Although our office is closed to outside visitors, our team is still working and we are here for you! The below has been created to help you navigate resources in our community. We can’t wait to welcome you back to The Arc of Aurora soon.
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
Community assistance programs
- 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.)
- City of Aurora, Rental Assistance Program (rent)
- 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.)
Food assistance
- 2-1-1
- Aurora Interfaith Community Services
- Community Food Share
- Community Table
- Covenant Cupboard (Presbyterian Church)
- Denver Emergency Food Access
- Findhelp.org
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Food for Thought Denver
- Hunger Free Colorado
- Jewish Family Service
- Listing of Denver Food Pantries
- Metro Caring
- More Life Center (Colorado Community Church)
- Outreach United Resource Center
- Parker Task Force
- Peace with Christ Church
- Project Angel Heart
- SECORCares
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- The Potters House of Denver
Grocery delivery
- Costco
- Instacart
- King Soopers
- PostMates
- Miller Farms (produce, eggs, honey, and tortillas)
- Safeway
- Sprouts
- Whole Foods
Pet resources
- Colorado Pet Food Pantry – Pet food is subject to availability with no promises over specific brands or items available on any given day.
- 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.
Volunteer or Donate
- The Arc of Aurora – make a cash donation or call us at 720-213-1420 to arrange a drop-off donation of non-perishable food to help many of the food insecure children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families we support.
- Arc Thrift Stores’ Feed Colorado – donate non-perishable food.
- Donate blood