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Cohen’s Veteran Network – https://www.cohenveteransnetwork.org/ For veterans and families in need of mental health for low to no cost.
Colorado Bar Association for Colorado Veterans Legal Clinic – https://www.cobar.org/clcv
Colorado Lawyers for Colorado Veterans is a Colorado Bar Association initiative that provides free and low-cost legal services to military veterans. Topics range from veterans’ benefits, taxes, housing, family law issues, criminal, and administrative law. Volunteers also help with veteran related cases that are referred to the CBA by veteran service agencies. Attorneys may take on a case either pro bono or, depending on the status of the client, on a “modest means” basis.
Colorado Patriot Scholarship – https://www.coloradotech.edu/military/ctupatriot – In 2008, Colorado Technical University created a scholarship to give back to those whose lives have been altered due to injury while serving in the United States Armed Forces. For many, the impact of an injury reaches farther than the service member alone. That’s why CTU annually awards the scholarship to fifty eligible wounded service members, their spouses, non-medical attendant or caregiver and dependents.
Home Front Military Network – https://homefrontmilitarynetwork.org/ – 719-577-7417
Our mission is to connect military service members, veterans and their families to resources offered by our trusted community partners and to provide emergency financial assistance. Services: Rental assistance, utility assistance, car payments, car insurance, moving assistance, and more.
Mountain Resource Center – https://www.mrcco.org – 303-838-7552
Mountain Resource Center recognizes the sacrifices made by members of the US Military. Services: Financial support for rent, mortgage, gas bills, electric bills, pellets, firewood, mental health counseling, employment assistance, forms assistance and advocacy with VA disability claims, referrals to other veteran support services, gas vouchers (e.g., VA medical appointments, job interviews/trainings, mental health appointments).
Operation Purple® Camp – National Military Family Association – https://www.militaryfamily.org/programs/operation-purple/operation-purple-camp/ Operation Purple® Camp offers military kids a free week of camp where they connect with other kids, just like them. Children from all uniformed services, including National Guard, Reserve, Space Force, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and United States Public Health Service may apply.
Veterans to Farmers – VeteranstoFarmers.org Veterans to Farmers offers opportunities for these men and women who have sacrificed so much to be our protectors. Our curriculum and community provide ways to recover, learn, and move forward by becoming our providers, contributing to the solution of our aging farmer problem and food insecure nation.
Volunteers of America – https://www.voacolorado.org/gethelp-denvermetro-veterans – 720-229-0428
Through our Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Female Veteran Program and our partnerships with other veteran-serving organizations across Colorado, Volunteers of America connects Veterans and their families with services and assistance to meet each individual’s specific needs.
Services: Rental assistance, food and nutrition services, housing and emergency services, veterans services and community support programs.
Project Sanctuary – https://projectsanctuary.us/ Project Sanctuary helps military families thrive with six-day, therapeutic retreats and an additional two years of family support services. Their evidenced-based program is the only program that treats the entire family, helping veterans, spouses, caregivers, and kids heal together.