COLORADO Veteran & Family Resources
Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
https://dmva.colorado.gov/
The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs serves as the state’s primary agency supporting veterans, service members, and their families. Through a statewide network of County Veterans Service Officers, the DMVA provides hands-on assistance with VA disability claims, pensions, survivor benefits, burial assistance, and appeals. These local offices play a critical role in helping veterans navigate both state and federal benefit systems and ensure they receive all compensation and services they are eligible for. The department also helps connect veterans with additional state programs, including education assistance and veteran home and cemetery services, making it a central access point for support across Colorado.
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
https://www.va.gov/eastern-colorado-health-care/
The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System provides comprehensive medical services to veterans across the state, including primary care, mental health treatment, rehabilitation, specialty care, and geriatric services. Major facilities include the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora and multiple outpatient clinics throughout Colorado. The system also offers telehealth services, allowing veterans in rural or remote areas to access care without extensive travel. Specialized programs support chronic conditions, service-connected disabilities, and aging-related health needs, ensuring veterans receive continuous, veteran-centered care throughout their lives.
VA Western Colorado Health Care System
https://www.va.gov/western-colorado-health-care/
The VA Western Colorado Health Care System provides medical services for veterans in the western region of the state, including Grand Junction and surrounding communities. Services include primary care, mental health care, rehabilitation, long-term care support, and specialty programs tailored to veterans’ needs. The system also offers outpatient clinics and telehealth services to improve access for rural veterans. This network is especially important for ensuring that veterans in more remote areas of Colorado receive consistent and accessible healthcare services close to home.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Denver Regional Office (Benefits)
https://www.va.gov/denver-va-regional-benefit-office/
The Denver Regional Office of the VA administers federal benefits for veterans and their families throughout Colorado. This includes disability compensation, VA pension programs, education benefits, home loan guarantees, and survivor benefits. Veterans can file claims, check application status, and receive assistance with appeals through accredited representatives and veteran service organizations. The office works closely with state and county veterans service officers to ensure claims are properly developed and supported, helping veterans access the financial and service-based benefits they have earned through military service.
Colorado Area Agencies on Aging / State Unit on Aging (CDHS)
https://cdhs.colorado.gov/our-services/older-adult-services
Colorado’s Area Agencies on Aging, coordinated through the Colorado Department of Human Services, provide statewide support services for older adults, including veterans and surviving spouses. These services include caregiver support, meal programs, transportation assistance, in-home care coordination, and long-term care planning. While not exclusive to veterans, these programs often serve as a key access point for aging veterans seeking support to remain independent at home. A major veteran-specific connection within this system is the Veterans Directed Care (VDC) program, which partners with the VA to allow eligible veterans to manage their own care budgets and hire personal caregivers, including family members in many cases. This integration between state aging services and VA programs helps improve independence, reduce caregiver strain, and expand access to flexible home-based care options.
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.
