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Aspen Family Connections

Primary Care Area: Community Info

Secondary Care Area: Parenting

Contact: Katherine Sand

(970) 205-7025

235 High School Road
Aspen , CO 81611

Pitkin County

Mailing Address: 235 High School Road, Aspen, CO 81611

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What We Do...
Aspen Family Connections is a family resource center, created to connect all Pitkin County children, youth and families with a wide range of community resources. Whether you need economic assistance and benefits, academic and extra-curricular support, social/emotional and mental health counseling, legal advice and mediation, summer activities – or anything else – we’re here to help you find and access it. We also provide lots of classes and events to help families stay informed about parenting topics and in touch with each other. We work closely with many other community partners to support families in whatever way they need, to help them achieve their goals, and overcome challenges and barriers. AFC is here to support and advocate for all families, at no charge, in a spirit of warmth, inclusion, confidentiality and without judgement.

Aspen Strong

Primary Care Area: Health & Well Being

Secondary Care Area: Community Info

Contact: Angilina Taylor

(970) 718-2842

P.O. Box 8648
Aspen , CO 81612

Pitkin County

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8648

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What We Do...
Aspen Strong promotes mental wellness practices and connection to mental health resources in the Roaring Fork Valley. We support a vision in which valley-wide businesses & municipalities will include mental hygiene within their organizational structure creating an increase in overall community well being.

Child Find Eagle County

Primary Care Area: Child Development

Secondary Care Area: Community Info

Contact: Daniela Melgarejo

970-328-3750

1121 Miller Ranch Rd
Edwards , CO 81632

East_eagle County

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What We Do...
Child Find is a public, free program available to families and children who live in Eagle County. Child Find provides developmental, vision, and hearing screenings for children from birth to 5 years old. We can provide screenings and evaluations for the following developmental areas: Physical (gross and fine motor) Social Emotional Adaptive (Feeding, etc) Problem Solving Communication

City of Aspen – Kids First

Primary Care Area: Community Info

Secondary Care Area: Child Care

Contact: Shirley Ritter

9709205370

215 North Garmisch Street
Aspen , CO 81611

-1 County

Mailing Address: 215 North Garmisch Street

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What We Do...
Kids First is an early childhood resource center in Aspen, Colorado. We support quality, affordability, and access to childcare programs and early childhood information for families with young children. Kids First also has trainings, services, and funding for qualified childcare programs and families.

Colorado Mountain College

Primary Care Area: Community Info

Secondary Care Area: Child Development

Contact: Barbara Jackman

9709685820

802 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs , CO 81601

Garfield County

Mailing Address: same as above

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What We Do...
CMC's Early Childhood Education program’s curriculum gives students the necessary skills for success in the field of educating young children. Students will be able to responsively meet the needs of the community and provide quality early childhood experiences for children and families. CMC students may earn industry required certificates, Associate's Degrees in ECE as well as a Bachelor's of Arts in Education with ECE and Elementary Ed Endorsements. CMC encompasses Garfield, Pitkin, Lake, Grand, Eagle, Summit, Routt and Chaffee counties. Our entire curriculum is offered each year to students at all locations.

Garfield County Dept of Human Services, Child Care, Quality and Licensing

Primary Care Area: Child Care

Secondary Care Area: Community Info

Contact: Rebecca Romeyn

970 945-9191 Ext. 3066

1102 Grand Ave.
Glenwood Springs , CO 81601

Garfield County

Mailing Address: 195 W. 14th St., Building B, Rifle, 81650

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What We Do...
Our program provides pre-licensing support as well as licensing of childcare centers and family childcare homes. Our consultant provides support to programs and providers through coaching and mentoring. Our bi-lingual outreach consultant provides translations for families as well as offering translation services for providers. We have a resource van with many educational materials that we lend out to licensed programs. We also provide access to First Aid/CPR, and Medication Administration trainings, as well as trainings in guidance, child development and other topics.

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation

Primary Care Area: Health & Well Being

Secondary Care Area: Community Info

Contact: Melanie Critelli

719-530-1065

1000 Rush Drive
Salida , CO 81201

Lake County

What We Do...
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation currently has a Women's Wellness Connection Grant to help women get access to preventative cancer screenings. This means free screenings and treatment for qualified women. We can also offer gas cards to make it easy for participants to get into the clinic.

Pitkin County Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

Primary Care Area: Community Info

Secondary Care Area: Safety & Crisis

Contact: Pitkin County Economic Assistance Department

(970) 920-5244

0405 Castle Creek Road
Aspen , CO 81611

Pitkin County

Mailing Address: 0405 Castle Creek Road, Suite 102, Aspen, CO 81611

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What We Do...
LEAP is a federally funded program that helps eligible hard-working Colorado families, seniors and individuals pay a portion of their winter home heating costs. Our goal is to help bring warmth, comfort, and safety to your home and family by assisting with heating costs. Apply online at: https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com/

RMECC Child Care Resource & Referral

Primary Care Area: Community Info

Secondary Care Area: RMECC

Contact: Kristin Sparkman

719-293-2378

700 Mt. Sopris
Glenwood Springs , CO 81601

Garfield County

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What We Do...
The Council serves as the region’s Resource & Referral Agency. We work closely with programs to ensure we have correct information about the program and services they offer as well as when there are openings. Often, when families are looking for childcare, they call us. We work with families to help them find quality child care, inform them about available supports and get them connected with programs in their area.

YouthPower365

Primary Care Area: Child Development

Secondary Care Area: Community Info

Contact: Amy Chato

970-748-5982

90 Benchmark Road Ste 300
Avon , CO 81620

East_eagle County

Mailing Address: PO BOX 6550 Avon CO 81620

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What We Do...
A free mobile, licensed preschool experience that prepares three to five year olds who do not attend a traditional preschool for success in kindergarten. This early childhood program meets for a two-hour class, twice a week in various neighborhoods in the Eagle River Valley. The program engages parents early on as true partners in learning by offering three home visits a year, as well as family engagement events to give parents the tools to support their child's learning.

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