Community Resources
Community Resources
Welcome to the Community Resources page of Colorado Military Academy. Here, you will find valuable information and support services available to our students, parents, and faculty. Our goal is to provide easy access to local, state, and national resources that enhance the well-being and success of our school community.
Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources Phone List
A comprehensive directory of essential services and support available within El Paso County.
To download the PDF click here.
Clothing and Hygiene Resources
Catholic Charities - Family Connections at Helen Hunt Campus
719-578-1222
Provides services for families with minor children who are homeless, on the verge of homelessness, or low income. Services include case management with onsite child care while you meet with a case manager, limited financial assistance, access to computers, gas and bus pass assistance, and more.
Central Seventh Day Adventist Church - Community Service Center
719-578-5616
The Community Service Center offers emergency food, USDA Commodities, and clothing assistance to those who qualify.
Community Outreach Center
719-347-7638
We serve as a “hub” for services and resources that sustain a strong, vibrant, healthy community on the rural plains of eastern El Paso County.
Crossfire Ministries
719-447-1806
Services include: food bank, clothing bank, household vouchers, toiletry bank, life skills education, and more.
Life Network Family Thrift Store
719-344-9904
The Life Network Family Thrift Store exists to provide quality, affordable goods and make a difference in our community at the same time. The Family Thrift Store stocks a host of items for your shopping pleasure, including clothing, shoes, housewares, furniture and more.
Lord of Glory Church
719-635-1057
Mercy's Gate
719-277-7470
Faith based organization providing a wide range of services. Call for more information
Salvation Army
719-636-3891
Salvation Army Family Services provides assistance to people experiencing life crises. Some services include: food, clothing, utilities, Christmas assistance and various emergency needs.
Sanctuary Church - Shower House
719-634-7232
Call for shower schedule.
Springs Rescue Mission
719-632-1822
Helps the chronically homeless and financially struggling citizens of El Paso County with entry shelters, resource centers, sober living, food assistance, ect. Shelter includes 346 beds (plus additional mats during extreme conditions) for men. Women’s Shelter provides 104 beds. Also provides meals and food boxes. Meals served Monday - Sunday at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Crisis Resources
Adult Protective Services
719-444-5755
Colorado operates as a state supervised, county administered system. El Paso County Adult Protective Services investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation and provides for the safety and well-being of at-risk adults who are elderly or disabled.
Cedar Springs Hospital
719-633-4114
Cedar Springs Hospital is a mental health facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. They provide inpatient and outpatient services for pediatrics, adolescents and adults. Treatment options range from inpatient acute care, residential and dual diagnosis rehabilitation to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
Colorado Crisis Services
Helpline: 1-844-493-8255
Text Line: Text "Talk" to 38255
Confidential help and text line for individuals struggling with mental health crisis.
Detox Center
719-203-6550
Providing services since 1979, Crossroads’ Turning Points, Inc. (CTP) is southern Colorado’s largest evidence-based alcohol and substance use disorder treatment organization with services in twelve counties. CTP is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, licensed by Colorado, with comprehensive services in prevention, intervention, and co-occurring treatment.
Diversus Health (formerly Aspenpointe)
719-572-6100
844-493-8255 (Mental health crisis line)
Diversus Health provides behavioral health care to our community. Our continuum of care includes mental health and substance abuse services as well as career and education enhancement programs for individuals and families.
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center
719-247-8190
719-464-4647 (24 hr crisis line)
The organization’s mission is committed to changing the narrative of underserved individuals, families and youth who have been impacted by various forms of Trauma.
Peak View Behavioral Health
1-888-235-9475
Peak View is recognized as one of the premier behavioral health providers in Colorado, They provide: inpatient psychiatric treatment, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient programs, youth psychiatric services (both inpatient and IOP), chemical dependency treatment, dual diagnosis programming.
Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention
719-573-7447
The mission of Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership is to unite the community in addressing suicide in the Pikes Peak Region through education, intervention, and postvention.
Safe2Tell Colorado
1-877-542-7233
Provides anonymous way for students, parents, school, and community members to report their concerns regarding their safety or the safety of others through a mobile app - available on Apple and Android devices - or by calling TESSA at 1-877-542-7233
TESSA’s Safehouse
719- 633-1462
719-633-3819 (Crisis line)
TESSA’s Safehouse provides emergency shelter, food, case management, counseling, and support to female survivors and their children. The Safehouse Program can provide short-term safe shelter vouchers for local hotels to male victims and their children.
Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education.
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255
Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one? Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.
Emergency Services Resources
For immediate emergencies, please dial 911.
Adult Protective Services
719-444-5755
Colorado operates as a state supervised, county administered system. El Paso County Adult Protective Services investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation and provides for the safety and well-being of at-risk adults who are elderly or disabled.
Catholic Charities - Family Connections at Helen Hunt Campus
719-578-1222
Provides services for families with minor children who are homeless, on the verge of homelessness, or low income. Services include case management with onsite child care while you meet with a case manager, limited financial assistance, access to computers, gas and bus pass assistance, and more.
Catholic Charities - Marian House
719-475-7314
Marian House Client Services provides emergency and transition services to people who come into the Marian House for a meal, as well as people in the broader community who call in for assistance. We provide services to low-income families, the working poor, seniors on a fixed income, veterans, people who are homeless, and anyone else in need.
Child Abuse Hotline
1-844-264-5437
Child Protective Intake Services assesses and checks into all child abuse and/or neglect allegations. Specific protocols are followed for each report. Services are directed toward alleviating danger in order to protect children, and if possible, keep the family intact. A 24-hour child abuse hotline is available for reporting child abuse and/or neglect situations.
Colorado Springs Police Department
719-444-7000
9-1-1 Emergency
CSPD (Homeless Outreach Team)
719-444-7666
The "HOT" team has been compassionately serving the homeless community by providing citizens with information and referrals that help them find permanent housing and become self-sustainable.
CSPD (Victim Advocacy)
719-444-7777
The ongoing mission of the Victim Advocacy Unit is to minimize the impact of violent crimes to victims and to assist in restoring their quality of life.
Diversus Health (formerly Aspenpointe)
719-572-6100
844-493-8255 (Mental health crisis line)
Diversus Health provides behavioral health care to our community. Our continuum of care includes mental health and substance abuse services as well as career and education enhancement programs for individuals and families.
El Paso County Department of Human Services
719-636-0000
The Department of Human Services strives to protect our most vulnerable citizens while giving them efficient access to the services provided by local, state and federal governments including food assistance. They aim to keep families together and help them to become self-sufficient. They work closely with community organizations to stretch the safety net we provide even further.
El Paso County Sheriff's Department
719-390-5555
Haseya Advocate Program
719-600-3939
Haseya Advocate Program is a native-specific advocacy program working to address violence against Native women. Haseya's vision is that every American Indian/Alaska Native woman will be treated with respect, honored as a sacred being, and have a safe and peaceful life.
KPC Crisis Center
719-634-5439
KPC Respite Center offers 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.
Planned Parenthood
719-475-7162
Planned Parenthood health centers offer a wide range of services including: women's health care, men's health care, general health care, birth control, pregnancy (testing and services), HIV and STD testing,
Silver Key Senior Services
719-884-2300
Silver Key’s Case Management team assists seniors and their families as they navigate the aging process which can include emergency assistance for rent and utilities. Silver key also offers a number of food services ranging from an emergency pantry, to lunches, to Meals on Wheels.
Springs Rescue Mission - Resource Center
719-632-1822
The Resource Center located at 21 W Las Vegas St on the Springs Rescue Mission Campus offers guests can meet with client navigator or obtain services through our many partner agencies.
Financial Assistance Resources
Catholic Charities
719-475-7314
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado offers over 75 programs and services within a 10-county area out of two offices: Colorado Springs and Castle Rock. Our services are designed to help families successfully move out of Crisis, build Resiliency, and achieve Stability.
Mercy's Gate
719-277-7470
Faith based organization providing a wide range of services.
Silver Key Senior Services
719-884-2300
Silver Key’s Case Management team assists seniors and their families as they navigate the aging process which can include emergency assistance for rent and utilities. Silver key also offers a number of food services ranging from an emergency pantry, to lunches, to Meals on Wheels.
Tri-Lakes Cares
719-481-4864
Tri-Lakes Cares is a community based, volunteer supported resource center whose purpose is to improve people’s lives through emergency, self-sufficiency and relief programs such as food, rent, utilities, and medical assistance.
Westside CARES
719-389-0759
Westside CARES is an ecumenical and interfaith, nonprofit collaboration providing crisis human services such as food pantries, medical, rent, and utilities assistance. Services are available for those living west of I-25.
The Resource Exchange (TRE)
719-380-1100
TRE serves infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors in El Paso, Pueblo, Teller, and Park counties. TRE partners with people who seek support in accessing community resources, assisting them in making informed choices so they can live the lives they want to live. We partner with our clients to help them navigate the complex system of supports that our community provides them, walking alongside them to assist them in achieving the quality of life they seek, working closely with the families who love them.
Food Assistance Resources - Food/Meals
Food-Meals
Marian House Soup Kitchen - Catholic Charities
719-475-7314
Hot meals served daily. Open 365 days a year. Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Sundays, 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Project Angel Heart
719-323-0084
Project Angel Heart’s mission is to deliver nutritious meals to improve quality of life, at no cost, for those coping with life-threatening illness. Our team of professional chefs and loving volunteers freshly prepare and deliver delicious, healthy meals to Denver and Colorado Springs residents living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, kidney/heart/lung disease, and other life-threatening illnesses. We know that food is medicine and that proper nutrition can improve health outcomes, so we tailor meals to meet our clients’ medical and dietary needs.
Salvation Army
719- 636-3891
Salvation Army Family Services provides assistance to people experiencing life crises. Some services include: food, clothing, utilities, Christmas assistance and various emergency needs.
Springs Rescue Mission
719-632-1822
Helps the chronically homeless and financially struggling citizens of El Paso County with entry shelters, resource centers, sober living, food assistance, ect. Shelter includes 346 beds (plus additional mats during extreme conditions) for men. Women’s Shelter provides 104 beds. Also provides meals and food boxes. Meals served Monday - Sunday at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Food Assistance Resources - Food/Groceries
Black Forest Lutheran Church - Food Pantry
719-495-2221
Provides food to people in the Black Forest Community. Area Code: 80908
Catholic Charities
719-475-7314
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado offers over 75 programs and services within a 10-county area out of two offices: Colorado Springs and Castle Rock. Our services are designed to help families successfully move out of Crisis, build Resiliency, and achieve Stability.
Catholic Charities - Market Place Food Pantry
719-866-6288
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week, from 1:30 – 5 p.m., clients can schedule an appointment and shop just as they would at a standard grocery store. Available selections of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, cereals, and grains will provide a balanced nutritious meal plan for the month. Commodity products from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) are also available in the pantry.
Central Seventh Day Adventist Church - Community Service Center
719-578-5616
The Community Service Center offers emergency food, USDA Commodities, and clothing assistance to those who qualify.
Crossfire Ministries
719-447-1806
Services include: food bank, clothing bank, household vouchers, toiletry bank, life skills education, and more.
Deerfield Hills Community Center
719-385-5996
4th Friday of each month 11a-1p. Call for more information.
Divine Redeemer Catholic Church
719-633-5559
Call for more information
Eastborough Food Pantry
719-596-1929
Food pantry that serves zip codes: 80909, 80910, 80914, 80915, 80916.
Eastern Plains Community Pantry
719-347-3062
EPCP will encourage, support and enhance the quality of life of community members by assisting with food distribution, living necessities and other resources for everyone with respect, dignity and without judgment or prejudice.
Ellicott Helping Hands
719-683-3240
Ellicott Helping Hands offers food assistance, participates in the USDA commodities program, and serves the Eastern El Paso County area.
Fresh Start Center
719-495-3123
Formerly High Plains Helping Hands. Offers emergency food assistance residents in Northeast El Paso County.
Good News Foundation
719-638-8985
Food pantry for zip code 80909.
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
719-392-5782
Emergency food supply for those living in the zip codes: 80817, 80911, 80925.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
719-596-0661
Holy Cross Lutheran Church offers food assistance.
Manna Ministries
719-635-1057
Manna is the food ministry arm of the Church of the Lord of Glory. Manna is a food bank that supplies food to local pantries, ministries, and churches for distribution throughout the Pikes Peak region and beyond. The ministry has reached into many rural areas across central and eastern Colorado and central and western Kansas. If you need food, call or come.
Meadows Park Community Center
719-385-7940
Call for more information
Mercy's Gate
719-277-7470
Faith based organization providing a wide range of services.
Salvation Army
719- 636-3891
Salvation Army Family Services provides assistance to people experiencing life crises. Some services include: food, clothing, utilities, Christmas assistance and various emergency needs.
Salvation Army - Fountain Valley
719-382-1182
Helps struggling families and individuals avoid falling into the cycle of crisis by supplementing their income with utility payments. Also provides monthly food boxes see website to apply.
Sanctuary Church
719-634-7232
Open 1pm -3pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month.
Springs Rescue Mission
719-632-1822
Helps the chronically homeless and financially struggling citizens of El Paso County with entry shelters, resource centers, sober living, food assistance, ect. Shelter includes 346 beds (plus additional mats during extreme conditions) for men. Women’s Shelter provides 104 beds. Also provides meals and food boxes. Meals served Monday - Sunday at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
St. Dominic Catholic Church
719-392-7653
Food pantry available for zip codes: 80817, 80911, 80913, 80925.
St. John's Baptist Church Food Bank
719-634-5687
Food pantry services.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church Food Bank
719-598-3595
Food pantry services.
Open Hours: Friday 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tri-Lakes Cares
719-481-4864
Tri-Lakes Cares is a community based, volunteer supported resource center whose purpose is to improve people’s lives through emergency, self-sufficiency and relief programs such as food, rent, utilities, and medical assistance.
Trinity United Methodist Church Food Bank
719-633-9295
Provides food pantry services.
Open Hours: Tuesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
True Spirit Baptist Church Food Bank
719-575-9287
Provides food pantry services.
Open Hours: Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Voces Unidas for Justice
720-588-8219
Food boxes provided. Call for more information
Westside CARES
719-389-0759
Westside CARES is an ecumenical and interfaith, nonprofit collaboration providing crisis human services such as food pantries, medical, rent, and utilities assistance. Services are available for those living west of I-25. Hours: Monday – Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Thursday evenings, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
WIC El Paso County Health
719-578-3199
Provides qualifying women and children with supplemental food, education on nutrition topics, and referrals to community programs.
El Paso County Department of Human Services
719-636-0000
The Department of Human Services strives to protect our most vulnerable citizens while giving them efficient access to the services provided by local, state and federal governments including food assistance. They aim to keep families together and help them to become self-sufficient. They work closely with community organizations to stretch the safety net we provide even further.
WIC El Paso County Health
719-578-3199
Provides qualifying women and children with supplemental food, education on nutrition topics, and referrals to community programs.
Food Assistance Resources - Food/Seniors
Rural Area Meals Program (RAMP)
719-520-6471
Assorted frozen and shelf stable meals are available to seniors in order to ensure that they are eating nutritious foods. Seniors in Colorado Springs must be homebound to qualify and any senior outside of Colorado Springs residing in El Paso County are eligible for these meals. A supply of up to 14 meals can be delivered to seniors’ homes every other week.
Silver Key Community Connections
719-884-2304
Provides nutritious meals in a congregate social setting to eligible diners, promotes good health through nutrition and reduces loneliness by offering the opportunity to socialize and be with others by adding quality of life.
Silver Key Senior Services
719-884-2300
Silver Key’s Case Management team assists seniors and their families as they navigate the aging process which can include emergency assistance for rent and utilities. Silver key also offers a number of food services ranging from an emergency pantry, to lunches, to Meals on Wheels.
Housing Resources
Many housing programs require you to complete a Housing Survey (VI-SPDAT). You can do so at many locations, including the Salvation Army, the Springs Rescue Mission, and the Marian House. Just ask a staff member about the Housing Survey.
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
800-877-2432
CHFA invests in affordable housing and community development. They offer financial resources to strengthen homeownership, affordable rental housing, and businesses.
Colorado Springs Housing Authority
719-387-6700
Offers several housing assistance programs. Call for more information
Family Life Services
719-632-4661
Family Life Services provides a two-year supportive housing program (limited to 9 families) and unique support services to female head of household families. Application to supportive housing program is available by referral only; please seek assistance via Family Connections, TESSA, or DHS.
Greccio Housing
719-475-1422
Provides stable, safe, affordable housing. Call for more information
Homeward Pikes Peak
719-473-5557
Sober Living Transitional Housing Program partially sponsored by HUD.
Ithaka
719-578-1629
Provides Low Barrier Transitional and Service-Enhanced Transitional Housing for single men ages 25+.
Partners in Housing
719-473-8890
Provides one-year transitional housing and supportive services for homeless families.
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity
719-475-7800
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity builds affordable homes. The homes give low-income families the chance to experience the pride, dignity, and self-sufficiency of homeownership.
Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust
719-447-9300
RMCLT is a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency that partners with low-income families in homeownership, provides First Time Home Buyer workshops, and assists families with foreclosure prevention.
Mental Health Resources
Another Life Foundation
(719) 216-7238
Help battling mental illness and suicidal behaviors. Assistance applying for SSDI and SSI, Social Security Benefits. Public Awareness Campaigns, Minority Mental Health Professionals Resources, Speakers' Bureau, SOAR (Social Security Appointed Representatives Services).
Cedar Springs Hospital
719-633-4114
Cedar Springs Hospital is a mental health facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. They provide inpatient and outpatient services for pediatrics, adolescents and adults. Treatment options range from inpatient acute care, residential and dual diagnosis rehabilitation to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
Colorado Community Health Alliance
719-598-1540
Colorado Community Health Alliance (CCHA) is the Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) regional organization serving the counties of Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, El Paso, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park and Teller. Offers support through Care Coordination by connecting Medicaid members to needed providers and community resources; has list of options for Medicaid primary care providers, Medicaid behavioral health providers, and Medicaid Substance abuse providers. Transportation to medical appointments for medicaid patients can be arranged.
Diversus Health (formerly Aspenpointe)
719-572-6100
844-493-8255 (Mental health crisis line)
Diversus Health provides behavioral health care to our community. Our continuum of care includes mental health and substance abuse services as well as career and education enhancement programs for individuals and families.
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Colorado Springs
(719) 473-8477
All programs and services are offered at no cost.
Offers education, support, and advocacy for individuals and families who are navigating mental illness.
Peak View Behavioral Health
(719) 444-8484
Provides compassionate and highly effective mental health treatment options, utilizing a collaborative team approach to care.
Catholic Charities - Counseling Services
719-866-6535
Catholic Charities caring, competent licensed professional counselors offer a variety of counseling services in a comfortable and compassionate environment, providing hope and encouragement. Services are offered on a sliding scale, based upon ability to pay.
Catholic Charities - Family Connections at Helen Hunt Campus
719-578-1222
Provides services for families with minor children who are homeless, on the verge of homelessness, or low income. Services include case management with onsite child care while you meet with a case manager, limited financial assistance, access to computers, gas and bus pass assistance, and more.
Center on Fathering
719-634-7797
Offers a continuum of services designed to meet the needs of fathers in our community: Education/Training, Support Groups, Outreach, and Resource/Referral.
Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center
719-591-2724
The Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center offers options counsel, support and alternatives to those facing an unexpected pregnancy. All services at the are free of charge, including: pregnancy tests, STD testing, ultrasounds (limited)and emergency assistance such as diapers, formula, and maternity and baby clothing.
Community Outreach Center
719-347-7638
We serve as a “hub” for services and resources that sustain a strong, vibrant, healthy community on the rural plains of eastern El Paso County.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
719-635-3585
A wide variety of individualized services for people with disabilities to allow them to reach their employment goals.
El Paso County Public Health
719-578-3199
El Paso County Public Health's programs include both those mandated by state statute as well as those that reflect the unique needs of El Paso County.
Homeward Pikes Peak
719-473-5557
Sober Living Transitional Housing Program partially sponsored by HUD.
Independence Center
719-471-8181
The Independence Center is a local nonprofit organization that provides traditional and self-directed home health care, independent living, and advocacy services for people with disabilities. These services range from providing peer support, skills classes, and employment assistance to individuals and advocacy to affect change within and outside the disabilities system.
Inside Out Youth Services
719-328-1056
IOYS builds access, equity, and power with LGBTQIA2+ young people, through leadership, advocacy, community-building, education, and peer support.
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center
719-247-8190
719-464-4647 (24 hr crisis line)
The organization’s mission is committed to changing the narrative of underserved individuals, families and youth who have been impacted by various forms of Trauma.
Lutheran Family Services
719-227-7571
Founded in 1948 to provide adoptive placement for babies, over time programs were added to meet new community needs: birth parent counseling, foster care, aging services, international adoptions, services to refugees, aid following disasters, and parent education.
Neighborhood Justice Center
719-520-6000
The Neighborhood Justice Center (NJC) was developed to help citizens peacefully resolve disputes through mediation. It offers an alternative to traditional court hearings.
Phoenix Multisport
719-434-3387
The Phoenix’s mission is to build a sober active community that fuels resilience and harnesses the transformational power of connection so that together we rise, recover, and live.
Servicios de la Raza
303-458-5851
Servicios de la Raza’s mission is to provide and educated for culturally responsive, essential human services and opportunities. Includes statewide services in mental health (spanish speaking).
Springs Recovery Connection
719-465-2295
Springs Recovery Connection is community-based citizens, in long term recovery, who want to educate, mentor, and advocate for recovery and long-term recovery solutions. They support all roads to recovery.
TESSA
719-633-3819 (Crisis line)
719-633-1462
TESSA’s Safehouse provides emergency shelter, food, case management, counseling, and support to female survivors and their children. The Safehouse Program can provide short-term safe shelter vouchers for local hotels to male victims and their children.
UCHealth Genetic Counseling
719-365-6845
Although most cancers occur sporadically, some people may develop cancer due to hereditary changes in cancer predisposition genes. Individuals who want to know if they have an increased likelihood of developing certain cancers or if they inherited a gene that contributed to their own or a family member’s cancer should consult with a genetic counselor for risk assessment, possible genetic testing and risk-reduction information.
Voces Unidas for Justice
720-588-8219
Voces Unidas for Justice provides an environment for Latin@s embracing the richness of our identities while building empowerment & leadership around issues of justice, equality, & safety; with the main objectives of access to safety services, creating community-based advocacy for accessing social networks and services, and building community leadership in order to end domestic and sexual violence, and stalking for all people.
Military Family Resources
Visit website: www.research.ppld.org/military-veterans/local-agencies for more information on these resources. Click on each resource for more information.
Armed Services YMCA
The Armed Service YMCA provides programs for 500,000 young enlisted soldiers, sailors, and airmen, and their families each year with the help of donors and volunteers.
Blue Star Families
We bridge the gap between military family communities and the general public. Through our partnerships, Blue Star Families provides free resources, services, and opportunities to more than 1.5 million military family members—making military life more sustainable.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America -- Military Programs
For over two decades, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the U.S. Armed Services have partnered to help children of military families face the unique challenges of military life. Today, this enduring partnership continues to provide children of military personnel with critical youth development programs and activities, giving families the vital support they need.
Deployment Kids
Provides activities for children of deployed soldiers, letter writing guides, distance calculators, downloads, journals, and more.
Military Child Education Coalition
The work of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. A 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization, the MCEC performs research, develops resources, conducts professional institutes and conferences, and develops and publishes resources for all constituencies.
Military Kids Connect
Military Kids Connect (MKC) is an online community for military children (ages 6-17 yr old) that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support children dealing with the unique psychological challenges of military life.
Military Kids Life magazine
MILITARY KIDS' LIFE is a quarterly print magazine for kids.
Military OneSource
Assistance for all active duty military members and their family members with navigating the military system, counseling, and support.
National Military Family Association
Through the support and programs we provide, and our respected voice on Capitol Hill, at the Pentagon and Veterans Administration, the NMFA looks out for the families who stand behind the uniform and for those who serve.
Operation Purple
Operation Purple offers free camp experiences for military kids. Does your family have a service member returning from a deployment, gearing up to deploy, or finding a new normal after an injury? Let us help your child prepare and cope. When your military kid attends Operation Purple Camp (OPC), they’ll thrive in an environment with fully trained counselors and camp staff experienced in helping children adapt and overcome the stressors of military life.
Our Military Kids
Our Military Kids, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supports children, ages 5-12th grade, of deployed National Guard and Reserve service members and children of wounded warriors from all service branches.
Scholarships for Military Children Program
Sponsored by Fisher House and Military Commissaries, this scholarship provides funding for military children planning to enroll in a four year college program.
ThanksUSA
ThanksUSA provides college, technical and vocational school, need-based scholarships for the children and spouses of U.S. military personnel.
Tutor.com for Military Families
Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, is a program that allows eligible students (grades K-12) and service members in U.S. military families to connect to a live tutor online at any time for one-to-one help with homework, studying, test prep, proofreading and more at no cost.
USO Programs
The United Service Organization (USO) offers a range of programs to help active duty servicemembers stay connected to their families.
Parenting/Pregnancy Resources
Catholic Charities - Counseling Services
719-866-6535
Catholic Charities caring, competent licensed professional counselors offer a variety of counseling services in a comfortable and compassionate environment, providing hope and encouragement. Services are offered on a sliding scale, based upon ability to pay.
Catholic Charities - Family Connections at Helen Hunt Campus
719-578-1222
Provides services for families with minor children who are homeless, on the verge of homelessness, or low income. Services include case management with onsite child care while you meet with a case manager, limited financial assistance, access to computers, gas and bus pass assistance, and more.
Center on Fathering
719-634-7797
Offers a continuum of services designed to meet the needs of fathers in our community: Education/Training, Support Groups, Outreach, and Resource/Referral.
Child Protective Services
1-844-264-5437
From the El Paso County Department of Human Services. Provides contact information to report abuse and/or neglect.
Colorado Safe Haven for Newborns
1-888-510-2229
Colorado Safe Haven for Newborns are a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing infant abandonment by teaching about the Safe Haven Law. Their vision is to protect desperate parents, unwanted newborns and the community from the tragedy of an abandoned baby through awareness of the Colorado Safe Haven Law.
Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center
719-591-2724
The Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center offers options counsel, support and alternatives to those facing an unexpected pregnancy. All services at the are free of charge, including: pregnancy tests, STD testing, ultrasounds (limited)and emergency assistance such as diapers, formula, and maternity and baby clothing.
Life Network
719-591-2609
The mission of Life Network is to cultivate a community that values life through the love of Christ. They achieve this by: presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ, providing life-affirming alternative to abortion, p1omoting sexual integrity & healthy decisions, empowering parents to be healthy & hopeful, giving hope and healing post-abortion, engaging the community to advance life
Lutheran Family Services
719-227-7571
The issues encountered daily by LFSRM staff and volunteers include unintended pregnancy, family violence, child abuse and neglect, the impact of man-made and natural disasters, older adult isolation, and the plight of refugees and documented immigrants. LFSRM develops and provides programs that not only respond to such issues, but also help to prevent these situations from occurring in the first place.
Planned Parenthood
719-475-7162
Planned Parenthood health centers offer a wide range of services including: women's health care, men's health care, general health care, birth control, pregnancy (testing and services), HIV and STD testing,
Safe Families for Children
719-357-7080
Safe Families for Children – Pikes Peak serves the Colorado Springs and surrounding area. We’re committed to serving families in crisis by partnering with local churches, where families open their homes and lives to vulnerable children.
Shelters-Families
Family Promise
719-329-1244
Family Promise provides transitional shelter and supportive services to homeless families and those at immediate risk to experience homelessness.
New Promise Family Shelter
719-358-6220
Low-barrier shelter for families. Call for more information
Partners in Housing
719-473-8890
Provides one-year transitional housing and supportive services for homeless families.
Salvation Army - RJ Montgomery Shelter
719-578-9190
Accommodates families and individuals and shelters up to 220 homeless every night. Includes dinner and informal breakfast.
Shelters- Women
Dream Center - Mary's Home
719-301-5411
Mary’s Home is faith-based supportive housing program for single mothers and children who are working to exit homelessness permanently.
Gospel Homes for Women
719-291-3406
3-6 month sober living home for women. Call for more information
Salvation Army - RJ Montgomery Shelter
719-578-9190
Accommodates families and individuals and shelters up to 220 homeless every night. Includes dinner and informal breakfast.
Springs Rescue Mission
719-632-1822
Helps the chronically homeless and financially struggling citizens of El Paso County with entry shelters, resource centers, sober living, food assistance, ect. Shelter includes 346 beds. Women’s Shelter also provides meals and food boxes. Meals served Monday - Sunday at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Shelters-Youth
Dale House Project
719-471-0642
Dale House reaches out to delinquent, neglected, and abused teenagers who cannot return home. Within the context of community living, their goal is to teach youth the skills necessary to live independently.
The Place (formerly Urban Peak)
719-630-3223
The Place Colorado Springs emergency shelter, is a 20-bed facility for youth ages 15 through 20.
Shelters-Domestic Violence
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center
719-247-8190
719-464-4647 (24 hr crisis line)
The organization’s mission is committed to changing the narrative of underserved individuals, families and youth who have been impacted by various forms of Trauma.
TESSA
719-633-3819 (Crisis line)
719-633-1462
TESSA’s Safehouse provides emergency shelter, food, case management, counseling, and support to female survivors and their children. The Safehouse Program can provide short-term safe shelter vouchers for local hotels to male victims and their children.
Shelters- Veterans
Crawford House
719-477-1639
Crawford House program provides safe emergency housing for veterans in the Colorado Springs area who are homeless and receiving VA-provided mental health care.
Rocky Mountain Human Services
855-838-7428
Homes for All Veterans provides a wide range of services designed to promote housing stability and alleviate chronic homelessness. Walk-ins for assessment and applications are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 8am-5pm.
Shelters- Men
Salvation Army - RJ Montgomery Shelter
719-578-9190
Accommodates families and individuals and shelters up to 220 homeless every night. Includes dinner and informal breakfast.
Springs Rescue Mission
719-632-1822
Helps the chronically homeless and financially struggling citizens of El Paso County with entry shelters, resource centers, sober living, food assistance, ect. Shelter includes 346 beds (plus additional mats during extreme conditions) for men. Women’s Shelter provides 104 beds. Also provides meals and food boxes. Meals served Monday - Sunday at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Weatherization and Utilities Resources
Colorado Low Income Telephone Assistance Program
1-800-782-0721
Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service for eligible low-income consumers to help ensure they have the opportunities and security that telephone service affords,
Community Outreach Center
719-347-7638
We serve as a “hub” for services and resources that sustain a strong, vibrant, healthy community on the rural plains of eastern El Paso County.
Energy Resource Center
719-591-0772
The Energy Resource Center is a non-profit organization that helps income-qualified families maintain a safe and healthy quality of life by making critical energy efficiency improvements to their homes.
LEAP
1-866-432-8435
LEAP is a federally funded program that helps eligible hard-working Colorado families, seniors and individuals pay a portion of their winter home heating costs.
Mercy's Gate
719-277-7470
Faith based organization providing a wide range of services.
Project COPE
719-448-4800
Project COPE provides utilities payment assistance to families and individuals struggling financially due to a personal crisis or emergency
Red Cross
719-632-3563
The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado serves the southeast portion of Colorado including the counties of Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo and Teller counties. The Pikes Peak Chapter also serves as the Service to Armed Forces station for Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Salvation Army
719- 636-3891
Salvation Army Family Services provides assistance to people experiencing life crises. Some services include: food, clothing, utilities, Christmas assistance and various emergency needs.
Salvation Army - Fountain Valley
719-382-1182
Helps struggling families and individuals avoid falling into the cycle of crisis by supplementing their income with utility payments. Also provides monthly food boxes see website to apply.
Silver Key Senior Services
719-884-2300
Silver Key’s Case Management team assists seniors and their families as they navigate the aging process which can include emergency assistance for rent and utilities. Silver key also offers a number of food services ranging from an emergency pantry, to lunches, to Meals on Wheels.
Tri-Lakes Cares
719-481-4864
Tri-Lakes Cares is a community based, volunteer supported resource center whose purpose is to improve people’s lives through emergency, self-sufficiency and relief programs such as food, rent, utilities, and medical assistance.
Westside CARES
719-389-0759
Westside CARES is an ecumenical and interfaith, nonprofit collaboration providing crisis human services such as food pantries, medical, rent, and utilities assistance. Services are available for those living west of I-25. Hours: Monday – Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Thursday evenings, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
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School Contacts
360 Command View
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
Phone: (719) 576-9838
Fax: (719) 466-6537
Email: info@cmacs.org
Office Hours
Summer: 8:00-4:00 (M-F)
