COVID-19 Update: Focus Points Responds
Despite the challenges we’re all facing as a result of COVID-19, Focus Points continues to support our community and continue its mission to build better communities by strengthening families.
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A message to our community,
Focus Points remains closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, per Governor and Mayor shelter-in-place orders, through April 30th with a likely extension. Despite this closure, we are still serving and impacting the low-income community we serve, and the greater Denver community as a whole, with all of our programs operating remotely.
Read the full article: Focus Points April Impact
COVID-19 Resources
- Food Assistance Denver Metro Area Food Distribution Map
- Denver Metro Emergency Food Network (meal delivery): 720-594-2065
- We Don’t Waste: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month at Focus Points Family Resource Center
- Hunger Free Colorado: Metro Denver: 720-382-2920 Across Colorado: 1-855-855-4626
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) PEAK application
- Metro Caring
- Denver (grab and go at schools and recreation centers)
- Aurora
- Adams County
- Denver County Temporary Rental and Utilities Assistance: Dial 311 ext. 6
- Adams County Housing and Utilities Assistance
- Aurora Emergency Rent Assistance: 303-738-8061 or email cshropshire@arapahoegov.com
- GES Coalition (80216 ZIP code) 720-282-3186
- Property Tax Relief (Denver County) 720-944-4347
- Denver Human Services – Rental and Housing Assistance: 720-944-4347
- Brothers Redevelopment (Denver)
- North East Denver Housing Center – Housing and Utilities Assistance 303-377-3334
- Shelters and Motel Vouchers: 720-337-0400 and 303-294-0241
- Colorado Coalition – Beacon Place: 303-629-1667
Housing Legal Support:
- Focus Points’ Workforce Development
- Colorado Unemployment Services: 303-318-8000
- Small Businesses: Denver Office of Economic Development
- One Fair Wage Emergency Fund (tip workers and service workers emergency fund)
- Denver County Temporary Rental & Utilities Assistance: Dial 311 ext. 6
- Low-Income Energy Assistance Program: (LEAP) (closes April 30): 1-866-432-8435
- Energy Outreach Colorado
- Comcast Internet Essentials
- Entouch Wireless Lifeline (phones)
- Medicaid/Medicare/CHP+: PEAK application
- Connect for Health Colorado (enroll before April 30)
- Mental Health: Kristoffer Rodriguez, Clinical Therapist – kristoffer@focuspoints.org
- Resources for Immigrants
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 If you are unable to speak safely you can visit thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
- Safe Shelter: 303-772-0432
- To report Child Abuse & Neglect 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437)
- Colorado Crisis Services
- Center for Trauma and Resilience: English 303-894-8000 or Spanish 720-718-8289 or for hard of hearing 711
- General Legal Help
- Metro Volunteer Lawyers 303-860-1115
- Parents as Teachers (PAT): Indira Galaviz: 303-292-0770 ext.130 or indira@focuspoints.org
- Home Instruction of Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY): Glenda Caridad: 303-292-0770 ext. 115 or glenda@focuspoints.org
- Adult Education: ELA (clases de inglés), GRE, CRSP: Caroline Garcia: 303-292- 0770 ext. 128 or caroline@focuspoints.org