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Free kids meals, outdoor concerts, summer reading programs, fitness challenges THERESA BAER
MAKE IT STOP, COLORADO ChildSafe Colorado, a nonprofit providing victims and their families treatment, education and recovery from the trauma of childhood abuse, recently launched a new child abuse prevention campaign, Make it Stop, Colorado. Check out the website at www.makeit stop.co for comprehensive tools to help YOU prevent, recognize and report potential child abuse. ChildSafe and the CDC agree that many community struggles, such as homelessness, drug abuse, domestic violence, poverty, etc., have roots resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. By addressing this trauma, ChildSafe believes these community problems can be minimized. FREE KIDS MEALS Kids Feeding Kids Summer Breakfast Program: FoCo Café, a nonprofit pay-what-you-are-able café at 225 Maple Street in Fort Collins, offers free healthy breakfast and fun, educational and social activities for children and their families this summer from June 2 until July 30. Kids ages 0 to 18 years, especially those in need of healthy, delicious food, can visit from 9–10:30am. Registration is required. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/FoCo Cafe/events. Food Bank for Larimer County is distributing kids’ meals at their Food Share pantries this summer so parents can shop and get meals at the same time. They will be at roughly 40 sites during the summer, so look for the Lunch Lab food truck or visit www. foodbanklarimer.org to learn more. Weld Food Bank offers meals to children under 18 years old at multiple sites in areas at risk for hunger throughout the summer. Visit www. weldfoodbank.org/summer-feeding to learn more. 14
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ONE SWEET SUMMER EVENT SERIES Presented by the Loveland Downtown District, the One Sweet Summer event series has returned to The Foundry Plaza in Loveland this year, running weekly through September. Enjoy familyfriendly live music from regional bands, extended outdoor patio dining, fitness classes, kids’ days, local artists, food vendors and craft breweries plus two all-day music festival events in July and September. All series events are free to the public with free parking throughout downtown and in The Foundry parking garage. Attendees are encouraged to follow all posted guidelines per current Larimer County COVID-19 restrictions. View the full event schedule online at https://downtownloveland.org/ onesweetsummer. VOLUNTEER FOR NATIONAL TRAILS DAY EVENT IN LOVELAND Celebrate National Trails Day as a family by helping to build Loveland’s newest soft-surface trail at Old St. Louis Natural Area. On June 12 from 9am until noon, crews will place crusher fines
on the newly graded trail and pack down the material to create a soft-surface trail loop around the wetland. All ages are welcome to assist—no experience is necessary. Dress in layers with long pants and sturdy shoes and bring a filled water bottle, sunscreen and work gloves. All tools and materials will be provided. Learn more and register at https://offero. cityofloveland.org. NATURE HIKES RETURN Guided nature walks at Larimer County parks and open spaces have returned! Join these guided excursions presented by the Larimer County Natural Resources department to learn more about native plants, geology and local wildlife. The hikes are free but registration is required. View the Larimer County event calendar at www.larimer.org/ events to see what hikes are coming up and get registered. EXPLORE LIFE IN ONE CUBIC FOOT! Life in One Cubic Foot, a new exhibit at The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, reveals the diversity of nature using
