Resources - Colorado College

ACORN
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate-income families. Our priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools.
www.acorn.org

American Cancer Society
The ACS is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives from cancer, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, and service.
www.cancer.org

American Red Cross, Pikes Peak Chapter
American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization run by volunteers that provides relief to victims or disasters & helps people prevent, prepare for, & respond to emergencies.
www.redcross.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pikes Peak YMCA
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pikes Peak YMCA is a non-profit organization that matches children from single-parent families with adult, volunteer mentors to be role models & friends.
www.ppymca.org

Bijou House
The Bijou House provides housing to the indigent. Contact for AMA.

Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region
The Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region is a youth guidance organization providing daily, comprehensive, varied supervised programs helping youth ages 7-18 develop self-esteem and learn to make healthy choices.
www.bgcpp.org

Care & Share
Care & Share is a food bank located in Colorado Springs. They provide for more than 200 human service organizations that serve children, families and the elderly throughout the 31 counties of Southern Colorado.
www.careandshare.org

CASA of Colorado Springs, Inc.
CASA trains community volunteers to advocate for abused & neglected children caught in the legal & social services system.
www.casappr.org/

Catamount Institute
Catamount Institute is a premier field school integrating research, education and leadership programs that foster a sustainable environment by expanding human awareness of our interdependence with ecological systems.
http://www.catamountinstitute.org/

Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs
Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs provides a variety of social services to the community.
www.ccharitiescs.org

Child Nursery Centers
The Child Nursery Centers is a not for profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1897. No other early learning program in the Pikes Peak region offers families such comprehensive and affordable services.
www.cscnc.org

Children’s Literacy Center
To provide tutoring, at no cost, for first, second & third graders who are behind grade level in reading, utilizing volunteer tutors; the program is 12 weeks per session. Contact for CLC.
www.peakreader.org

Colorado Gear-Up
Our Vision is to engage and enable Colorado's low-income and academically needy students and to encourage and support their path to college access and success. Paradoxically (and disproportionately), Colorado's highly educated population includes far too few of Colorado's high school graduates.
www.coloradogearup.org

Colorado Legal Services
Providing help for low-income Coloradans seeking civil legal information. The site has self-help legal information, where to find no or low-cost legal help and whether you qualify for that help, court information and more!
www.coloradolegalservices.org

Colorado Springs fine Arts Center
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center provides a cultural resource in the visual & performing arts & arts education
www.csfineartscenter.org/index.asp

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural
The Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department provides recreation opportunities in sports & leisure activities for people of all ages; also plans & develops parks & maintains 10,600 acres of park land in 159 parks & 80,000 street & park trees in the city
www.colorado-springs.com/parksrec/index

Colorado Springs School District #11
Colorado Springs largest school district. The Colorado Springs School District No. 11 community empowers every student to become a successful, educated, lifelong learner and responsible citizen.
www.d11.org

Community Partnership for Child Development
Community Partnership for Child Development provides early childhood development & family programs for children, prenatal through 5. Contact for HeadStart
www.cpcdheadstart.org

Ecumenical Social Ministries
ESM provides emergency, low-income social services & educational programs.
www.ecusomin.org

El Paso county parks and Nature Centers
The mission of the El Paso County Parks Department, as responsible stewards of acquired public lands within a regional park system, is to enhance the quality of life and well-being of the citizens of El Paso County by:acquiring, developing, maintaining and preserving regional parks, trails and open space for outdoor recreation and leisure opportunities;providing responsible resource management and protection of large preserves of public lands characterized by unique and outstanding natural environments and geologic features; and providing natural and cultural history interpretation, education and information services to visitors.
www.co.el-paso.co.us/Parks/nature/nature.asp

El Paso county Search and Rescue
EPCSAR provides search and rescue services primarily in the jurisdiction of El Paso County, Colorado, under the authority of the El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa. However, the team also responds to requests for assistance from other counties through a cooperative arrangement with the Colorado Search and Rescue Board (CSRB).
www.epscar.org

Girl Scouts of Colorado
Girl Scouts-Wagon Wheel Council provides programs for girls, aged 5-17, that develop leadership skills, values, & life-skills to prepare them for adult life.
www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org

Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of domesticated animals. The Humane Society serves the community by rescuing and caring for animals in distress, re-uniting lost pets with their owners, finding loving homes for homeless animals, and teaching people how to properly care for and respect their animals.
www.humancecolospgs.org

Inside/Out Youth Services
The mission of Inside/Out Youth Services is to support at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth.
www.insideoutys.org

Interfaith Hospitality Network
Interfaith Hospitality Network is a secular, nonprofit organization that partners with area congregations and social service agencies to provide shelter, meals, support services and hope for families in need. Eligible families are assigned safe, clean rooms in churches or synagogues, not in private homes. It is a transitional facility that works with people with a demonstrable commitment to bettering their lives.
www.ihn-cos.org

Ithaca Land Trust

http://www.canpo.org/

Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc.
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc. provides economic education programs to children in the elementary, junior high, & high school age groups.
www.ja.org

Leadership Pikes Peak
Leadership Pikes Peak is a non-profit organization offering community-focused leadership development programs, providing the hands-on opportunities and knowledge necessary to create community in the Pikes Peak region. More than 1,000 of this community's leaders have graduated from Leadership Pikes Peak since 1980.
www.leadershippikespeak.org

Liza’s Place
A gospel home for women to help incarcerated, poor, and homeless individuals (and families) restore their lives through the Love of Jesus, Bible truths, and self-discipline.
www.gospel-home.org

Lutheran Family Services’ Refugee
Lutheran Family Services’ Refugee works with the Department of Human Services to find suitable temporary or permanent homes for children in State custody.
www.lfsco.org

Memorial Hospital
City of Colorado Springs run hospital.
www.memorialhealthsystem.com/wps/wcm/connect/MH

Odyssey Health Care
Our interdisciplinary teams of care providers serve patients in their own homes, nursing homes, long-term care or assisted living facilities or hospitals.
www.odyssey-healthcare.com/local/local_cosprings.asp

One nation Walking Together
One Nation Walking Together is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of Native Americans. Together we rehabilitate communities by improving shelter and providing medical aid, educational programs, and food supplies through programs that cross cultural barriers while respecting individual differences. One Nation Walking Together promotes public awareness of the plight and aspirations of Native Americans.
www.onenationco.org/organization/mission.php

Partners in Housing
Partners in Housing provides transitional housing and the tools to achieve self-sufficiency for homeless families
www.partnersinhousing.org

Penrose/St. Francis health Care System
Centura Health is a nonprofit, faith-based health care system dedicated to improving the lives of the people in our communities.
www.penrosestfrancis.org

PFLAG
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors.
http://members.tde.com/pflagcos

Pikes Peak Gay and Lesbian Community Center
he Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center (PPGLCC) was incorporated in 1981, making it one of the oldest gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered organizations in Colorado Springs. Recently, the focus has shifted from serving as a social club to serving the community at large as advocates for the GLBT community, provider of social & support services, and a clearing house for resource information for the Colorado Springs Community.
http://members.tde.com/pflagcos

Pikes Peak habitat for Humanity
The mission of Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is to provide simple, decent places for families to live through building and rehabilitating homes in partnership with the community and prospective homeowners.
www.pikespeakhabitat.org

Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care
Pikes Peak Hospice is a non-profit, community supported organization committed to a unique concept of compassionate care providing physical, emotional, & spiritual care for the terminally ill & their loved ones.
www.pikespeakhospice.org

Pikes Peak Justice & Peace commission
An organazation striving towards justice and peace locally and globally.

Pikes Peak United Way
United Way is the philanthropic vehicle through which residents channel their dollars, time & talents to meet health & human service needs in the community
www.ppunitedway.org

Pikes Peak Workforce
To provide a comprehensive & dynamic Workforce Development System for the Pikes Peak region in which the job seeker can obtain sustainable employment & employers can obtain & maintain productive employees.
www.ppwfc.org

Planned Parenthood East Side
Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive reproductive health care services and education to women and men.
www.plannedparenthood.org/centerDetails.asp?id=126

Planned Parenthood West Side
Planned Parenthood provides gynecological services and counseling to women. The Westside clinic provides abortion counseling and is the only Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs to perform abortions.
www.plannedparenthood.org/centerDetails.asp?id=125

Project Angel Heart
Project Angel Heart promotes the health, dignity and self-sufficiency
of people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses
by providing nutritious, home-delivered meals with care and compassion.
www.projectangelheart.org/

Raphah Institute
Raphah Institute for Total Wellness, Inc. is all about wellness. TOTAL WELLNESS! So many people are sick - Spiritually, Mentally, Physically, and Socially. Sick people make for sick families. Sick families make for a sick society. Sick societies make for a sick world. Take a look around and there is no denying that this is a sick world. Each year there are billions of dollars, spent on thousands of programs, by hundreds of thousands of people trying to get well. Yet people are still sick. Depressions, psychosis, heart disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cancer claim the lives of many. Divorce, debt, crime, poverty, and illiteracy pervade our world. Why!
www.raphahinstitute.org/pr01.htm

Rocky Mountain Field Institute
Trail Maintenance
www.rmfi.org/

Roundup Fellowship
Roundup Fellowship is a non-profit organization serving people with developmental disabilities and associated behavior problems since 1973. Our goal is to promote dignity in all relationships while helping people with disabilities become as productive and independent as possible. Roundup Fellowship is dedicated to providing a genuine community alternative to people with conditions such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, or those who display physical aggression or self-abusiveness.
www.rup.org/

Safe Passage
At Safe Passage, they help each child begin to heal by providing a safe enviroment and a caring team of professionals to support them through difficult trauma.
www.safepassagecac.org/

Salvation Army New Hope Center
Open 24 hours/day, the shelter provides services for the homeless. The shelter provides cots, blankets, showers, basic hygiene items, diapers, washer and dryer, laundry supplies, coffee, cold breakfast and supper.
www.tsacs.org/

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
Backcountry conservation work.
www.sevilleta.unm.edu/contact/telephone

Silver Key Senior Services
Silver Key Senior Services' goals are to promote independence, living independently in the home, fulfilling basic & social needs, relieving the many burdens of old age, & preserving dignity & self-respect.
http://silverkey.org/

Southern Colorado AIDS Project
The mission of the Southern Colorado AIDS Project (S-CAP) is to provide caring, empowering and culturally sensitive services, support and hope to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in southern Colorado; to deliver effective, research-based prevention programs that target high risk populations within our service area; to educate our communities regarding HIV transmission and other issues pertinent to the elimination of this epidemic.
www.s-cap.org/

Springs Rescue Mission
The goal of Springs Rescue Mission is to transform broken lives with the good news of Jesus Christ, serving the poor, homeless and addicted by ministering to the whole person. We purpose to change the quality of our community, one person at a time.
www.springsrescuemission.org

St. Baldricks
St. Baldrick's began as a casual conversation between friends and has exploded into the world's biggest volunteer-driven fundraising program for childhood cancer! Events have taken place in 10 countries and 42 US states, raising over $20 million, and shaving more than 26,000 heads.
www.stbaldricks.org/

TESSA (Trust, Education, Safety, Support, Action)
The Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, a private, non-profit organization, was founded in 1977 as a referral service for victims of domestic violence and their children. The Center includes a variety of comprehensive services -- emergency shelter, counseling, support groups, a 24-hour Crisis Line, a children's program and community education. They currently are in need of volunteers to help in many areas -- assisting clients with the Temporary Restraining Order process and court; helping at the temporary emergency shelter for victimes and their children; providing telephone crisis intervention, information, and referral services on our 24-Hour Helpline; educating groups and individuals on domestic violence prevention; generating support through Community Education, Fundraising, Speakers Bureau, Public Relations and Special Events; observing and documenting violence court proceedings; assisting victims in high-risk domestic violence situations; occasionally helping at special events scheduled throughout the year.
www.tessacs.org/index2.asp?category=3816EE320A4C46EAB58E8CE99EF1F928

U.S. Association of Blind Athletes
USABA, a member organization of the US Olympic Committee, is a non-profit providing training for blind and visually impaired athletes
www.usaba.org

Urban league Child Development Center
Working toward the equality & advancement of Black & other minorities, single parents, & other disadvantaged individuals & their families; providing opportunities for successful lives through education & employment; serving to improve community welfare, cultural relations, & quality of life among all people.
www.nul.org/index.html

Volunteer Center of the Pikes Peak region
Volunteer clearinghouse, recruitment, training, consulting with organizations related to volunteer management.
www.ppnp.org/volunteer/

Women’s resource Agency, Inc.
The Women's Resource Agency offers employment & career counseling for al women, many of whom have been separated, divorced, widowed, have a disabled spouse, or are married & have been out of the work force for a number of years
www.womens-resources.org

Zach’s Place
Zach's Place was established to provide families in the Colorado Springs area a place for respite/childcare for their handicapped children. Zach's Place offers active, structured, and free play. It also teaches life-skills & socialization skills. Guest speakers are invited each month for the children & their parents.
www.sksfcolorado.org/zach's_place.htm