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This Month in The Connection

Unity on Park celebrates inclusive living

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

On June 18, community members, local leaders and advocates gathered for an afternoon of celebration and connection at the much-anticipated open house celebration of Unity on Park, an inclusive housing…

Teen Court offers peer-based criminal justice system

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

Local teens are sitting on both sides of the table at Teen Court, a peer-to-peer criminal justice system for teens under 18 years old charged with non-violent, first-time municipal offenses.…

New online resource map

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

Hard times happen. A new resource guide can help residents connect to convenient wellbeing services. Working together, the Douglas County Health Department, Department of Human Services, the Healthy Families Partnership…

Senior Resource Fair and Town Hall

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

On June 11, the Douglas County Older Adult Initiative held a Senior Resource Fair and Town Hall at the county building in Castle Rock. Several local organizations set up booths…

Senior tax exemption deadline approaching

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

Douglas County taxpayers who are 65 or older as of January 1 may qualify for a senior property tax exemption. The application deadline is Tuesday, July 15. The partial tax…

Tall Owl tallow

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

  Growing up suffering from eczema, 22-year-old Jack Kerstiens (pictured left) tried everything to relieve his discomfort. The ointments, creams and even prescriptions never provided much comfort, so Jack looked…

Women’s group gives to senior dog sanctuary

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

College student is already a super star

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

At just 19 years old, Kayden Ozdemir is on the road to success and already has a formidable resume. Currently studying astrophysics with a double major in business management and…

Imitating imagination through art

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali: all of these famous artists revolutionized the painting style known as Modernism, but one artist has been on the path to an entirely…

Three kids…three milestones

By CPC | Jun 27, 2025

Having a child graduate into their next phase of life, at any age, can be emotional; your heart is pulled in different directions. Imagine having three kids move forward all…

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