Mutual Aid + Community Resources
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Food Resources
Hunger Free Colorado: Food Resource Hotline available for anyone who needs help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to find school meals, food pantries, and to get assistance with SNAP and WIC enrollment.
- Free Youth Meals -
The city of Aurora is teaming up with Aurora Public Schools to provide free meals to anyone ages 18 & younger from Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, August 3.
Meals will be available at the locations listed below at the following times
Rent, Mortgage, and Housing Resources
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERAP): Tenants who have been unable to pay rent due to financial hardship caused during or due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for rental assistance. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) can help cover rent as far back as April 2020. Help can include past due, current, and one additional month of rent up to a maximum of 18 months of assistance. If you are in need of free eviction legal assistance, visit this page and scroll down to free eviction legal services. ERAP funding is not guaranteed and is based on availability of funds.
Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance (TRUA): If you are a renter or homeowner in Denver and need assistance with paying rent and/or utilities, including Denver Water and Xcel Energy, you may be eligible for rent and utility assistance through Denver’s Temporary Rent & Utility Assistance Program.
Colorado Department of Local Affairs (Division of Housing): CDLA offers rental assistance statewide through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program. For more information, call 303-864-7810.
Community Resources & Housing Development Corporation: Provides a wide range of affordable, low-income apartment rental opportunities across the state of Colorado.
Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation: Housing assistance to those in need across Colorado. For more information, call 303-428-1448.
Colorado Housing Connects provides Coloradans with reliable and trustworthy access to information regarding affordable housing, housing assistance, tenant rights, and more. To reach this resource please call 844-926-6632.
Emergency Eviction Assistance
Denver Human Service - For Denver county residents: (720) 944-3666
First Mennonite Ministry - For Denver residents only: (303) 892-1038
Growing Home - Adams County residents: rental assistance, homeless assistance, bill assistance, financial education, child care - Westminster (303) 426-0430
Jeffco Action Center - Jefferson County residents only: rent assistance, energy assistance Lakewood (303) 237-7704
Jewish Family Services - Denver Rental Assistance: (303) 597-5000
Labor Community Agency Inc - Rental Assistance: (303) 744-6169 x 12
Helps with rental assistance, utilities, shelter to those who live within our parish boundaries. To set up an appointment, call 303-343-2106. Volunteers are available: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11-2pm.
Loyola Building, 13101 E. Mississippi Ave. Aurora, CO 80012 (Corner of Mississippi & Uvalda)
Each Salvation Army only assists people in that county. So if you need a Family Store, emergency financial help to assist with bills, free food, or something else, call your local Salvation army office.
802 Quari Ct., Aurora, Colorado, call (303) 366-7585
2821 W 65th Pl, Denver, telephone (303) 428-6430
Salvation Army corps center for Arapahoe is at 18349 Lincoln Meadows Pkwy Parker, CO 80134. Call (720) 851-0202
3460 S Sherman St, Englewood, CO, dial (303) 761-6111
The Community Economic Defense Project provides rental assistance, legal assistance/representation, and resource navigation for clients facing eviction, housing security, and other types of economic hardship.
The Housing Authority of the City of Aurora (AHA) offers a range of housing opportunities to families and individuals with diverse needs.
Energy Assistance
LEAP Low Income Energy Assistance: State program intended to assist with partial payment of home heating. For more information, call 1-866-432-8435.