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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
If you or anyone you know needs help with shelter, food, clothing or mental support here is a list of Chaffee County resources.
We applaud Salida, Poncha Springs and Buena Vista's generosity towards donating to local businesses, assisting people in need of food, PPE supplies and mental health services.
It is during times of hardship that communities can make a difference and
Chaffee County is STRONG and UNITED!
FOOD
First Presbyterian Church
7 Poncha Blvd—719-539-6422
Stone Soup Café Lunch—Monday, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Food Pantry—Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Federal food assistance program for Seniors
SNAP, sometimes also called Food Stamps, is available to low-income households to encourage healthy food choices. We have developed a new guide aimed at educating senior citizens about the
benefits of this great program,
Food Stamps for Seniors- Click here to be direct to the web page.
Meals on Wheels- Click her to be directed to the web page.
The Grainery
1349 E Street—719-530-9050
Food Pantry—Monday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Community Resource Center
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Food Pantry—Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The Lighthouse
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Lunch— Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Chaffee County Department of Human Services
448 East 1st Street—719-530-2500 (in Salida)
114 Linderman Avenue—719-395-0344 (in Buena Vista)
Food assistance—Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.
Arkansas Valley Christian Mission
122 Cottonwood Avenue, Buena Vista—719-395-9321
Food Pantry—Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Creekside Gathering Place
203 Cedar Street, Buena Vista—719-221-6124
Food pantry—Monday and Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Dinner—Monday and Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Ark-Valley Humane Society
701 Gregg Drive, Buena Vista— 719-395-2737
Pet food pantry, emergency pet boarding, animal sheltering, and spay/neuter services free to all of
Chaffee County.
SHELTER
Code Blue Emergency Winter Shelter
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Open during winter months
(November-March)—6:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
7 Poncha Blvd—719-539-6422
SOS Emergency Assistance—Thursdays,
1:30-3:30 p.m. by appointment only
Community Resource Center
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Chaffee County Department of Human Services
448 East 1st Street—719-530-2500 (in Salida)
114 Linderman Avenue—719-395-0344 (in Buena Vista)
Temporary Aid to Needy Families—Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Chaffee Hospitality
Operates emergency night shelters allowing for a warm and safe place to sleep during the coldest months of November - April, providing a hot meal each night donated by community members.
We also pay for motel rooms to house families, individuals with pets, people recovering after a hospital stay, and people who identify as trans or nonbinary who are experiencing homelessness.
Our Mission Statement
“Providing hospitality to our neighbors experiencing homelessness, and walking alongside people as they work to exit homelessness.”
Click here to be diverted to their web site.
SHOWERS
First Presbyterian Church
7 Poncha Blvd—719-539-6422
Fridays, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.—Showers at the church
Community Resource Center
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Shower voucher for Salida Hot Springs Pool—Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
UTILITIES:
FIREWOOD, PROPANE, ELECTRIC, NATURAL GAS
First Presbyterian Church
7 Poncha Blvd—719-539-6422
Energy Outreach Colorado—Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.—by appointment only
MEDICAL
Buena Vista Health Clinic (HRRMC) Drop-In Clinic
28375 CR 317, Buena Vista—719-395-9048
Clinic open Monday-Friday 1:00-5:30 p.m. and
Saturday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Chaffee County Department of Human Services
448 East 1st Street—719-530-2500 (in Salida)
114 Linderman Avenue—719-395-0344 (in Buena Vista)
Some medical assistance
Chaffee County Public Health
448 East 1st Street, Suite 137—719-539-4510
Immunizations—providing adult, adolescent and pediatric vaccines
Oral Health—assistance with dental services
Healthy Communities—assistance with Medicaid, CHP+, and healthcare resources
Connect for Health Colorado—assistance with health insurance
MENTAL HEALTH
Solvista Health
111 Vesta Road—719-539-6502 (in Salida)
28374 CR 317—719-539-6502 (in Buena Vista)
Offers a full range of mental health services. Medicaid and sliding scale. No one turned away for financial reasons.
Regional Assessment Center in Salida
Withdrawal Management and Acute Treatment Beds. Available for those 18 and older. Our walk-in services are available at all times for all ages. You or someone you are working with can call our main line at 719-276-5488 to speak to an RN 24/7 or direct someone you are working with to just walk in at 7166 CR 154 in Salida.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Salida Pregnancy Resource Center
215 East 3rd Street—719-539-7436
Planned Parenthood
233 Ease 2nd street--719-539-7291
The Alliance
Emergency services for domestic and sexual violence
24-Hour Crisis Line: 719-539-7347
CHURCHES
Call for open hours
First Presbyterian Church—7 Poncha Blvd.—719-539-6422
Joseph Catholic Church—320 5th Street—719-539-6419
United Methodist Church—228 East 4th Street—719-539-2755
Vineyard Christian Fellowship—1201 Hwy 50—719-539-3359
Ascension Episcopal Church—4th and E Street—719-539-4562
First Lutheran Church—1237 F Street—719-539-4311
Upper Room Church of God—1140 I Street—719-539-3388
A Church Salida--415 D Street-312-607-6916
TRANSPORTATION
GASOLINE VOUCHERS, BUS TICKETS
First Presbyterian Church
7 Poncha Blvd—719-539-6422
SOS Emergency Assistance—Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.—by appointment only
Community Resource Center
220 West 4th Street—719-539-4849
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Bustang Bus Service
54 Jones Avenue—719-530-8980
Daily bus service to Alamosa, Gunnison and Denver, $29, Departs at 7:45 a.m.
Daily bus service to Canon City and Pueblo, $29, Departs at 7:45 a.m.
Chaffee Shuttle
54 Jones Avenue—719-530-8980
Daily service around Salida, Suggested donation: $2 – $5
CLOTHING AND MISC ITEMS
Caring and Sharing
220 West 4th Street—719-539-3686
Clothing, blankets, sleeping bags and other thrift store type items
Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Arkansas Valley Christian Mission
122 Cottonwood Avenue, Buena Vista—719-395-9321
Clothing, blankets, sleeping bags and other thrift store type items Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday,
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
New Bees Thrift Store
624 Main Street, Buena Vista—719-395-6295
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.