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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEBThe Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources guide is a list of services available in El Paso County. The guide is maintained by the Pikes Peak Library District. For additional information, you can visit HelpCOS. Call 211 from your home phone or 719-955-0742 from your cell phone for resource referrals within El Paso County.

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Websites and Resources

WEBThis guide is designed to help Older Adults (55+) and their families find the community, governmental, and trusted online resources that will help them be healthy and happy well into their 60s, 70s, and beyond.

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Crisis and LGBTQ+ Resources

WEBDiversus Health. Mental and Behavioral Crisis Services. If you need immediate assistance, stop by our 24-hour walk-in crisis center at 115 S. Parkside Drive, in Colorado Springs, or call our emergency crisis hotline. Peak View Behavioral Health. Call 719-444-8484 or visit the Peak View Behavioral Health website. The Trevor Project.

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LibGuides: Tough Topics: Mental Health and Suicide

WEB988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Colorado Crisis Services. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, please do not hesitate to call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or text "TALK" to 38255. These numbers will connect you to a safe and confidential crisis …

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Resources for Youth

WEBInside/Out is a program for LGBTIQ youth in Colorado Springs known for trusted, high quality and engaging youth development and recreation programs, as well as referrals for at-risk youth. NAMI Teen & Young Adult HelpLine. Available Monday Through Friday, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM ET. NAMI is proud to introduce the Teen & Young Adult …

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-471-8181 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.

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Library Science Resources

WEBALSC is committed to creating quality continuing education experiences, both in-person and online, that cover best practices for individuals serving libraries and families; early literacy initiatives and programming; and more.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB(719) 578-3199, ext 1 for Family Planning Clinic, ext 5 for Immunizations Promote and protect public health and environmental quality across El Paso County through people, prevention and partnerships Provides immunizations, vaccinations, STD testing and treatment, family planning clinic, tb testing, tobacco cessation.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-633-4114 1-800-888-1088 Cedar Springs Hospital is a mental health facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. They provide inpatient and outpatient services for pediatrics, adolescents and adults.

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Where to Get Help

WEBPPACG Senior Insurance Assistance. 719-471-2096. Provides insurance counseling and education to individuals to help better understand Medicare, your health insurance benefits, and all the benefit options available to you. Senior Insurance Assistance does not sell or endorse any insurance. They are advocates for those over 60 and those …

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-632-1822. 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.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-475-7314 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.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-247-8190 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 domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB719-471-2096 The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) offers a wide variety of services for older adults (60 and over) and their caregivers. The AAA focuses on providing services that help aging adults stay independent and secure.

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Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources

WEB1-888-496-4252 Benefits in Action is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting our diverse community with a focus on the elderly and underserved to improve their understanding, access, and utilization of food- and health-related benefits to enhance food security, health, and well-being.

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