contacts

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Advocate Safehouse Project 
The only program in Garfield County offering comprehensive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, and their children. They are dedicated to eliminating domestic violence and sexual assault by providing victim/survivor assistance, community education and awareness.
(970) 945-2632 
www.advocatesafehouse.org

Alpine Legal Services 
Gives civil legal assistance, information and education to the low-income population of Garfield County. They strive to give clients the knowledge to present themselves in court cases or by matching volunteer attorneys to work with them. For instance, they have assisted hundreds of domestic violence victims, and advocated for the rights of elderly residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. 
(970) 945-8858 
www.alpinelegalservices.com

Catholic Charities 
Provides immigration services and immigrant community advocacy. 
(970) 384-2060
www.ccdenver.org/services/wop.cfm

Child Help Riverbridge Center
Childhelp® exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach.
(970) 945-5195
www.childhelp.org/regional/colorado

Colorado West Regional Mental Health 
Provides a broad array of mental health and substance abuse services. Outpatient services are available in Glenwood Springs and Rifle. Detox and residential substance abuse services for adults are available. 
(970) 945-2583 
www.cwrmhc.org

Family Visitor Programs 
Works with families during pregnancy and continues the support through the baby’s first year. Parents are provided with support, education, and advocacy services, which include specialized developmental education.
(970) 945-1234 
www.familyvisitor.org

Hospice of the Valley and Home Care
Hospice serves to provide caring, compassionate, practical and high quality non-medical support services, without charge, to every Montgomery County adult or child who is facing a life-threatening illness or is grieving the death of a family member or loved one.
(970) 927-6650

LIFT-UP 
Dedicated to giving emergency services, Lift-Up meets the social and humanitarian needs created by unemployment, under employment and poverty in the Garfield County area. (970) 945-2005/625-4888 
www.liftup.org

Literacy Outreach 
Professionally trains community volunteers to work one-on-one with an adult student with literacy skills below the 4th grade level. Students work with volunteers to increase their knowledge of reading, writing, math or English language skills. Individualized instruction allow students to continue their education while addressing issues of low skill level, privacy, work schedules, and lack of child care. Increased adult literacy leads to improved employment status, enhance self-esteem, and self-sufficiency. 
(970) 945-5282 
www.garfieldlibraries.org

Mountain Valley Developmental Services 
Is the only agency in Garfield County that provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Mountain Valley encourages and supports these individuals to enhance their ability to live, learn and work in an independent and inclusive manner. Many individuals are able to work and become self-sufficient because of the job training and community living environments that Mountain Valley offers. 
(970) 945-2306 
www.mtnvalley.org

Planned Parenthood 
Provides affordable, confidential reproductive health care that includes education, screening for breast and cervical cancer, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and contraceptives. 
(970) 945-8631
www.pprm.org

Roaring Fork Family Resource Centers
 
Consisting of the Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs Family Resource Centers, connect families, schools and communities to improve student health and academic achievement. These school-based family resource centers link needy RE-1 students and their families with health and human services through the provision of information, referrals, education, transportation, translation and financial assistance. 
(970) 384-5697 
www.rffrc.org

Sopris Therapy Services
 
Meets the rehabilitation needs of disabled citizens in the community, regardless of financial status. Focus is on those with disabilities and daily challenges. 
(970) 963-4677 
www.sopristherapyservices.com

The Salvation Army 
Meets basic human needs and helps in cases of emergency, disaster and extreme need from Aspen to Parachute without discrimination.
(970) 945-6976

Youth Zone 
Is dedicated to providing opportunities for all youth to be responsible, contributing members of society and working with their families and the community towards this end. Through prevention, advocacy and direct services, YouthZone strives to strengthen families and teach youth and their families how to make positive, healthy choices in solving their own problems. 
(970) 945-9300  
www.youthzone.com