With "1950s summer camp," Denver volunteers engage migrant kids as families fear separation, deportation

Caught in the middle of Denver's immigrant population surge -- and the consequent federal government crackdown -- are children.

This summer a group of volunteers came together in Denver to address the students' challenges with both attendance and community.

In 2023 and 2024, according to City of Denver data, 42,911 people arrived in Denver -- migrants from the Southern Border -- leaving places such as Venezuela, Colombia and Central American countries.

Denver Public Schools received 4,759 new migrant students in the 23-24 school year, and 2,319 in the 24-25 school year. Resources were especially strained at the schools receiving the most students.

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A nonprofit funded by private donors called TeamUp Colorado put together a summer camp to address chronic absenteeism and to keep young