Family Resource Center at Denver Children's Home
The Family Resource Center at Denver Children's Home (formerly known as the East Denver Collaborative), located directly across the street from Denver Children's Home's main building, collaborates with over 80 partners in the community to help families in need access a range of community-based services and resources. The Family Resource Center's mission is to provide wrap around services to Denver Children's Home families and Denver's low-income community through partnerships with other service providers in a collaborative effort to help families work towards stabilization and long-term self-sufficiency goals. The Family Resource Center works with our community partners to protect children, strengthen families, and build family self-sufficiency. We provide direct services and also act as a gateway to community resources. By connecting families to their neighborhood and community resources, families acquire the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to strengthen individual and family functioning. Families receive services by contacting our site and meeting with one of our staff members to assess family needs.
Services include:
- Team Decision Making
- Supervised Visitation
- Recruitment, Support and Development of Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families
- Assessment of Family Needs
- Basic Needs (i.e. Food and Clothing; Rent and Utility Assistance; Transportation Help)
- Budget and Financial Planning
- Community Outreach Events (clothing distributions, holiday programs, special events)
- Educational Advocacy
- Employment Resources
- Gang Prevention/Intervention
- Job Readiness and Training
- Information about government programs such as:
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
Denver Preschool Program
Food Stamps
General Assistance/Housing Resources
Head Start
LEAP (heating assistance program)
Medicare and Medicaid
TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) - Legal Resources
- Mental Health Resources
- Parenting Classes
- Resources for Adults and Children with Disabilities
- Resources for Youth (i.e. Mentoring/Tutoring; Recreation Programs; Youth Engagement Programs)
- Substance Abuse Resources – assessment and referrals
If you need to refer someone to the Family Resource Center for help, please fill out this Referral Form. If you are in need of help, someone will fill out this form when you contact us on your behalf.
For more information contact:
MEGAN VOGELS, Treatment Leader – Community-Based Programs
Phone: 720.881.3406
mvogels@denverchildrenshome.org
