Advocate Directory

ACPC Women’s Clinic
WE PROVIDE FREE PREGNANCY TESTING, ULTRASOUND FOR PREGNANCY DETERMINATION, PREGNANCY OPTIONS EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS IN A COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT.

ACPC Life Services
WE OFFER MENTORING-STYLE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS THAT BREAK DOWN WALLS, OPEN GATES, AND SMASH THE STEREOTYPES THAT HAVE HELD OUR CLIENTS BACK FROM MEETING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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Abby’s Impact enables vulnerable young adults to build the coping and problem-solving skills to handle life’s challenges and reduce the likelihood of poor health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse. Participants work with coaches for in-depth support along with group programming that they need to better cope and
function despite adversity or trauma. JFS will curate an individual approach for each young adult participant that will result in their individual growth, promote increased
resiliency, and enable them to live healthy lives.

Statewide program that provides survivors of stalking, sexual assault, and domestic violence with a legal substitute address and mail forwarding. Under Colorado law, all state and local government agencies must accept a participant’s substitute address. ACP services are intended to enhance a comprehensive safety plan and contribute to increased survivor safety.

Advocates for a Violence Free Community serves survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through the following programs: Emergency Safehousing, Safehousing at Sprout House, Safety Planning, On and Off Scene Crisis Intervention, Courtroom Advocacy, Assistance With Restraining Orders, Medical Advocacy, Counseling Referrals and Assistance, Relocation Assistance, Referrals and Information, Community Outreach and Education, Support Groups and Address Confidentiality Assistance

Advocates for Victims of Assault supports victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other trauma.
Program services:
Crisis intervention, limited transportation, operation of 24-hour domestic violence and sexual assault hotline, Assistance with rent, food, relocation and emergency financial assistance, Matched savings program where individuals work with their advocate to establish an agreed upon goal toward financial independence and self sufficiency, Provide contracted attorneys, free of charge, to represent victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in protection order hearings and U-Visa applications, Operate a low barrier pet-friendly emergency safe house for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their dependent children and Longer-term residency option for victims making 80% or less of the area median income.

The Advocates of Lake County assists survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and any kind of violent crime. All Advocates services are free and confidential, and we provide an accepting atmosphere. People of all genders, persuasions, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome, including LBGTQ and Spanish-speaking clients.

We have a 24/7 safeline, confidential safehouse shelter, safety planning, assist with obtaining protection orders, advocate accompaniment for survivors (to law enforcement interviews, court hearings, etc.) and a robust social change program to prevent violence before it happens.

ALIGHT has established a tech-based model that offers rapid response for survivors to free legal advocacy, counsel and representation on a variety of legal issues from debt to child custody and criminal records (no immigration).

ACHT-P’s major strength is providing educational and outreach services. We also serve as a single point of contact for persons seeking survivor support services in Southern Colorado (Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties).

We offer free and confidential services, a 24-hour hotline staffed by volunteers, bilingual weekly support groups for women and children, court advocacy in criminal court, legal assistance for divorce and child-custody cases through our Bridges of Hope legal project, and education and outreach to the community as well.

Alternatives to Violence provides shelter, advocacy, education and resources for people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.

AVRC is a crisis intervention agency that assists all victims of violent crime. We provide crisis hotline services, safety planning, advocacy, emergency shelter, peer counseling, children and group counseling, legal advocacy, relocation assistance, and financial assistance.

Art from Ashes (AfA) provides creative empowerment programming for young people aged 12-24, utilizing spoken word, poetry, intuitive writing, and art. AfA offers youth a safe space where they can freely express themselves without being censored and without fear of judgment, through Virtual Workshops, Events, Creative Drop-in time, and our nationally-recognized, award-winning curriculum programs. All of AfA’s programs provide a safe, non-judgmental space with caring adults and community artists for youth to share their dreams, hopes, fears and pain, as well as the opportunity to connect with their community, and transform their stories from trauma to self-empowerment.

Asian Pacific Development Center (APDC) serves survivors of ANY crime who may be in crisis. They provide Emotional/Crisis Support, Case Management, Transportation & Financial Assistance (for clients), hotel & grocery vouchers, therapy, adult learning/ESL, employment services, legal advocacy, Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence response, and are a satelite location for the Address Confidentiality Program.

Providing behavioral health, integrated care and housing support to individuals and empowering them to shape healthy, viable, complete lives

BMH is a two-year, rent-free program, based on a communal living model. This program prioritizes safety, empowering individual wholeness and offering life-enhancing skills. Bakhita Mountain Home offers an opportunity for adult, female identifying survivors of sex trafficking to continue to heal and grow individually while connecting to a supportive community. BMH provides support for ongoing goal development and attainment. Individuals have full control of the choices and goals set here at BMH. Their voice is the most important in directing each step of their healing journey. They can enhance employment and career goals, start and/or finish educational goals, volunteer in the community, and most importantly take space to focus on themselves.

Beautiful Feet Wellness serves the larger community through wellness programming and education on the issue of human trafficking. Beautiful Feet Wellness provides fitness and wellness services to people exiting the sex trade for reduced or no cost in order to help them find their healthy lifestyle and move through recovery. Types of services include group fitness classes, yoga, Zumba, Barre, cardio, strength, mindfulness, pool exercise, as well as individual training and wellness advice.

BACA empowers children who have been abused by way of “Level 1 interventions,” “Level 2 interventions” and court support (we can escort them to court to testify against their perpetrators.) Level 1 intervention consists of all available members in the area riding to the child’s house and presenting them with a patch, stickers, and taking a photograph so they feel empowered by the full support of our group. Level 2 interventions involve a group of BACA members who create a presence at the home of the child, being visible at times when the family might be the most vulnerable. The purpose of B.A.C.A.’s presence is to deter further abuse and to protect the children and the family, if necessary.

Blue Sky Bridge is a non-profit organization located in Boulder, Colorado working in child abuse intervention and education. We use the Child Advocacy Center model to create a child-focused approach to abuse investigations in partnership with law enforcement, social services and the District Attorney’s office. Blue Sky Bridge provides skilled forensic interviews of children and vulnerable adults, crisis counseling and support to non-offending caregivers, therapy for children and families, medical examinations, and education programs to increase community awareness and to empower the community to prevent sexual abuse of children.

Although well known for providing up to 160 beds each night and hot meals to its clients, the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless is also Housing Focused and has become committed to the idea of leveraging its efforts and resources to effect as many exits from homelessness for our clients as possible. Housing Focus is an approach that prioritizes breaking the cycle of homelessness by focusing on any available assistance and intervention that leads to a stable place to live.

How Housing Focused Shelter Works
Housing Focused shelter works by providing temporary shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness while actively working to connect them with permanent housing solutions. We provide a pathway to permanent housing, based on a foundation of safe shelter, food, and case management support that helps our clients overcome the many obstacles they face in obtaining permanent housing. Every single client staying at the Shelter is offered the same access to resources and services that will help them end their homelessness.

Abortion care, STI/STD testing, specialized gynecology, birth control, free teen clinic to patients under age 20, Non Scalpel Vasectomies, annuals and cancer screenings, transgender and gender non binary health care.

My passion is working with people and helping my clients achieve the life they’ve always dreamed of. Addiction recovery is my specialty.

Bright Future Foundation provides services to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. Their services include Advocacy (24/7 hotline, mental health services, legal advocacy and representation, case management and financial education), Brighthouse (safehouse shelter), rapid re-housing initiative (up to two years of low-rent, temporary housing), buddy mentors (mentorship program for kids), youth advocacy, SANE exams, forensic nurse exams, and online parenting classes.

Bringing Justice Home Project is housed under Crossroads Safehouse and provides legal services for a wide range of civil legal matters including, but not limited to, civil protection orders, divorce, and custody cases, housing, employment, education, immigration and finances. Services are provided in the following counties in-person and/or remote: Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Moffat, Routt, and Weld. BJH does not provide criminal legal defense.

Earn While You Learn Clients may earn items such as a new car seat or crib and mattress by completing educational units. Pursue: Education for a Lifetime – CCPC conducts sexual educational classes for students within our local schools. The education includes social branding, relational issues, effects/risks of pornography/sexting, and other social issues that may arise by unhealthy choices. Our trained staff are available to talk through worries, concerns, issues, experiences and problems in regards to their current, past and future situation(s). Practical information on: pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, adoption, fetal & childhood development, abortion risks and alternatives, sexually transmitted disease. Monthly Allotments: we can help provide some basic essentials for you and your new family like diapers, baby food, formula, and more. Material Assistance Baby/toddler/children clothing, maternity clothing, baby furniture & equipment as well as a variety of other items.

Housing program: temporary shelter, rapid rehousing ($$ fixed amount of time), section 8 vouchers, ESG $$ (gone in August), homelessness prevention via rent assistance – Do need an ID.
Also have a community advocate program – victim assistance, mostly for the immigrant population including wage theft assistance, landlors/empoyer mediation services
Case management
Have bilignual English/Spanish capacity and serving EAGLE, PITKIN AND GARLFIELD COUNTIES

We serve 29 counties with our largest concentration of services offered in Pueblo County. Headquartered in Pueblo, we operate 24 programs and services primarily across Crowley, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, and Pueblo counties. Our main focus is toward early childhood well-being and education. Our vision is that every home is a nurturing environment that supports the full potential of the child so that every child is ready for school on day one. We accomplish this by implementing a 2-Generation approach in our programs. ​ Additional programs we have provide assistance that helps those with barriers to employment transitional jobs/ technical training, immigration citizenship application help and advocacy, Social Security Representative Payee service, and home stability rent and utility assistance for families.

CHTA provides intake/assessment, counseling, non traditional programs such as yoga, mindfulness, art, quilt, neuro-feedback, brain map, clinical consultations, and trainings.

workforce development, wellness, leadership development, advocacy & community organizing

I provide affirming and compassionate therapy for trauma and relationships. My approach to therapy is inclusive, anti-oppressive, and trauma informed. I utilize trauma and attachment-based interventions, including EMDR trauma therapy.

CCCA provides crisis intervention, 24/7 on-scene response, emergency safe-housing, shelter referrals, safety planning, counseling assistance, protection order assistance, liaison with law enforcement, DA and judicial, 24-hour hotline, courtroom accompaniment, assistance with legal aid, counseling referrals, CVC assistance, emergency financial assistance, immigration referrals and other services.

CLLARO’s resource navigators provide culturally-competent and bilingual outreach, referral, and assistance services to some of the most vulnerable and underserved Coloradans – non-English speaking, low-income families, and older adult Latinos (50+) – by connecting them with trusted services providers. Additional Programs include: Capitol Fellowship Program, Parent Advocacy for Local Schools, Community Access, Research and Engagement Program, Oral Health Care Equity Coalition, Legislative Advocacy, and Latino Civic Engagement.

We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

– Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible;
– Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services;
– Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve;
– Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development; and
– Using resources judiciously and effectively.

Mission Supports provides Transitional Case Management Services to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities that are at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in Denver County. Mission Supports assists clients in obtaining a Disability Determination for Long-Term Medicaid Services and Supports, namely the HCBS-DD waiver.

We create the change we want to see by working in unity and building power to bring new leadership – immigrant leadership – to the work of building a better society for all. Our work for a more just Colorado is driven and led by immigrant leaders who decide the direction of our advocacy efforts, campaigns, and legal services. Through our programs and campaigns, our coalition continues to win key victories for immigrants in Colorado ensuring that every immigrant in our state has a voice in our fight for justice.

CLS offers free civil legal services for Coloradans including survivors of human trafficking

COVA’s Human Trafficking Program, Survivor Support Services can provide referrals, advocacy and accompaniment to eligible victims/survivors of both labor and sex trafficking in Colorado. COVA helps survivors connect to supportive resources that restore self-sufficiency, safety and autonomy.

While we seek to meet the immediate needs of our homeless neighbors, our ultimate goal is to provide the support and tools necessary to create lasting change. Sometimes, with some patience, faith and a lot of love, we see lives completely transformed.

Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) connects youth with opportunities to get back into school and also creates pathways, alongside caring adults, to build confidence and find success in school and beyond. We believe all young people can rise above seemingly insurmountable obstacles to learn, to excel in school, and to ultimately graduate.

Comitis Crisis Center, located on the edge of the Fitzsimmons campus, offers a variety of programs supporting individuals on their recovery journey—from trauma, mental health and substance use challenges, and housing instability.

Community Reach Center is a mental health center providing treatment and counseling for children, teens, adults and seniors who are seeking to improve their mental well being in Adams and Broomfield counties.

Our programs work to promote social justice, equity, and inclusivity for people of all backgrounds including resource navigation, community engagement and education outreach.

Provide food for those in need (food pantry)
Provide life skill training to change the factors that have led to the current needs (resume/job interview)
Provide help for those finding themselves in unexpected and/or unwanted pregnancies (partner with Life Network)
Provide help and healing for those emotionally wounded (Military Family Support)
Provide a safe and fun environment for social interaction and relationship development.

The Mexican Consulate can provide services for Mexican Nationals including: identity documents (passports, birth certificates, etc.), victim services (human rights abuses, detention, location of people, repatriation of remains, repatriation of sick individuals, etc.), power of attorney, birth registry, marriage, community health and education including financial literacy, visas and more.

Covered Colorado works with sex trafficking survivors over the age of 18, and their children. Our programs meets survivors where they are. We empower and honor every survivor toward a life of healing and self-sufficiency. We provide advocacy and a healthy community through case management, mentoring, life skills, and coaching to navigate their finances, employment, and relational skills. While each program phase is separate, we work together to meet each survivor where they are and walk them gently to the next step.

Program has three phases: Engage (Stabilization), Empower (Self Sufficiency) and Thrive (Continued Growth & Transition)

CREA Results is a cultural broker, building the assets of the immigrant community in Colorado by increasing health equity and economic security. Our work is driven by a team of Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers: passionate cultural and linguistic liaisons that advocate on behalf of the community and build trust among community members and local service agencies. CREA is an acronym that stands for Community, Research, Education + Awareness. We believe that when we combine these four assets we achieve results. CREA also means “Create” in Spanish. We believe in the capacity of our team to create meaningful relationships with people, and impactful changes in their neighborhoods. We see the community as a whole, including community residents, local agencies, organizations and government agencies

My counseling style is a direct approach but I am also nurturing in that approach. I look for root causes rather than just managing the current symptoms. I dig into the areas surrounding current issues and look for ways to resolve internal conflict now and in the future. I honor you with where you are at and work on goals to improve where you want to be.
Please call or email to discuss if I may be able to assist.

With a focus on sheltering, outreach, and prevention, Crossroads provides trauma-informed advocacy and support to victims and aspires to create a future without domestic violence. Programs and services include a 24/7 crisis line, emergency shelter, non-resident advocacy, domestic abuse response, legal advocacy, legal representation, rapid rehousing, prevention and education, and youth and bilingual advocacy.

Our organization is dedicated to serving Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, or Hard of Hearing (DDBDDHH) victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other forms of abuse in Colorado. Services include: advocacy, resiliency programs (support groups and peer support groups), community education and outreach, youth advocacy and prevention program, technical assistance for organizations wishing to be culturally responsive to the DDBDDHH community.

Our programs fall along a three-part continuum of care that includes Community Outreach, Rapid Response, and Treatment and Integrated Services. We strive to meet the needs of all traumatized children, as well as those at risk of abuse. We specialize in serving very young children and those from Spanish-speaking families.

All victims can decline any part of their examination, but a standard exam includes:

A complete discussion about medical history
Thorough head-to-toe examination
Evidence collection
Photography of injuries
Treatment for possible sexually transmitted infections
Pregnancy prevention

Legal Services
In addition to medical services, you will also be assisted with pursuing any of the following legal options:

Report the assault to law enforcement. With this option, a brief report is given to a patrol officer with a more thorough interview done with a detective at a later time. Any evidence collected will be turned over to law enforcement and tested at the crime lab.
Medically report the assault to law enforcement. With this option, law enforcement will be given your name and birth date. You will then have up to two years to file a report, and any evidence collected can be tested.
Anonymously report the assault to law enforcement. With this option, law enforcement will not be given your name or any identifying information, and any evidence collected will not be tested. You will then have up to two years to file a full legal report.
Do not report the assault to law enforcement or have a medical forensic examination performed.

A team of caseworkers conduct outreach to youth, providing any identified services needed for the individual that can consist of therapy, substance abuse treatment, to basic needs, such as clothing, food, and bus passes. Additionally, they continue to provide case management and engagement to build trust and rapport with the youth, where they will work with the client to implement safety planning and harm-reduction. If a client wants to report to law enforcement, Denver Public Safety Youth Programs is able to cut through red tape through partnership with the MDT, but that not is required for engagement or services.

Denver Rescue Mission is committed to helping people who are experiencing homelessness and addiction in our city change their lives. Thanks to the support of friends like you, Denver Rescue Mission meets their needs through emergency services, rehabilitation, transitional programs, and community outreach.

Disability Law Colorado (formerly known as The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People) is an independent, public interest nonprofit organization, specializing in civil rights and discrimination issues. We work to promote systemic change to sustain or improve the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities and elders.

Domestic Safety Resource Center serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking to address their immediate and long-term safety needs. Advocacy, education, and prevention services are provided to the communities we serve with out judgement. Services include Peer Counseling, Resource Navigation, Protection Order Assistance, Transportation Assistance, Emergency Shelter, Emergency Financial Assistance, Support Line, 24/7 In-Person Response at Hospital.

We utilize an integrative, need and strengths-based approach that is culturally informed. Our services are continually evaluated to ensure effectiveness.

Durango Adult Education provides free GED and ESL classes to the community and offers additional career support to students engaged in programming. Computer Literacy classes are also available as well as fee-based community education classes.

​El Comité provides a variety of free to low-cost and donation-based services to​ the Longmont, St. Vrain Valley School District, and Boulder County communities. Specializing in services for​ Latino/LatinX​ and​ Immigrant​ communities, but providing services to everyone​, ​our programs​ aim to improve educational opportunity, increase self-sufficiency, and build community bridges​. Services include​ ESL, GED, and Citizenship Prep classes, Case Management, Citizenship Processing Assistance, Translation Services, and ​Referrals to Community Partners, and more!

EFAA provides stabilizing services, innovative programs, and transformative advocacy to strengthen families and create a thriving community. As Boulder’s Family Resource Center, we are dedicated to helping members of our community meet their immediate needs and springboard out of poverty. EFAA offers short-term and transitional housing, case management, food, and emergency financial assistance to Boulder families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Behavioral Health Provider Training (program)
How to Have the Talk (program/campaign)
Sate of the State Survey (research)
Q is for Questioning (workshop)
You: Flourish (mobile app)
Finding Hope: A Peer Support Community (coming fall 2023)

Estes Valley Crisis Advocates provides 24 hour emergency crisis intervention to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, other crimes and trauma. We have services available 24/7, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, including a 24/7 Crisis Line, Crisis Counseling, Advocacy, Diversity Outreach, and Community Education.

FIRC provides classroom and childcare space, a teaching kitchen, food bank, and offices for staff. FIRC continues to be a community leader in the area of cultural integration, resource and referral services, emergency services, family support, and early childhood development.

The staff at Family Crisis Services, Inc. are available to support victims of sexual assault and domestic violence throughout the healing process, regardless of if the crime is reported to law enforcement. There is no timeline for healing and we will assist survivors regardless of if their experience with these crimes occurred yesterday or years ago.

Family HomeStead helps families address the underlying issues that resulted in their crisis of homelessness through supportive case management and safe housing in private apartments. Family HomeStead offers two kinds of housing – emergency and transitional – to provide the continuum of services families need to stabilize at a level of functioning that is optimal for them.

Family Promise of Greater Denver focuses on stable housing, employment and savings. By combining these three pillars of long – term stability with supportive programs such as rental assistance, extended case management, community mentors and other supports, the goal is to end homelessness, one family at a time.

Family Tree House of Hope is dedicated to providing safe shelter and supportive services for women with children experiencing homelessness. These families find a safe place to stay while they begin to get back on their feet. House of Hope provides the following services for residents: Up to a 90-day stay which includes basic needs and supportive services, Case management to assist families with achieving economic independence, Assistance with navigating housing, employment, education, job skills training and childcare, On-site therapists, On-site health clinic staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses, and Community referrals for other resources.

Family Tree provides wrap around services designed to end child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness. Featured here is the safe-house shelter with supportive services (Roots of Courage program).

However, other Family tree services include the SafeCare Program (in-home parenting classes), Intervention for at-risk youth to divert future out-of-home placement, financial and supportive services for kinship families (children who are cared for by grandparents, or other caretakers), domestic violence services including legal advocacy, individual advocacy and group support for survivors, homeless shelter (women and children), housing navigation, and transitional housing program.

Founded by and for survivors of sexual assault, Finding Our Voices connects peers in the community, provides support, and promotes artistic expression as a method of healing to empower all individuals impacted by these experiences. FOV hosts a variety of art and writing workshops, retreats, and support groups that use exercises, such as writing poems based on a prompt or creating visual art that engages the subconscious, to help survivors process their pain. Survivors also have the opportunity to engage in leadership and awareness activities by displaying their art at FOV’s annual art exhibit or participating in outreach and advocacy events during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

Food Bank of the Rockies warehouse is the central distribution program providing food and essentials to more than 600 hunger-relief programs in northern Colorado including metropolitan Denver, the eastern Plains and Western Slope as well as the entire state of Wyoming. These hunger relief programs range from small faith based food pantries to large charities serving hundreds of clients daily. Programs include: mobile pantries, food for kids, culturally responsive food initiative, FRESH program (access to produce), Grocery Rescue, SNAP, and Evergreen boxes (food for seniors 60+).

Fort Collins Rescue Mission is committed to helping people who are experiencing homelessness and addiction change their lives. Needs are met through meals, shelter, and long-term, life-changing programs.

Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center provides direct and indirect services and programming to any LGBTQ youth 5-18, their allies and families. Services focus on education and skill building to support healthy thriving youth and families.

I am a Licensed National Board Certified Counselor (NCC) and am certified in tele-mental health (TMHC). I graduated from the University of Northern Colorado, where I earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have experience in individual counseling and group counseling, training in leading emotional healing groups, involvement as an emotional helper among the community, and many years as a volunteer in the greater community working with children and disaster relief. My special interests include: women’s issues, spiritual wounding, depression, complicated grief, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, mind control, cult/high demand group recovery and identity issues.

Gateway Domestic Violence Services provides a highly effective combination of shelter and comprehensive services to adults and children fleeing domestic violence. Gateway is the only 24/7 shelter available in the City of Aurora and Arapahoe County, offering emergency shelter and extended-stay care, together with a crisis line, licensed counseling, and court advocacy.

GenerateHope offers safe housing, education & career services, group & individual psychotherapy, adjunct classes, case management & more all within a beautiful home setting. Beyond that we partner with providers in our community for medical. dental, psychiatry, optometry, chiropractic, tattoo removal, legal assistance & more.

Grand Valley Peace & Justice provides clerical and financial support for those needing necessary documents to prove identity, financial and filing support in legal name changes, affidavit signing for the Exceptions Process to Prove Identity as well as financial support to obtain Colorado State Identification.

Some only need temporary assistance, while others may become long-term patrons of the Food Pantry. The Pantry assists all Gunnison County residents during their time of need.

Our only requirement to receive food assistance is that you reside full-time in Gunnison County. We serve the communities of Pitkin, Parlin, Ohio City, Almont, Gunnison, Crested Butte, and Mt. Crested Butte, as well as residents of the unincorporated county.

We are the only food pantry in Boulder that serves everyone who comes to the door. By offering separate shopping times for Clients with Kitchens and Clients without Kitchens, we address the individual needs of both populations.
For our Clients without Kitchens, the pantry ensures that their shopping experience allows them to leave with a daily amount of supplemental food to fill the gap that other services are unable to offer. Providing easy-to-eat foods, such as protein bars, pop-top canned items, yogurt, produce and fresh sandwiches, gives clients easy-to-transport foods.
Our Clients with Kitchens have the opportunity to select refrigerated and frozen foods, in addition to fresh produce and bread, with consideration to food safety. A variety of dairy foods, perishable prepared meal items and protein foods, are available to these clients with refrigeration. They have the opportunity to shop one day each week.

Harvest Therapeutic Services is an outpatient therapeutic treatment center committed to providing sophisticated, innovative, and compassionate treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment concerns, self harm, communication issues, and relationship concerns. HTS specializes in countless therapy modalities and offers children, adults, couples, and families services in-person and via telehealth to ensure we provide the best service for each of our clients.

Haseya Advocate Program is a Native woman-led organization that serves Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Colorado Springs, Colorado region. We empower Native survivors to overcome domestic and sexual violence by providing culturally sensitive and appropriate advocacy, including safety planning, access to information and resources, accompaniment, and problem solving.

Haseya is the only program in the state of Colorado that provides domestic and sexual violence advocacy for urban Indigenous survivors.

My goal is to engage bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits while providing a gentle, compassionate process for developing a loving, trusting relationship with yourself. My therapeutic techniques provide powerful tools for recovering from PTSD, trauma and/or abuse, including EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

HFAP provides an immediate safe environment for victims of DV and supports victims through the decision-making process. We provide a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing (rental assistance and help getting into permanent housing), assistance with a protection orders, safety plans, court advocacy, emergency food and clothing, financial assistance, support groups for youth and adults & victim advocacy.

Homeward Alliance operates a continuum of programs and initiatives for families, adults and seniors, such as basic needs, housing-focused case management, behavioral health and employment services. The Murphy Center acts as a one-stop-shop for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. It is the hub of services for people who face homelessness or housing instability — one location in which 20 organizations offer more than 40 services to nearly 3,000 people each year.

Hope Communities programs and services are free, held on-site, and open to all. Affordable Housing Program: Hope Communities has 278 affordable units, housing more than 750 people in 2018 at four Denver properties. Resource Navigation/Adult Education: Individualized resource navigation focuses on access to community resources, benefits, financial literacy, career/personal skill development, and structured educational programs. Child/Youth Development: Classes and programs for youth include early childhood education and healthy parent-child relationship programs, kindergarten preparedness, and homework assistance. Health & Wellness: Hope provides residents and community members access to knowledge and skills to manage their health and wellness. This includes early childhood health education, dental/health/vision screenings, navigation of medical institutions, and other wellness events and clinics. Community-Building: Hope promotes neighborhood alliances, resident meetings/councils, a community garden, and community safety meetings. These programs are customized to address needs at each site.

At Inside Out Youth Services, we are dedicated to providing quality programs and services to LGBTQIA2+ youth, ages 13-24, in Colorado Springs and the surrounding counties. We support the unique needs of LGBTQIA2+ youth and young adults at all stages of their journey through discussion groups, drop-ins (online and in-person), outings, leadership opportunities, counseling, and food and clothing support. Our goal is to ensure that each of the lives we touch goes on to live a healthy and long existence as their authentic happy self.

Ithaka provides shelter for individuals, families and seniors experiencing homelessness and/or who don’t have access to stable housing. Ithaka also provides case management to connect their transitional housing residents to the supportive services they need such as healthcare, addiction recovery, benefits applications, and more.

They have three programs: Family Transitional Housing, Individual Transitional Housing Program called Shore House and a Senior Transitional Housing Program.

Jefferson Center is a nonprofit, community-focused mental health and substance use service provider. Services available for adults, families, children and seniors. Primary services include: Individual and Group Therapy, Counseling, Peer Support, Substance Abuse Treatment, Medication Evaluation and Monitoring, Psychological Assessments, Criminal Justice programs, School Based programs, Parenting/Early Childhood family services, Veteran & Military Family Services, Wellness classes (including wellness coaching and smoking cessation), and Mobile Medication Assisted treatment.

Joshua Station is a two-year intensive program for families experiencing homelessness – a supportive pathway toward healing and self-sufficiency. Our residents share a culture of mutual encouragement, together with on-site staff and volunteers. Supported by our family advocates and program team, our residents chart a path toward stable housing. They work their plan—step by step, personally and practically—for two years.

JAMLAC provides bi‐lingual full civil legal representation regardless of immigration status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender. JAMLAC Immigration staff attorneys handle cases for immigrants with U-Visa, I-360 Self-Petition (VAWA), Lawful Permanent Residency, DACA, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Naturalizations, and other immigration processes. JAMLAC Family Law staff attorneys Family Law defend survivors of domestic violence and other crimes with divorce, custody, and child support issues, so they can break the cycle of abuse and begin to transform their lives. On a limited basis JAMLAC has volunteers that take cases for minor traffic matters, ID issues, elder law, wills, name changes, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, tax and other civil matters.

Karis offers a community-oriented residential program for adults managing serious and persistent mental illness as well as co-occurring substance use disorders. The Empowerment Program provides a safe, supportive, and minimally restrictive environment where Community Members are encouraged to pursue growth and personal change. At Karis, recovery goals often center around managing/reducing symptoms, learning coping strategies, developing life skills, and increasing the capacity to engage in healthy relationships with others.

Karis serves homeless, unaccompanied youth ages 13-24 in Mesa County through Emergency Shelter, Street Outreach and Drop-in Center, Transitional Housing, and Permanent Supportive Housing. All Karis programs are designed to help homeless youth reach HOME: Housing that is safe and stable, Ongoing positive relationships, Meaning through education and employment, and Emotional, physical, and psychological well-being.

KPC Respite Center and Nursery offers respite care for children in Colorado Springs. Temporary crisis and planned childcare for infants and young children at no cost to parents or guardians. This program has been open to families since 2004 and has provided hundreds of families with relief and support.

La Plata Youth Services provides a continuum of services to youth facing challenges in school, in court, and at home in La Plata County. We work with individual students and their families to help them increase their resiliency, confidence, and relationship-building within the community. We meet youth “where they are at” and provide services to them through our four main program areas: Diversion, Case Management, Mentoring, and School-Based Mental Health.

Mental health therapy for adolescents, adults, elderly individuals, families and groups. A strengths based approach is used and the provider specializes in Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, and coping skills.

LEVI acknowledges domestic violence is a serious and prevalent social problem affecting the quality of life in the City of Longmont. We desire to provide our residents with easy access to quality services as well as the tools to individuals when signs of domestic violence exist. We firmly believe, working in unison, we can work effectively to bring attention to domestic violence in our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.

Basic needs for immigrants in Pueblo County

Lotus Foundation provides confidential victim advocacy services and case management to survivors of both sex and labor trafficking. We also are able to offer referrals for services we don’t provide in-house, and some material items as available.

Lutheran Family Services is the largest refugee resettlement agency in the Rocky Mountain region. LFS offers adoption services, disaster response, foster care services, aging services (high need seniors hospital support program), pregnancy counseling, prevention services such as parental education/support and other child focused education/services, immigration legal services, Early Childhood Education and Workforce Pathway Program (for refugee mothers from Afghanistan and Swahili speaking countries), Road to Economic Freedom Employment Program (job skills training/support).

Manna provides daily to-go meals from 9 to 11, Monday-Saturday. When not open, there is a community fridge on site for individuals needing a meal. We also provide services on-site including: case management, SNAP enrollment, showers, mail services (Manna can serve as your mailing address), ID assistance (SS, birth certs, drivers license, etc.), thrift store vouchers, haircut vouchers, computer access, bus tokens and resource referrals for housing or other services.

Mariposa provides a 24-hour crisis line answered by trained advocates, emergency shelter, domestic violence counseling, legal advocate assistance and referral, community referral, and court accompaniment. The YWCA Pueblo provides services to both males, females, and their children affected by intimate partner violence. This includes physical, sexual, and psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.

Emergency shelter and wrap around services including: basic needs, Maternity care, Case management, Post-shelter support services, and Child care services for children up to 12 years old

MRC provides basic needs assistance including: emergency financial assistance with rent/mortgage, utilities, transportation, medical expenses, and case management. Family Education and Support, Community Health which aims to foster wellness through outreach, engagement, and public policy advocacy. Additionally, MRC has a food share pantry and Mobile Food share program.

MESA provides support and services to ALL survivors of sexual assault. Services available include a 24/7 crisis Hotline, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, referrals to mental health services, and support groups.

Named after the North Star that guided slaves to freedom in the U.S., Polaris systemically disrupts the human trafficking networks that rob human beings of their lives and freedom. Our comprehensive model puts victims at the center of what we do – helping survivors restore their freedom, preventing more victims, and leveraging data and technology to pursue traffickers wherever they operate. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a national, toll-free hotline, available to answer calls, texts, and chats from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The Hotline is a program of Polaris, a non-profit, non-governmental organization working exclusively on the issue of human trafficking.

We offer individual, couples, and family therapy to victims of trauma. Methodology is not restricted to in-person as we offer tele-health and phone services.

Ashley Brewer, MA, LPC has a passion to help individuals who have experienced trauma of human trafficking victimization to help them heal through surviving & eventually thriving in a meaningful life they desire to maintain. She offers a safe space to heal and not be judged. Specialized counseling includes: cognitive behavioral therapy, person centered therapy, family/marital therapy, trauma focused, mindfullness based cognitive therapy and more.

Open Heart Advocates is a victim services organization serving primarily survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, teen dating violence, human trafficking and other crimes or traumas. OHA has a gender inclusive safehouse where survivors can stay up to 45 days as well as other short term emergency housing options. Sexual assault services include physical exams to obtain evidence, court accompaniment and counseling. Additionally, OHA provides training to communities and agencies to educate them about the crime of human trafficking. OHA can provide referrals to legal assistance, mental health counseling and other services they may not provide in-house.

PeaceWorks is a non-profit 501(c)3 charity providing inclusive services for ALL, including crisis intervention, emergency shelter, culturally responsive and trauma informed advocacy, and local prevention and education to create social change.

We will provide 24/7 support for all industry performers. There will be no discrimination, judgement or stigma.
We will provide free and subsidized therapy, ensuring that every member of the Pineapple family is cared for should they need it.
We will create a safe, caring environment in which every performer can be proud.
We will alleviate the isolation felt by many performers by supporting each other, so that no one need ever feel alone.
We shall promote mindfulness and positivity, being proactive in caring for our mental health.
We will spread happiness, we will be the change.

PorchLight is a family justice center designed to bring many victim service providers together in one location to improve access to services. Partner agencies collaborate to offer wrap around services including: legal services, counseling, victim services (including victim compensation), healthcare (including forensic nurse exams), advocacy, benefits enrollment, crisis services, legal advocacy (protection orders, divorce, custody), basic needs assistance (food, clothing),

Project Hope is an organization focused on serving victims of crimes including sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking. Services include, 24/7 crisis line, safe shelter, food, clothing, transportation, crisis intervention and safety planning, court advocacy, address confidentiality program, restorative justice, legal aid, financial assistance, transitional housing, crime victims compensation, counseling (up to 6 sessions), peer support groups, and resource referrals.

Pueblo Cooperative Care Center provides emergency assistance services including: food, clothing, medical prescription assistance, emergency transportation (within the city of Pueblo via bus), personal hygiene essentials, mobile showers and laundry, and voucher programs for Colorado ID cards, driver’s licenses, birth and death certificates, spiritual leadership and referrals to other resources.

The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment is the Local Public Health Agency for Pueblo County. Services provided include, but are not limited to, Immunizations, Family Planning, Contraception (Birth Control) Supplies, Emergency Contraception, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment.

Pueblo Rape Crisis Services (PRCS) provides community prevention education, crisis intervention, and case management to survivors of sexual violence and does not discriminate against any individual. Our 24/7 confidential crisis hotline is staffed with trained advocates who also respond to our local hospital for any survivor of sexual assault. Serving over 450 individuals annually, we envision a community free of sexual violence. We serve the following counties: Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers and Pueblo.

Queer Asterisk is a Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization guided by queer leadership and rooted in community. We provide counseling services, educational trainings, groups, peer mentorship, and community programming to promote wellness through greater connection to self and others. We envision a vibrant community that embraces authentic expression and transformation, where individuals with dynamic and intersecting identities can thrive.

Emergency overnight shelter for women and children including meals and offering case management.

Different types of tele-health therapy available for adults and teens designed to help them decrease anxiety and depression and improve relationships. Strategies used include: mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), cognitive and behavioral therapy, person centered, and trauma informed approaches. Rachel offers free 15 minute phone consultation so you can ask questions, see how we fit, and get started in therapy faster. Rachel has experience supporting sexual assault survivors. Rachel provides inclusive, culturally aware, and anti-racist therapy that is LGBTQ+ empowering, sex-positive and neurodiversity affirming.

Rangely Victim Services provides emergency hotel sheltering and related basic needs for survivors of all crimes.

Re-fined has a mentoring program, styling program and court support program. The Mentoring Program trains and supports Mentor Advocates and provides encouragement, resources, education, tools and discipleship to better equip them in their relationship with survivors. Re-fined’s Styling Program provides services and resources to restore a survivor’s dignity and self-worth through cosmetology and fashion. Re-fined partners with salons in the community to offer services free of charge for job interviews, graduations, and milestone achievements for participants in stabilization housing. The Court Support Program couples empowerment and confidence to support survivors with their appearance related needs for court dates and trials. This program provides invaluable courage to victims, giving them an inner strength to fight for justice while instilling in them words of truth and hope for their future.

Reclaiming Hope cares for toddlers, children, youth and adults nationally with our Hope Bags and crisis care resources, as well as contributes to the restoration and reintegration of survivors in Colorado through our Mentor Program. Our survivor-led Mentor Program matches trained, accountable mentors with young women for the purpose of forming trusting, supportive, committed relationships. Mentors provide a safe person to talk to, share needs, dreams and goals with, and begin the process of healing.

WINGS (Women in Need, Gaining Strength) provides a temporary home (ADA accessible) for women and children survivors of domestic violence, as well as sexual assault. Wrap around services for shelter guests include: 24-hour crisis intervention and admission, Three meals a day, Bathing and laundry facilities, Medical, legal, and housing referrals, Task-oriented counseling and goal setting, Parenting, job, and life skills referrals, and Community referral services

Culturally inclusive and competent advocacy for victims, their families, and non-abusive significant others that includes crisis intervention; identifying options; information, resources and referrals to other agencies; safety planning; assistance with temporary protection orders; immigration services for survivors; human trafficking support services; sexual harassment support; civil and criminal justice support, including navigating the judicial and victim compensation systems; accompaniment for a victim to the doctor or hospital; and emergency and long-term housing support.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to provide tools for empowerment of survivors as well as educate all stakeholders of human trafficking. Our programs include Skills Development (classes in computer/microsoft and financial literacy which segue to business coaching class), mentoring group sessions, SAFE(survivor awareness & first encounter), and Awareness Education (Conference, Workshop, Presentation & training). We connect survivors through our business coaching classes to microfinance companies that help them secure small grants/loans to start small business of their own; and connection to businesses for internships with possible job offers. Additional services include: Food Assistance and Transportation assistance.

Rise provides immediate crisis intervention (24 hours a day availability) including: Court Advocates to explain the criminal justice system, assistance with civil restraining orders, emergency transportation to safe shelter (Shelter provided by the Southwest Safehouse) advocates to help navigate other community organizations, information and referrals, speakers and trainers to provide community education, safety planning, victim compensation, and youth groups including: Youth Rise, Girls on the Run, Lunch Mentoring and more.

Rising Up’s programs are designed to keep our homeless and hungry neighbors engaged and working to achieve sustainable independence in a safe and trusted environment. We offer job search assistance, advocacy, hot meals, showers, housing search assistance, a client choice food pantry, overnight winter warming center, connecting dots to other services and much more. These services help empower people to make their own decisions; transform people from being dependent to being independent; and rebuild a solid foundation to rise up from their current situations and move forward on a path to sustainable independence that will help them become productive, contributing members of our great community!

We provide civil legal services for youth people who have experienced trauma or instability. This includes advocacy for youth impacted by domestic violence at home, advocacy for students so that they have what they need in the classroom, advocacy for caregivers so that they can take care of the children in their homes, and advocacy for young adults as they transition to adulthood. Specifically for young adults, we advocate to expunge of juvenile records, to help them obtain identification or other important documents, to address landlord-tenant disputes, or to tackle other civil legal matters.

We provide crisis intervention and peer support services for the state of Colorado through the Colorado Crisis Line. We meet folks with a ‘no wrong door’ approach and are committed to making a difference in the lives of so many in our Colorado Community.

The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) provides pro bono legal immigration assistance and works to ensure justice for adults in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence.

Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center (RMvlc) provides a broad range of legal services to victims of crime in Colorado and to other services providers who work with victims of crime. The legal needs of victims of crime can be complex and varied. RMvlc’s services are designed to meet a broad range of needs and include providing legal information and referrals, limited assistance and consultation on legal issues, pro-bono legal representation, and training and outreach. RMvlc’s services are free to victims of crime and services providers and are available in all 22 of Colorado’s judicial districts.

Rose Andom Center houses over 15 different government and community-based agencies that provide a wide array of services for survivors of domestic violence. Clients begin with an intake appointment in which they meet with a Rose Andom Center Intake Specialist to discuss safety concerns and all available services at the Center. From the intake, clients are connected to any/all services they deem beneficial for themselves. While there is law enforcement in the building, clients are never required to interact with those agencies if they do not wish to.

Services: Advocacy (safety planning and support), Children’s Services, Civil Legal (protection orders, divorce/custody, landlord disputes, etc.), Criminal Legal (don’t have to file criminal charges to seek services), Medical (primary care, well-woman, prenatal, etc.), Self-Sufficiency (job skills, debt management, financial literacy), Counseling, and Pathways to Hope (year round mentoring program + camp ages 7-11).

SHARE, Inc provides 24/7 crisis response, emergency shelter, individual advocacy, support groups (with trained specialists), court advocates, safety plans, community education, transitional housing (help access rental assistance and other financial supports), help with protective orders, and referrals to other agencies.

Safe Shelter provides a comprehensive system of programs and services to address the needs of individuals affected by Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Human Trafficking and Teen Dating Violence. All of our services are free, confidential, bilingual (English/Spanish), bicultural, open and affirming, and available 24/7. We provide the following services: 24-hour crisis line, Emergency shelter, Individual and group counseling, Case management, Legal advocacy, Community and peer education, and Information and referrals.

SafeHouse Denver works to eliminate domestic violence in our communities by:
*providing shelter and counseling to survivors of abuse;
*working with public and community agencies to improve the way our systems respond to DV;
*and by offering educational programming to prevent future violence.

SafeHouse Denver’s shelter has 30 beds plus cribs, serving more than 250 adults and children in a typical year. In addition, SafeHouse serves hundreds more adults, children and youth through non-residential services. More than just keeping survivors safe, SafeHouse services include individual counseling, advocacy support groups and referrals to other services.

SPAN services include 24/7 crisis/information line, emergency shelter, transitional services and housing assistance, legal advocacy, trauma counseling, and school and community-based violence prevention education. SPAN has specialized services focused on Latine survivors, LGBTQI survivors, and older survivors of abuse. All services are available in Spanish and English. SPAN primarily serves Boulder and Broomfield counties.

We offer shelter, affordable housing, early childhood education, counseling, emergency services, rent and utilities, employment, food and clothing, case management, family and senior services and much more. We collaborate with corporate partners, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, medical facilities, educational institutions, parishes and other community partners. We work to alleviate and find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges that women, men and families in our community face each day.

We offer shelter, affordable housing, early childhood education, counseling, emergency services, rent and utilities, employment, food and clothing, case management, family and senior services and much more. We collaborate with corporate partners, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, medical facilities, educational institutions, parishes and other community partners. We work to alleviate and find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges that women, men and families in our community face each day.

We offer shelter, affordable housing, early childhood education, counseling, emergency services, rent and utilities, employment, food and clothing, case management, family and senior services and much more. We collaborate with corporate partners, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, medical facilities, educational institutions, parishes and other community partners. We work to alleviate and find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges that women, men and families in our community face each day.

Immunizations
The SJBPH Immunization Clinic provides routine immunizations for children and adults in the Durango and Pagosa Springs offices.

Sexual Health Clinic
San Juan Basin Public Health’s clinic in Durango and Pagosa Springs provides La Plata and Archuleta Counties with sexual health services like STD testing, STD treatment, PrEP (HIV prevention meds), and annual exams with breast and cervical cancer screening.

The San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center strives to educate and empower immigrants through advocacy, education, and immigration legal assistance. The Center has been recognized and accredited as an “Immigration Service Provider” by the Department of Justice for the past seventeen years and currently has two Accredited Representatives who are able to provide immigration legal assistance (including filling out related forms) and represent clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. The Center also offers a Por Ti Misma (Assisting Battered Immigrants) Program to help domestic violence survivors obtain legal residency under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); Punto de Vista Education (Outreach Language Project) that provides English as a Second Language (ESL) and Citizenship classes to adult immigrants; and a Crime Victim Housing Program that helps victims access and retain safe, long-term housing, and provides some of the support they need to rebuild their lives.

SMRC’s client service programs include a 24-hour Crisis Hotline, Personal & Legal Advocacy, Emergency Shelter & Safe-Housing, Counseling Services, Support Groups, Resources & Referrals, and Financial Assistance. SMRC also engages in a Cultural Outreach Program that provides culturally competent services to clients of all different backgrounds. We have a prevention education program in conjunction with the local schools and have a comprehensive volunteer program with intensive training.

SARA House is a child advocacy center that also serves adult survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking. We offer forensic exams for youth ages 3-18 (with referral from law enforcement or DHS); we have trained SANEs on staff that offer sexual assault and strangulation exams for youth and adults. We also offer family advocacy, confidential advocacy to adult survivors, information and referrals, therapy, emergency financial assistance, and we do prevention education for elementary age children through high school.

Sarah’s Home is a safehouse shelter for young women and girls who have been sex trafficked. The program consists of counseling and therapy, life skill training, medical care, job skill training, spiritual guidance, relationship training, mentoring and education. Our accredited school, Aspire Academy, is on our property which allows our girls to complete credits that may have missed.

Provides counseling, safe housing navigation, WAGEES re-entry program, basic need assistance (food/clothing), legal advocacy and trial support to Hispanic/Latino victims of domestic violence; also provides educational groups for adult and child/youth victims of domestic violence. Additional services include case management, education, job support, life skills, victim assistance (court accompaniment/legal advocacy/medical advocacy) and HIV/AIDS support.