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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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
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