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May 3, 2017 :  The Board of El Paso County Commissioners at its regular meeting Tuesday, May 2, recognized May 2017 as National Foster Care Month, and thanked foster families for opening [...]

April 18, 2017:  April is National Volunteer Month and our community is reaching out generously giving their time and resources. Through volunteering, people can take positive action to make a difference to [...]

March 27, 2017: Even though the Girl Scout cookie season has ended, their sweet generosity still lingers on with a wonderful donation to Zach’s Place center, a program of Special Kids Special Families [...]

Saturday, March 18, 2017: All the lanes were filled and nearly 100 people gathered for SKSF's 8th annual Bowl-A-Thon event held on Saturday March 18th.  With a St. Patrick's Day theme, everyone donned [...]

February 23, 2017: Peak Producers DONATION TO SKSF -  Thanks to Peggy Carmack, Coordinator at Peak Producers, for inviting SKSF Executive Director, Linda Ellegard to speak at a recent event to explain [...]

March 10, 2017: SKSF is mentioned in the Gazette / Around Town article by: By: Linda Navarro Area Walmarts were dinner hosts in February for a community celebration of more than $580,000 in [...]

March 6, 2017: "Rocking and Rolling Through the Decades" was the monthly theme at Liberty Heights Memory Care, a Colorado Springs Assisted Living Community. The song, "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" [...]

February 2017: Special Kids Special Families is highlighted as Charity Spotlight in both editions of the Friends & Neighbors magazine.  Pick up a copy and check out the great article highlighting the [...]

January 2016:  Every year, an annual Tootsie Roll fundraising campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities is conducted by The Knights of Columbus. SKSF is grateful for being the recipient of several donations [...]

from left to right:  Sarah Kelso (SKSF Board Secretary), Brian Botka (Adult Services Chief Operations Officer), Greg Garrison (SKSF Board Member), Doris Ralston (Executive Director, Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation), Linda Ellegard (Executive [...]

December 10, 2016: By Alexa Mae Asperin / FOX21 News; The big man in red made an early stop in Colorado Springs Friday at a very special organization called Zach’s Place, a respite center for [...]

AROUND TOWN: Special Kids' comedy night helps respite care for families of disabled By: Linda Navarro October 19, 2016: Night of Comedy Emcee Abby Acone, left, with Special Kids Special Families Executive Director [...]