Programs
Supported Families BUILD Strong Communities
“Thank you for the help and understanding in this difficult time of my life. Special thanks to my family advocate for all the support and care.”
Family Development Participant
Resources
- Food Pantry
Offering food boxes that include three breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals for a family to help supplement rising food costs.
- Heat and Electricity Assistance
Past due energy bills? Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) may be able to help with emergency financial assistance with past due energy bills, when funding is available. Please contact our office for eligibility details.
- Additional Resources
For families actively involved in one or more of Community Partnership’s programs, additional financial services may be available on a case by case basis.
For The Kids
- Parents as Teachers
Learn about your child’s development from prenatal through the start of kindergarten.
Individualized meetings scheduled at your convenience. Help foster your child’s development, build a strong parent/child relationship, and prepare your child for preschool and/or kindergarten.
- Playgroup
Parenting is hard. You don’t have to do it alone.
Fun and structured group time provides the whole family with social opportunities.
Children and caregivers will build their relationship with one another through meaningful and fun interactions.
For parents, caregivers, and children ages 5 & under. Older siblings are welcome.
- Vroom
Turn everyday situations into learning opportunities for your young child with 1,000+ fun activities to help their brain grow strong.
Vroom helps parents boost their child’s learning during the time they already spend together, with tips and tools to turn everyday moments into Brain Building Moments.
Brain building with your child during their first 5 years gives them a strong base for lifelong learning.
Vroom by App or Text available https://app.vroom.org/sign-up.
- School-based Early Childhood Health Programming
Community Partnership Family Resource Center offers in-school early childhood health programming to preschool and first grade students. Look for us in your child’s classroom!
EatPlayGrow
In school program offered to Kindergarten and first grade students. Classes will learn about healthy nutrition and physical activity choices through fun and creative activities, ensuring they have a healthy start.
Exploring Food Together
In school program is offered to Preschool students. As part of the Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program, kids will explore new foods and build skills to make healthy food choices.
CATCH: Coordinated Approach to Child Health
Preschool teachers are trained to facilitate this fun curriculum throughout the school day. Designed to nurture a love of physical activity and nutrition and encourage healthy eating.
For The Family
- Practical and Positive Parenting
A nurturing and active approach to parenting in a supportive peer environment. Support for every step of your child’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Caregiver Support Group
Join Circle of Parents in a friendly and supportive environment, where discussions are led by parents and caregivers. Groups allow for caregivers in a parenting role to openly discuss successes and challenges of raising children.
- Crossroads Co-parenting Seminar
Helps co-parents establish a cooperative and positive relationship, focusing on the child’s development and wellbeing. This includes divorcing parents, grandparents, kin, and other co-parenting situations.
Teller County Court Approved Parenting & Divorce Class.
- Cooking Classes
Individuals and families develop skills to learn to shop and cook healthy, fast, and affordable food meals. Brought to us by Cooking Matters and Share Our Strength.
Everyone deserves delicious, healthy food. Even when you have no time, you can make food that’s healthy, easy and affordable. For recipes that fit your lifestyle visit https://cookingmatters.org/recipe-finder.
To learn more about Share Our Strength visit www.shareourstrength.org.
- Family Development Services
Everyone needs a little help sometimes. Our confidential Family Development Services are here to help. Advocates work with your strengths to set the goals you want to work towards, and support you in achieving those family goals. Connects families with resources in the community, improves financial knowledge/literacy, and provides access to essential needs support.
- Wraparound
A youth focused process, helps promote youth voice and choices in their lives. Advocates help you explore and utilize your natural supports, and take a team approach to help reach your family’s goals.
For The Community
- Adult Exercise
Improve your physical and mental health during free exercise classes for all level.
- Community Gardens
Learn how to garden at high altitude, grow fresh produce, and connect with other local gardeners.
- Foundation in Financial Health
Provides tools to help stabilize your economic situation and overall financial health through simple everyday life choices, ensuring your spending habits align with your personal goals and values.
- GED Classes
Improve your education and employment opportunities by earning your GED. We will help you every step of the way, from enrollment to graduation, with our small classes and on-site testing center.
New students, minimum age 16, may join GED classes after completing orientation.
- Parent Advisory Committee
Contribute a parent/caregiver perspective, provide feedback about Community Partnership programming, and develop a parent/caregiver voice in the community to advocate for all families.
- Pearson VUE Testing Site
Schedule your certification or licensure exam at the only testing center in Teller County. Visit Pearson VUE website for more information.
