Financial and Expense Assistance

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*If you are looking for direct financial or housing assistance, please contact one of the organizations below*

Alpha Center

1212 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 200-2853
Website: www.thealphacenter.org/
Services: A Christian medical center that can help with pregnancy tests and ultrasounds.

Catholic Charities

460 Linden Center Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 484-5010
Website: https://thearcoflarimercounty.org/event/no-barriers-caregiver-retreat/
Services: Can help with food, rent & utilities, and discounted bus passes.
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Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

Phone: (970) 498-6352
Website: www.larimer.org/humanservices/assistance/ccap.htm
Services: Daycare assistance.
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Colorado Peak

Web: https://www.colorado.gov/colorado-peak
Services: Provides information on eligibility for cash, food, and medical assistance benefits. Allows individuals to apply, review assistance benefits, and report changes to their account online.

Energy Resource Center

3543 S. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 2
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (970) 617-2801
Web: https://www.erc-co.org/
Services: The Energy Resource Center is a non-profit organization that offers free services for income-qualified households. Our mission is to help families make their homes energy efficient, increasing their quality of life while reducing monthly energy bills. Services provided include HVAC, insulation, air-leakage, hot water heaters, lighting, faucets, refrigerators and more.

Larimer County Dept. of Human Services

Fort Collins:
1501 Blue Spruce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 498-6300

Loveland:
200 Peridot Ave.
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (970) 498-6300

Estes Park:
1601 Brodie Ave.
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: (970) 498-6300

Services:

Cash Assistance
Food Assistance
Low-income Energy Assistance
Medical Assistance
Childcare Assistance
Medicare Premium Assistance

Low Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

1501 Blue Spruce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 498-7725 or (866) 432-8435
Website: www.colorado.gov/cdhs/leap
Email: leap@larimer.org
Services: Helps eligible hard-working Colorado families, seniors and individuals pay a portion of their winter home heating costs.

Maternity Assistance Program

200 W. Oak Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Website: https://www.larimer.org/health/maternal-child-and-family-health/prenatal-plus-program
Services: The Prenatal Plus Program is a Colorado State funded program for all pregnant women who are Medicaid eligible and who meet the risk criteria for the program. This program is not limited to first time mothers. The goal is to improve birth outcomes by reducing the number of low birthweight infants born to qualifying women and promote early access to prenatal care.

Medical Assistance Program

This program provides electric medical rates to customers who:

Require the use of medically necessary equipment in their household and/or
Have medical conditions requiring air conditioning during the summer billing months

Services: Depending on the medical condition of the resident, account-holders may qualify for an electric medical rate for electric costs related to the medical equipment and/or for air conditioning during the summer months.
Website: https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/residential/rates/electric/medical-assistance/

Neighbor to Neighbor

1550 Blue Spruce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 484-7498
Affordable housing program: (970) 221-1784
Website: www.n2n.org
Services:

Rent assistance
Rental counseling

Realities for Children Charities

308 East County Road 30
Fort Collins, Co 80525
Phone: (970) 484-9090
Website: www.realitiesforchildren.com/
Services:

Provides emergency funding to children in Larimer County who have been abused, neglected or are at-risk
Youth Agency Support
Provides education to the community about local child abuse problems and providing information on how people can be a part of active solutions
Youth Activities

Salvation Army

3901 South Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 207-4472
Services: Can help with food, rent, utilities, and discounted bus passes.

The Family Center/ La Familia

309 Hickory Street #5
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 221-1615
Website: www.thefamilycenterfc.org/
Email: info@thefamilycenterfc.org
Services:

Free Dental, Vision, & Hearing Screenings
Free Medicaid/CHP+ Application Assistance
Free Community Garden and Gardening Classes
Nutrition and Cooking Classes
El Nidito Early Childhood Education
Advocacy Closet & Utility Assistance
Partner Programs
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
K-6 Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
ESL Classes
Family Development Coaching

Tax Help Colorado

Tax Help Colorado offers free tax preparation assistance to families who earn less than about $54,000 a year, helping to ease the burden of commercial tax preparation costs on low-wage earners.
Multiple Colorado Locations
Website: http://www.garycommunity.org/tax-help?coords=POINT%28-105.084423%2040.5852602%29&location=Ft%20Collins&distance=5

United Way of Larimer County

525 West Oak Street, Suite 101
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: (970) 407-7000
Website: www.uwaylc.org/
Services:

Aging Services
Disaster Recovery
Donation Referrals
Food, Housing and Utility Assistance
Health & Medical Needs
Legal Assistance

Villages Affordable Housing Program

Phone: (970) 416-2910
Website: https://housingcatalyst.com/property-portfolio/discover-the-villages/
Services: Housing at affordable rates.

Disclaimer:

Please note The Arc of Larimer County does not endorse/guarantee any service listed in the resource guide. Being listed on the resource guide does not mean that the organization/person/service is affiliated with The Arc of Larimer County. This guide is meant for informational purposes only for individuals/families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We strongly suggest that individuals/family members independently verify all claims made by businesses/individuals/services on the resource guide. If you would like to make a correction to a resource or request a new listing, please contact info@arclc.org.