FindTreatment.gov
National website to locate a local treatment center for support with addiction and substance abuse.
myColorado App
The official, secure mobile app for the State of Colorado, allowing residents to store a Digital ID, vehicle registration, and insurance cards in a digital wallet. It facilitates state services like DMV renewals, fishing licenses, and tax lookup, while enabling secure, touchless, or, for some, in-person, identification checks.
USDA: MyPlate
Meet healthy eating goals one at a time! Use the Start Simple with MyPlate app to pick simple daily food goals, see real-time progress, and earn badges along the way. This easy-to-use app can help you make positive changes. Healthy eating can help you achieve a healthier life overall.
211 Colorado
Confidential and multilingual service connecting people to vital resources across the state. With a database that is updated daily, 2-1-1 Colorado can connect you to critical resources simply by dialing a three-digit number or searching via 211colorado.org
Assurance Wireless
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was created to provide eligible households with discounted broadband service. Assurance Wireless offers a FREE cell phone and FREE cell phone service, including free Unlimited Monthly Data, Text and Minutes, to qualified customers.
Colorado PEAK
Get help with benefits: health care coverage and billing; SNAP or cash assistance; RTD LiVE, Connect for Health Colorado resources/info.
Douglas County Human Services
Childcare, child support, employment, energy, food assistance, financial, medical, mental health, older adult, veteran, person with disability, adult and child protection, and transit resources for all those who reside in Douglas county. To report child abuse, ask for intake worker, Child Protection, Youth in Conflict. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income households in Colorado purchase food. It provides a monthly benefit that helps families and individuals buy the food they need for good health. The benefit is provided based on income, resources and the number of individuals in the household. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)cards are used to access the benefit and can be used similar to debit cards at participating food stores. Individuals, couples and families may qualify if they meet the income and other eligibility criteria.
- 303-688-4825
- 303-660-7400
- https://www.douglas.co.us/human-services/
- 4400 Castleton Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109
Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program)
Health First Colorado (Colorado"s Medicaid Program) is public health insurance for Coloradans who qualify. Health First Colorado is funded jointly by a federal-state partnership and is administered by the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing and Medicaid benefits and services. Apply for Health First Colorado online, in person, on the phone, or by mail. Search for other doctors and providers by location, name or specialty.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
This Federal nutrition program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), helps low-income households purchase food. Families and individuals can receive a monthly benefit to buy healthy food. They can double their benefits value by shopping at participating vendors that support the Double Up Food Bucks program.
- 800-816-4451
- 303-866-5700
- https://cdhs.colorado.gov/snap
- CDHS 1575 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203
Colorado Works
Colorado Works is the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, providing monthly cash assistance, job training, and support services to low-income families with children, including pregnant individuals. It helps eligible residents with basic needs like food, housing, and clothing while encouraging self-sufficiency through work activities.
Colorado WIC (Women Infant & Children) Program
WIC Colorado is a free, federally funded program supporting low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, as well as infants and children under age five. It provides nutritious food, nutrition education, and healthcare referrals to families at nutritional risk. Eligible families, including those on Medicaid or SNAP, receive monthly benefits for healthy foods like milk, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. Visit website to contact your local WIC office.
COVID-19 Testing
Information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19 testing.
Arapahoe County Human Services
We provide essential services that strengthen families, protect children and vulnerable adults, and promote self-sufficiency. Our programs include: child support and protection services, assistance with basic needs such as food, financial and medical, employment training and support, and services for older adults and those with disabilities. We also partner with nonprofits, schools, businesses, and volunteers to strengthen the social safety net and build thriving communities.
- 303-636-1130
- Food, Financial, Medical Benefits: 303-636-1170
- https://www.arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/human_services/index.php
- 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO 80012
Life Threatening Situations
If you're experiencing an emergency, call 911 immediately.
CHDE: FosterEd
The FosterEd program pays for the total cost of attendance for qualifying students who attend public institutions of higher education within Colorado. This state-funded program pays for the remaining balance of the total cost of attendance after scholarships, grants, and other financial aid awards have been applied. To qualify for this program, students must have been in foster care or in non-certified kinship care in Colorado on or after their 13th birthday. If you believe you are eligible for this program, notify the financial aid office at your institution or contact one of our Postsecondary Options Navigators.
- 303-862-3001
- fcnavigator@dhe.state.co.us
- questions@dhe.state.co.us
- https://cdhe.colorado.gov/fostered
- 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
FAFSA
Colleges and career schools use the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form to determine how much financial aid you're eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans.
Federal Student Aid
StudentAid.gov is the official U.S. Department of Education website for managing federal student financial aid. It enables users to create an account (FSA ID), complete the FAFSA® form, review the FAFSA Submission Summary, track loan/grant history, sign master promissory notes, and access repayment tools.
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
CDLE connects job seekers with great jobs, provides an up-to-date and accurate picture of the economy to help decision making, assists workers who have been injured on the job, ensures fair labor practices, helps those who have lost their jobs by providing temporary wage replacement through unemployment benefits, and protects the workplace - and Colorado communities - with a variety of consumer protection and safety programs.
- 303-318-8000
- https://cdle.colorado.gov/
- 707 17th Street, Suite 150* Denver, CO 80202-3660
Job Corps
Whether you’re searching for a new career, finishing your high school diploma or exploring your options, Job Corps offers hands-on training that helps you build your path to a successful future. And you can do it all without any student debt.
Denver’s Early Childhood Council
Denver’s Early Childhood Council works to ensure our community’s youngest children and families have a strong local system that supports children’s healthy development, school readiness, and family well-being and stability. We work with child care professionals, health and mental health care providers, local school districts, local leaders, and other partners to enhance the quality and availability of child care and early education opportunities for Denver children.
- 303-297-1800
- info@denverearlychildhood.org
- https://denverearlychildhood.org/
- PO Box 102261, Denver, CO 80250