DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCES
GENERAL RESOURCES
Human Services Support Center 303-688-4825
Douglas County Human Services:https://www.douglas.co.us/community/kiosk/
Phone: 303-688-4825
Able to provide on-line assistance for the following services:
- Medicaid
- Food assistance
- Financial assistance
- Child care
- Child support
- General emergency assistance
- Child and adult protection
- WIC
General/Emergency Assistance - One time cash assistance for immediate urgencies. Restrictions and conditions apply.
https://www.douglas.co.us/community/financial-assistance/money-for-emergency-assistance-and -basic-living-needs/
Family Center of Douglas County https://www.familycenterdougco.org/ - Partnership that strives to provide and connect families with community resources.
Manna Resource Center - Partnership that helps break barriers and cycles to strengthen families and their mental health. https://www.mannaresourcecenter.org/
Colorado Peak - Online website. Application for different resources.
https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com/
JOB RELATED
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! - http://www.adworks.org/. Assistance with job
hunting, resumes, practice interviews and unemployment benefits.
Connecting Colorado https://www.connectingcolorado.com/
FOOD BANKS
Due to the fluidity of the situation, residents are urged to contact the organizations below about the timing and availability of food distribution.
Help and Hope Center - https://www.helpandhopecenter.org/ Phone:
303-688-1114
Parker Task Force - https://www.parkertaskforce.org/ Phone: 303-841-3460
SECOR Cares - https://www.secorcares.com/ Phone- 720-842-5621
Manna Care - https://chcc.org/help-me-grow/manna/ Phone: 303-791-4100 Douglas County School District Nutrition Services- https://www.dcsdnutritionservices.org/
The Rock Church Castle Rock- https://www.therock.org/get-help/
St. Vincent de Paul (Castle Rock) - http://svdpcr.org/ Phone: 303-847-2606
Backpack Society https://www.backpacksociety.org/programs
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FAMILIES
If a student and or their family are unhoused and need immediate shelter pleasecontact the HEART Team.HEART The Homeless Engagement Assistance and Resource Team HEART Team Referral
United Way - Dial 211 for immediate help looking for shelters
https://unitedwaydenver.org/community-programs/2-1-1/
GOALS- located in Aurora- give preference to families currently residing in Aurora and Arapahoe County, but Douglas families still should try. https://www.thefamilytree.org/goals
Family Tree House of Hope- Shelter for women and children in Englewood
https://www.thefamilytree.org/house-hope
Warren Village- Family Shelter Denver. Colorado nonprofit serving unhoused and unstably housed low-income single-parent families in the Denver area. https://warrenvillage.org/
Joshua Station- 2-year residential program in Denver. Transformational housing for families rebuilding from homelessness https://milehighmin.org/joshua-station/
Samaritan House Downtown Extended Stay Program Agency that primarily foucs on serving women, families and veterans who are experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
https://ccdenver.org/denver-samaritan-house/
Family Promise of Greater Denver Agency that delivers life-saving services: prevention, diversion, shelter, and stabilization to families in need. https://www.fpgd.org/
Marisol Homes provides safe and secure emergency and community-based extended-stay shelter for pregnant women and single women with children https://ccdenver.org/marisol-homes/
Douglas County Housing Partnership - https://douglascountyhousingpartnership.org/ Douglas County Housing Partnership may be able to provide down payment assistance to some individuals, rental housing information, housing resources, foreclosure mitigation counseling, reverse mortgage information, and education such as monthly homeownership classes.
Comitis Crisis Center Lottery line / (303) 341-9160. Call 5 am – noon on the first Wednesday of each month. Call after 2 pm to confirm. Monthly stays begin on the first Wednesday of each month. https://comitiscrisiscenter.org/comitis-crisis-center
Aging/Older Adults
Aging Resources of Douglas County - Supportive services for DouglasCounty residents 60 years or older and those living with a disability.https://www.agingresourcesdougco.org/Phone: 303-814-4300
Unaccompanied Youth
● Urban Peak- Denver Urban Peak ignites potential in youth to exit homelessness and create self-determined fulfilled lives. https://www.urbanpeak.org/
● The Place- Our Vision is that all Colorado youth have safe housing, supportive relationships, and the opportunity for self-sufficiency and success. Colorado Springs https://theplacecos.org/ ● TGTHR- The Source Drop-In Center is open to young people, ages 12-24, on Mondays-Fridays from 12:30-5:00PM. The Drop-In program’s first priority is to provide food, showers, laundry services, clean clothes, and access to medical care. Its second priority is to provide additional resources and support to assist individuals with their goals around housing, employment, and education. Boulder https://tgthr.org/the-source-drop-in-center/
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
CHILD FIND Child Find is a part of the district's Special Education Program. Is a resource for families who are residents of Douglas County. Child Find teams offer developmental assessments at no charge for children from ages three to five years old. Teams work with children and their families and conduct screenings and/or evaluations to determine eligibility for services. For more information call: 720.433.0020 or visit the Child Find website.
CCAP- Colorado Child Care Assistance Program for discounted child care assistance. Apply through PEAK
Nurse Family Partnership First-time parents support, advice and information about pregnancy and caring for a newborn. Apply through PEAK
COLORADO WIC Offers healthy food, breastfeeding support and nutrition education for pregnant and breastfeeding parents under the age of (5). Apply through PEAK
UPK Universal Pre-school https://upk.colorado.gov/
HEALTH
911- For all medical and mental health emergencies.
STRIDE Community Health Center offers immunizations for qualified residents. Call 303-7STRIDE (303-778-7433) or visit the STRIDE website to find locations near Douglas County.
Immunization Services Doctors Care at 609 West Littleton Blvd, Ste 100, Littleton, CO 80120 also offers health care for under or uninsured residents. The cost for services is based on income and some services may have no cost. Immunizations are provided at no charge to individuals who are uninsured or on Medicaid. To learn more, visit the Doctors Care website or call 303-730-1313. Colorado Crisis Services - 24-hour mental health hotline.
Phone: 844-493-TALK (8255) or Text Talk to 38255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/
AllHealth Network - Mental health services. https://www.allhealthnetwork.org/ Phone: 303-730-8858 24 Hour Crisis Line: 303-730-3303
The Crisis Center for domestic violence- Comprehensive services for victims of physical, emotional or financial abuse by a loved one. 24 Hour Crisis Line: 303-688-8484 https://www.thecrisiscenter.org/
Imatter - First 6 free mental health sessions for kids 21 and younger. https://imattercolorado.org/
Developmental Pathways - Services for individuals with developmental disabilities/delays and their families. https://www.dpcolo.org/ Phone: 303-360-6600
Suicide Crisis Line Call/text 988 https://988lifeline.org/
LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Trasgender Crisis Line https://translifeline.org/
Douglas County Wraparound program 303-688-4825 x 5237
https://www.douglas.co.us/youth-initiatives/wraparound-program/
Douglas County Health Department
Sandstone Outpatient rehab facility in Denver that helps teens, young adults, and their families overcome challenges related to substance use, addiction, and co-occurring mental health conditions. https://www.sandstonecare.com/locations/denver-rehab-center/
LEGAL / IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Colorado Legal Services https://www.coloradolegalservices.org/
Phone: 303-837-1321Catholic Charities of Central Colorado:https://www.ccharitiescc.org/get-help/immigration-services/Littleton Immigrant Resource Center:https://www.library.littletonco.gov/Services/Littleton-Immigrant-Resources-Center
Explore these different Pro Bono Service providers that are helping our Newcomer Families to receive help with their immigration questions and processes:
● https://refugees.org/explore-the-issues/
● https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory
● https://www.immi.org/en/info/FindLegalHelp
PET RESOURCE GUIDE
COLORADO PET PANTRY
A food bank for family pets www.coloradopetpantry.orgColorado Pet Pantry partners with "human" food banks to help distributesupplemental pet food to those in need. CPP distributes pet food at 105monthly pet food banks in 29 Colorado counties.
● Clients of the pet food bank are eligible to receive supplemental pet food from the CPP every 2 months.
● Clients will be asked to fill out a registration form and must agree that supplement pet food is being provided for existing family pets only.
● Check their website for pet food bank times and locations.
● Emergency pet food may be available on a one time basis in special circ*mstances. THE FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES AND PAWS CO
The ongoing drive collects dry and canned animal food and distributes it to
families in need through a partnership with the Food Bank of the Rockies.
www.foodbankrockies.org
pawsco.org/
VETERINARY ASSISTANCE:
THE STREET DOG COALITION:www.thestreetdogcoalition.org
The Street Dog Coalition provides free medical care and related services topets of people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness.Lots of resources for at risk pet guardians, including List of financial assistanceprograms and Database of shelters that can be pet friendly
DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE:www.ddfl.org/locations/veterinary-hospital-at-csu-spur, Phone:303-722-5800
The Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital at CSU Spur offers
donor-subsidized services for sick and injured pets whose owners need
help with the cost of necessary medicalcare:
4817National Western Drive Denver, CO 80216. Also has spay andneuter clinics., call for info.
PLANNED PETHOOD INTERNATIONAL
www.plannedpethoodinternational.org
Full service affordable quality care clinic for companion animals. 4595 Harlan St. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.
Call 303-433-3291
