Featured in this Newsletter
- Join our Colorado Gives Day campaign to expand access to contraception
- New funding opportunities for reproductive health equity
- Youth Health and Wellbeing application deadline approaching
- CFC is hiring!
Be a Part of Empowering Young People to Choose When
A person’s ability to decide if and when to start a family shapes every part of their life – their health, education, career, and future. Yet for too many Coloradans, the cost of contraception puts that choice out of reach.
Choose When, a program of Caring for Colorado, is changing that. We work to ensure that everyone, no matter their income, insurance status, or zip code, can access the contraception method that’s right for them.
Through grants to safety net health clinics across the state, Choose When covers the cost of contraceptives for people who are uninsured or underinsured. Long-acting methods, like IUDs, can cost over $1,500, a price that can mean the difference between accessing healthcare or having resources to meet other basic needs, such as food, gas, or rent.
When you give to Choose When, you’re not just funding contraception – you’re investing in freedom, opportunity, and the power to plan for a healthy future.
Join us, because every Coloradan deserves the power to Choose When.
Our Commitment to Reproductive Health Equity
Since 2016, Caring for Colorado has led efforts in Colorado to expand access to person-centered contraceptive care, foster networks of reproductive health champions, strengthen advocacy and policy rooted in reproductive justice, and launch a two-generation sexual and reproductive health education program for young Latinas and their caregivers.
Initially launched as the Colorado Collaborative for Reproductive Health Equity and later rebranded as ReproCollab, this initiative has been driven by a powerful funding collaborative that has invested more than $10 million to advance reproductive health equity in Colorado. Through strong partnerships at both the national and state levels, we’ve brought critical expertise and leveraged an additional $10 million in other funding for Colorado to transform reproductive health systems and policies, always with a focus on communities facing systemic barriers to care.
Expanding our Work in Reproductive Health Equity
After nearly a decade of focused, initiative-based work, Caring for Colorado is transitioningReproCollab into new areas of funding in reproductive health equity. This decision is not an end to our work, but a strategic evolution. We are shifting from a targeted initiative to broader,responsive grantmaking, allowing us to build upon what we’ve learned and to invite a wider range of partners to join us in our reproductive health equity efforts.
We believe the insights and lessons from ReproCollab are too valuable to remain within the bounds of a single initiative. By embedding these lessons into our core funding strategies, we can deepen our impact and strengthen the reproductive health ecosystem across Colorado. Learn more about the results of our work here.
Our staff bring their knowledge, creativity, and passion to work for Colorado families every day. Learn more about how to join our dynamic team.
Reproductive Health Equity Funding Strategies Beginning in 2026
2026 will be a transition year as we conclude ReproCollab and pivot to responsive funding strategies aligned with our long-term vision. Going forward, our reproductive health investments will include funding for:
- School-based health centers supporting comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, education, and behavioral health services. This funding is available through our Youth Health and Well-Being funding priority and will help ensure young people receive the healthcare and support they need, right where they are and from trusted healthcare providers.
- Choose When, providing grants to safety net health clinics to cover the cost of all methods of contraception for people who are uninsured or underinsured. Information on how to apply for Choose When will be available in early 2026.
Pictured Above: Facilitators of the SOMOS program,
a community-designed sexual health education program for Latina youth and their caregivers.
Youth Health and Well-Being Application Deadline Approaching
Part 1 Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2025 for Caring for Colorado’s Youth Health and Well-Being funding opportunity.
Resources for the Youth Health and Well-Being Funding Opportunity can be accessed here.
We believe that when programs, people, and systems that serve adolescents and their families are aligned to meet the developmental needs of this period, young people can fulfill the promise and potential of who they are and what they are meant to contribute to our world.
Save the Date: Caring for Pueblo County Funding Opportunity
The Caring for Pueblo County’s Children, Youth, and Families Funding Opportunity will open on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. This funding opportunity is only available to organizations serving Pueblo County. For more information, please sign up for alerts here.
We’re Hiring!
Caring for Colorado is looking for people who are deeply committed to our mission of creating equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families. Learn more about how to join our dynamic team.