Local Community Resources

Colorado Talking Book Library - Take advantage of the services offered by the Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL). CTBL provides postage-free recorded, braille, and large print library materials to eligible residents in Colorado.

General Assistance/Help Finding Resources:

• Colorado PEAK Apply for food stamps (SNAP), financial assistance, Medicaid, childcare, or other assistance.
• 2-1-1 or call 2-1-1 Connecting people to resources and assistance
• Catholic Charities  Crisis services as well as long-term stabilization, ESL classes, and legal services.
• REACH Emergency services, a long-term case intensive job skills/educational enhancement program, and a matched savings program.
• The Resource Exchange

Bus service:

• Fountain Municipal Transit
• Mountain Metropolitan Transit

Child and family services:

• Center on Fathering
• CPCD...giving children a head start. Free tuition preschool program for prenatal women and children ages 0-5. Enrolling year round.
• El Paso County Child Support Services

Crisis Services:

• Child abuse  24- Hour hotline 719-444-5700
• Mental health and substance abuse
• Suicide hotline
• Teen Line - Call: 310-855-4673/Text: TEEN to 839863
• TESSA - Domestic Violence 24-Hour Safe Line 719-633-3819

Employment:

• Pikes Peak Workforce Center
• Women’s Resource Agency

ESL (English as a Second Language) Resources:

• Mango Languages through Security Public Library!
• Academy District #20 
• English Language Institute, Pikes Peak Community College  
• Family Literacy and ESL classes, District #11 
• Pikes Peak Library District 

Food Assistance:         

• Care and Share
  • Sunnyside Market at Walt Fortman Center 501 Iowa
• Connections4Life (Fountain)
• List of local food pantries
• More food resources

GED Resources:

• Take GED Practice tests through Learning Express from Security Public Library!
• Local GED Class Listing

Government Websites:

• El Paso County Department of Human Services
• El Paso County Health Department
• Social Security Administration (SSA)

Homeless/Emergency Shelters:

• The Salvation Army R.J. Montgomery New Hope Center
• Springs Rescue Mission
• Urban Peak Teen crisis center and shelter

Housing:

• Colorado Springs Housing Authority
• Greccio Housing
• List of low-income housing
• Partners in Housing

Legal services:

• Colorado Legal Service
• Pro Se Self-Help Center

Medical:

• Peak Vista Community Health Centers
• SET Family Medical Clinics

Senior citizen services:

• Colorado Resource Network - Legal & Community Services for Seniors
• Fountain Valley Senior Center
• Meals on Wheels
• Silver Key
• Senior Blue Book
• **NEW** Medicare 101 video with Jana Torres

Teens and Young Adults:

• The Place (formerly Urban Peak)
  • Offers three programs: Outreach, Shelter and Housing.

Utilities:

• Black Hills Energy Speak with Customer Service to see if you can get assistance paying your bill.
• LEAP (Low-income Energy Assistance Program) Help with winter heating costs through Colorado Springs Utilities (income-based)
• Project Cope Year-round utility assistance through Colorado Springs Utilities (regardless of income)

Veterans Services:

• Colorado Division of Veteran Affairs
• Colorado Locations for U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• Veterans Assistance
• Veterans Crisis Line

Women’s health:

• El Paso County Public Health Family Planning Clinic
• Peak Vista Women’s Health Center
• Planned Parenthood
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Provides qualifying women and children with supplemental food, education on nutrition topics, and referrals to community programs.