Family Resources

• AlphaBest - Before- and after-school childcare service at PSD schools

• Child Care Assistance Program

• Early Childhood Council: Finding Childcare & Preschool

• Fort Collins Partners in Childcare

• Larimer County Child Protection Services
  • The Hub - For reports of child/adult abuse or neglect. Provides resources and intervention for youth (ages 0-17) and families struggling with a variety of circumstances.

• Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline - Call  844-CO-4-Kids; Available 24 hours a day, every day. Don't hesitate to call and get help.
  •  Anyone witnessing a child in a life-threatening situation should call 911 immediately.

• Prevent Child Abuse

• United Way - Get Help during COVID-19

• Colorado PEAK - Online service to apply for medical, food, cash, and early childhood assistance programs

• Larimer County Human Services:
  • Children, Youth and Family Services
  • Adolescent Services
  • Resources for workers and job seekers impacted by COVID-19
  • Larimer County Public Benefits - Programs include:
    • Food Assistance (SNAP) 
    • Health First Colorado (Medicaid)
    • Cash and Employment Assistance (TANF/Colorado Works)
    • Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) 
    • Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND) 
    • Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
    • Old Age Pension (OAP) 

• If you need help finding resources: 2-1-1 Local Resource Referral Line 

Please note these resources are listed as a service and not as an endorsement by PSD. 

• Poudre River Library District 

• Denver Public Library - Chat with a librarian at denverlibrary.org/ask for 24/7 online references, and explore free resources/activities to read, play and learn at home. 

• Free newspaper subscription with user name and password (Poudre) -Free online subscriptions to Denver Post, Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call and Loveland Reporter-Herald. Digital publications also include Kid Scoop (ages 4 to 8) on Mondays, Colorado Kids (ages 8 to 14) on Tuesdays and Mini Page (ages 4 to 8) on Wednesdays. 

• The Musée du Louvre, Paris, France - Free virtual tours includes popular exhibits.

• The Solomon R. Guggenheim, New York, New York -  Online collection includes a searchable database of approximately 8,000 artworks. 

• The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. - Virtual video tours of current exhibitions; online learning opportunities and lectures by artists and curators. 

• The British Museum, London, United Kingdom 

• Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 

PSD Meals for Students

Food Bank of Larimer County

Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantries Across the Community

Wellington Food Bank (Facebook Page)

Hunger-Free Colorado

• Murphy Center for Hope
  • Homeless resources
  • COVID-19 IRQ (Isolation, Recovery and Quarantine) Site

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Services in PSD

• McBackpack - Weekend food assistance for students and their families.

• Meals for students and links to food banks

• For help finding resources: Call the 2-1-1 Resource Referral Line 

• PSD Mental Health Support and COVID-19 Resources

• Larimer County Mental Health Resources

• Connections, Adult Services

• SummitStone Community Crisis Center: 1 -844 - 493-TALK (8255)

• Colorado Spirit Warm-Line: (970) 221-5551

• Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Connections

• Colorado Crisis Services

• Safe2Tell - Anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens you, your friends, your family or your community; Open 24/7 to take reports.

Service providers: Internet Access

PSD tech help:

• Technical Support and Resources 
• PSD Community Tech Help

Poudre River Library tech support videos:

Español videos - 

• Español - ParentVUE 
• Español - Google Classroom 
• Español - Gmail Accounts 
• Español -  MS Teams 
• Español - How to setup Laptops & MiFis 
• Español - Installing Zoom
• Español - PSD Tools Webinar recording

English videos -

• PSD Tools Webinar
• ParentVUE
• CultureGram