DC1303 is 14 years old. She Being Held at Denver Springs. In December 2025, she was told she could leave the care facility where she had been staying, but when the day came, no one came to get her. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months. DC1303 remained where she was—not because she still needed to be there, but because there was nowhere for her to go.

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People tried to help. Reports were made to the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline. A responsible adult stepped forward and asked the court for permission to take her in.

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At a hearing in March 2026: The Denver Springs facility supported that plan, It was presented as a good option for DC1303, but the request was denied after Colorado Department of Human Services reported no record of her case. So DC1303 stayed, still waiting, still without a permanent solution.

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Now, instead of going to a home with someone willing to care for her, she may be sent to another facility, this time in another state, a place far away. A place she does not want to go.

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This situation raises difficult questions.  How does a child get cleared to leave care, but never leave? How does a child have no one legally responsible for making decisions in her best interest?

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DC1303 ‘s story is not just about one child. It’s about what happens when systems don’t connect, and a child is left in between. She deserves a path forward, she deserves stability, she deserves to be heard.