Author: Carol Mcgraw

The sky’s the limit for Delta Solutions & Strategies, which focuses on space, satellites, missiles and other out-of-this world technology. But when it comes to employee relations, the Colorado Springs-based company is down to earth — almost family-like — say those who work for the consulting company. The work culture inspires not only professional leadership…

Blake Kennedy’s golden retriever Dallas, affectionately known as Miss Beans, is eligible for employee perks at Ent Credit Union. A discount on pet insurance is part of the generous benefit package for those working for Southern Colorado’s largest financial institution. Only about 15% of companies nationally, such as Microsoft, provide a pet insurance option as…

Chris McGeorge spent 11 years in the U.S. Army. But after his last deployment to Afghanistan he came home suffering from what was later diagnosed as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. After discharge , he served a nine -month jail term for what he said was aggression against a law officer, behavior exacerbated…

The 6-year-old girl came to them more than a year ago from a traumatic background. Foster parents Kathryn Morrison and Andy Morrison are in process of adopting the child with help of Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains. Empty Stocking Fund 2020 Kathryn Morrison asked that the girl be called Joy for publication, not only to…

Empty Stocking Fund 2020 Something had to be done. By July, the pandemic was jeopardizing the mental health of many people who had such symptoms as difficulty sleeping, irritability, excessive eating or not eating enough, inability to concentrate, sadness, anger, loss of energy, stress of isolation or continually being cooped up with others, alcohol excesses…

Griffith Centers for Children provides education and therapeutic services to clients up to age 21. Much of that help takes place in residential treatment, in-person therapy, and in the school’s classrooms. COVID-19 could have waylaid much of the work. But in 2018, the agency made a fortuitous decision to start a tele-behavioral health care program…

Yesenia Marquez has five children ages 16 and younger, including 7-year-old twins who were born premature. She has seen the typical and not so typical childhood ailments: her sons’ broken bones from school sports, a daughter who needs a specialist’s care, severe winter flu, immunizations and other issues. The high cost of health care could…