more and more people want
to get involved in a supportive
capacity. And every once in a
while, we’re privileged to get
someone with “celebrity” status
who wants to help out.
Recently, Denver’s longestrunning radio talk-show host
eagerly joined the ranks of TCC
supporters in a way that took the
Denver airwaves by storm. Peter
Boyles, morning show host of
630 KHOW, decided that the
world needed to know about
Tennyson Center and that the
most effective way to do that was
to take his show on the road,
right to the campus of TCC.
Just a few days before Christmas,
the TCC library was converted
into a makeshift broadcast
studio as Boyles and his crew
arrived in the middle of the night
to get ready for the 5:00 a.m.
kickoff of his weekday morning
show. He had been excitedly
promoting the Tennyson
broadcast for two weeks and
even invited listeners to come
down and be part of a live studio
audience in order to become a
bit more familiar with the work
being done every day at TCC.
A festive atmosphere was
created as nearly 200 guests
were greeted with holiday
cookies and fresh, hot Boyers’
coffee along with freshly roasted
nuts and other treats, courtesy of
Colorado’s Amadeus Nuts. Onair guests included key Tennyson
staff, alumni and volunteers who
spoke about the many ways TCC
changes the lives of children and
families while, among the
surprise guests, were former
Denver Bronco Randy Gradishar,
Columbine High School principal,
Frank DeAngelis and fellow
Colorado broadcaster Tom
Martino.
Listeners were encouraged to
support Tennyson with cash
donations, both online as well as
in person. At the conclusion of
the four hour show, more than
$10,000 had been raised in
addition to nearly $3,000 which
KHOW listeners had donated in
the days prior to the broadcast.
“
“Doing this broadcast is truly an
honor for me. It’s a labor of love.
This is an incredible place and
the work you all do is amazing,”
said Boyles. “I’m now hooked on
Tennyson Center and I want to do
this every year.”
We are grateful for the support of
Peter Boyles, his listeners and
everyone at 630 KHOW.
Above: The KHOW morning
show broadcasting live from
the Tennyson Center library
in December. Left to right:
KHOW co-host Kenny
Dhainin, host Peter Boyles,
Columbine High School
principal Frank DiAngelus,
Tennyson CEO Bob Cooper
and Tennyson Marketing
Director Dave Sevick.
Tennyson Center and KOOL 105 Team Up for Radiothon
In honor of Child Abuse
Prevention Month, Denver’s
Classic Hits KOOL 105 (KXKLFM) will host the first-ever “For
the Love of a Child” radiothon,
exclusively benefiting Tennyson
Center for Children.
Tennyson Center, while
encouraging listeners to call in,
go online or send a text to make
a donation. Listeners will be
encouraged to help meet hourly
goals as well as an overall goal
for the entire program.
On Wednesday, April 25, KXKL
morning show host Kelly Randall,
will broadcast for twelve straight
hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) giving
listeners insight into the work
being done every day at
“We are so excited about this
opportunity to spread awareness
and raise much-needed funds for
Tennyson Center and the fight
against abuse and neglect,” said
Randall.
The radiothon will feature a
wealth of information about child
abuse and the mission of
Tennyson Center in healing crisisaffected children as well as its
efforts to end abuse and neglect
in Colorado and across the
United States. The program will
include interviews with special
guests including Tennyson
Center alumni, staff and
volunteers along with a few
surprise celebrity guests.
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Safely Home Update / Kathy Parker
“We make a living by what we
get, we make a life by what we
give.” Sir Winston Churchill
This quote is embedded in the
sidewalk across the west
entrance of Tennyson Center for
Children at Colorado Christian
Home. Changing the life of a
child is one of the greatest
accomplishments anyone can
aspire to, and Churchill’s words
are a daily reminder of what is at
stake for the kids in our care.
That’s what the Safely Home
Campaign was designed to do –
change the lives of the children
at Tennyson Center. Below is
just a sampling of what Safely
Home has done so far.
Our original plan was to secure
enough capital funds to purchase
our property from the Urban Land
Conservancy for $4.45M within a
five year time period. We did it in
12 months and closed on the
property in January 2011 with
the help of a $1.6M bridge loan
from Church Extension. On
January 8, 2012, we paid off the
loan in full and are now within
$150,000 of reaching our goal of
being able to finish badly needed
cottage renovations for the
children. We are planning a
ceremony in May to celebrate our
early success of completing the
purchase of our property.
One of the naming opportunities
for the capital campaign is
“Paving the Way Safely Home.”
We are renovating the east area
of the campus and creating a
multipurpose outdoor classroom
featuring flower planters,
benches, natural grasses, and a
built in grilling and picnic area.
We secured a grant for half of the
cost from Colorado Garden, Inc.
and will fund the remaining costs
with dollars raised from selling
naming rights on bricks and
benches. To date we have 61
bricks and five benches. These
will be installed in mid-March,
and second wave will be installed
in 2013.
Our capital plan included
upgrades in the cottages. We
put new roofs and skylights on
the four cottages on the south
side of campus, installed new
flooring and carpets and we will
replace the cabinets in the
common rooms within a few
months. We hope to replace the
furniture in the common rooms
next. This will greatly improve
the appearance in the cottages
and increase security and safety
for the children.
In April we will open Huston
Cottage as a special services unit
to provide crisis intervention,
respite care, assessment, and/or
hospital diversion for children
who need assistance in one or
more of these areas.
continue to explore matching
opportunities from either an
individual or foundation in
Colorado.
To date we have raised $11.1
million toward our total $15
million goal. We are poised to
secure the remaining
endowment to provide
scholarships for children who
need to be here but the referring
dollars aren’t there due to state
and federal budget cuts.
Endowment funds will open the
door for these deserving children
and guarantee the future of the
Tennyson Center for Children into
the next century and beyond.
Indeed, Safely Home is changing
lives!
Kathy Parker
Chief Development Officer
We are in the midst of exploring
the potential for opening a Foster
Home with Jefferson County to
work directly with the foster
parents and children. The home
is located near Tennyson Center
and will be easily accessible.
We have received a challenge gift
from a donor who is matching
1:1 dollars from churches and
individuals in Kansas. We
The inset photo shows how the Tennyson Center “back yard” amphitheater used to appear. Thanks to a grant from Colorado
Garden, Inc., construction began on March 1st (as shown in main photo) to transform the area into an outdoor amphitheater,
multipurpose outdoor classroom and a space which students, staff and Tennyson supporters alike can enjoy throughout the spring,
summer and fall. Be sure and look for the “after” photos of the completed project in the next issue of Visitor.
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
PERMIT NO. 1205
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
DENVER, CO
2950 Tennyson Street | Denver, CO 80212-3029
Spring 2012
www.c hildabus e.or g
Tennyson Center for Children
at Colorado Christian Home
Our Mission
Tennyson Center serves children, youth and their
families to overcome a variety of life crises,
including abuse and neglect.
Our community of professionals and advocates are
dedicated to providing competent and caring
treatment and education, both at our campus and
within the community.
Services are provided regardless of religion, creed,
age, race, color, gender, national origin, sexual
orientation, disability status, or military status.
Colorado Combined Campaign (CCC): #0955
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): #38586
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