DISCLAIMER: This resource list is meant to aid our community with locating resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. This list is not exhaustive of all resources in our community and is updated regularly. While The Arc of Aurora acknowledges these as potentially helpful resources for the community, it does not endorse any content from these websites and does not promote or exclusively favor any of these community resources.
COVID-19 testing, vaccine sites, and more
- Get tested: in Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties
- Get vaccinated: https://vaccines.gov/
Disability specific
- Caregivers Self Care
- COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit
- COVID-19 Disability Form for hospitalization
- COVID-19 Extra Precautions for People with Disabilities
- COVID-19 & I/DD in Colorado
- Guidance for Direct Service Providers, Caregivers, Parents, and People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders
- Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Grief-Related to
Local Public School and Education information
- Schooling at Home, your guide to remote and hybrid learning with IEP supports
- Managing the COVID-19 Special Education Landscape Video Shorts
- COVID-19 & Special Education Services
Housing, utility, and food assistance
- 2-1-1 (financial assistance, housing, food, etc.)
- Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council (ACECC) (formula, diapers and wipes through FEMA)
- A Little Help (yard chores, snow shoveling, companion, etc.)
- A Precious Child (children’s clothing, baby gear, formula, etc.)
- Action Center (food, clothing, hygiene products, etc.)
- ACCESS Housing (shelter)
- Almost Home (shelter, rent, and utility assistance, etc.)
- Aurora Animal Shelter – call (303) 326-8280 if you are in need. Pet food is subject to availability with no promises over specific brands or items available on any given day.
- City of Aurora, Rental Assistance Program (rent)
- Colorado Pet Food Pantry – Pet food is subject to availability with no promises over specific brands or items available on any given day.
- Findhelp.org (food, utility and rent help, financial assistance, shelter, etc.)
- Integrated Family Community Services (food, utility and rent help, financial assistance to victims of crime)
- Ronald McDonald House-Denver (temporary housing for out-of-area families needing to be near their hospitalized children)
- The Delores Project (emergency shelter in Denver)
- The Gathering Place (meals, laundry, showers, etc.)
- The Nappie Project (diaper bank in Northern Colorado)
- Volunteers of America (food, housing, etc.)
- WeeCycle (diapers, wipes, formula, etc.)