Your one-stop, no-shame, “we’ve-got-you” roundup for food, housing, bills, health, safety, and more. Share this with a friend—help spreads like honey. 🍯

🚨 Start Here: Quick-Connect Help

• 2-1-1 Colorado — Call/text/visit for live navigation to local food, housing, utility, diaper, legal & more. 211colorado.org+2211colorado.org+2
  
  

• Apply for State Benefits (SNAP/Medicaid/Child Care) — Use Colorado PEAK or your county office. El Paso County Human Services+1
  
  

🥗 Food Help

• Care and Share Food Bank — Find nearby pantries/mobile markets across Southern CO (incl. El Paso, Teller, Douglas partners). Care and Share+1
  
  

• SECOR Cares (Douglas/Arapahoe/Elbert) — Free Food Market in Parker; check hours. SECOR Cares+1
  
  

• Douglas County Food Bank List — County directory of pantries (SECOR, St. Elizabeth’s, etc.). Douglas County
  
  

• Teller County — Little Chapel Food Pantry (Divide) & Aspen Mine Center programs (Cripple Creek/Victor). cocamc.org+3Little Chapel Food Pantry+3graceslist.org+3
  
  

• Tri-Lakes Cares (Monument / N. El Paso) — No-cost market + case management. Tri-Lakes Cares+1
  
  

🏠 Housing & Shelter / Family Stability

• Partners in Housing (El Paso) — 1-year transitional housing & support for families with children. Partners in Housing+1
  
  

• Greccio Housing (El Paso) — Affordable rental communities + resident services. Greccio Housing
  
  

• Homeward Pikes Peak (El Paso) — Permanent supportive housing, recovery & family-focused programs (incl. The Commons; Harbor House accepts single dads). Homeward Pikes Peak+2Homeward Pikes Peak+2
  
  

• Springs Rescue Mission (El Paso) — Meals, shelter campus, health and recovery services. springsrescuemission.org+1
  
  

• Help & Hope Center (Douglas/Elbert) — Emergency food, clothing, rental/utility support, limited shelter. helpandhopecenter.org+1
  
  

• Aspen Mine Center (Teller) — “One-stop” resource hub: food, clothing, energy help, employment, case management. cocamc.org+1
  
  

💡 Utilities & Bills

• LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) — Seasonal heating help; one-time payment to your utility. Apply or call 1-866-HEAT-HELP. Colorado Department of Human Services+1
  
  

• Energy Outreach Colorado — Emergency bill payment, furnace repair, efficiency upgrades; LEAP guidance. energyoutreach.org+2energyoutreach.org+2
  
  

🧸 Kids, Parents & Health

• WIC (El Paso County Public Health) — Nutrition benefits + breastfeeding support (multiple clinic sites; one number: 719-578-3199). El Paso County Public Health+1
  
  

• Peak Vista Community Health Centers — Medical/dental/behavioral health; sliding-fee program; Homeless Health Center. peakvista.org+1
  
  

• Tri-Lakes Cares — Help with prescriptions/co-pays & transportation along with food/housing. Tri-Lakes Cares
  
  

🛡️ Safety & Counseling

• TESSA — 24/7 Safe Line 719-633-3819, safehouse, advocacy, counseling for survivors of domestic/sexual violence (El Paso & Douglas support). tessacs.org+2tessacs.org+2
  
  

• Catholic Charities of Central CO — Family services, counseling, housing assistance; Marian House. ccharitiescc.org+1
  
  

📍 County-By-County Quick Picks

• El Paso County: Partners in Housing; Greccio; Springs Rescue Mission; Tri-Lakes Cares (north); WIC/PEAK via county; Care & Share network. Care and Share+6Partners in Housing+6Greccio Housing+6
  
  

• Teller County: Community Partnership Family Resource Center (Divide); Little Chapel Food Pantry; Aspen Mine Center. cocamc.org+3cpteller.org+3cpteller.org+3
  
  

• Douglas County: Help & Hope Center; SECOR Cares; county food bank directory. helpandhopecenter.org+2SECOR Cares+2
  
  

🐝 Buzzy’s Quick Tips

• Screenshot this list & save to your phone. 📲
  
  

• Call before you go—hours/eligibility can change.
  
  

• It’s okay to ask for help. Today’s “assist” becomes tomorrow’s comeback story. 💛
  
  

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