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Health and Human Services-Non-Profit

Colorado Springs Independence Center - providing tools for independence for all disabilities. 21 E. Las Animas, 719-471-8181

PEAK Parent Group - provide training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through twenty-six including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children. 611 N. Weber, #200, 719-531-2400

Pikes Peak Partnership - A collaboration of organizations including the Mental Health Association, El Paso County Multiple Sclerosis Society and Amblicab Para-transit, all serving people with disabilities in the region. 2377 N. Academy Blvd., 719-633-4601

Pikes Peak Workforce Center - job development and placement for the general public. 2306 E. Pikes Peak Ave, 719-667-3700

Ecumenical Social Ministries - 7 large downtown churches join forces to provide services to the hungry, homeless and jobless in Colorado Springs. 201 N. Weber St., 719-636-1916

Marion House Soup Kitchen - regular meals for underserved citizens of our community. 228 N. Cascade Ave., 719-636-2345

Peak Vista Community Health Centers - dedicated to medical and dental service of persons of all ages, cultures and economic backgrounds in the Pikes Peak region. Main office: 340 Printers Parkway, 719-632-5700

Pikes Peak Behavioral Group/Pikes Peak Mental Health Center - various locations in Colorado Springs

Memorial Hospital - providing preventive, diagnostic, treatment and recovery health care services. Memorial offers numerous health and wellness classes and events throughout the year. 1400 E. Boulder St., 719-444-2273

Colorado House and Resource Center - housing for indigent adolescents, resources for job development and human services. 21 S. Wahsatch, 719-325-0100

Habitat for Humanity - providing simple, decent places to live for families who cannot afford a home by conventional means, through building and rehabilitating houses in partnership with the community and prospective homeowners. 2105 E. Bijou, 719-475-7800

American Red Cross Shelter - service and support for individuals and families who are homeless. 709 S. Sierra Madre St., 719-578-9190

Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission - grounded in principles of nonviolence, solidarity with the poor and oppressed, sustainable living, and social and economic justice. Engages the community as partners in creating systemic change on local, national, and global issues by educating, organizing, and nurturing a world of justice and peace. 214 E. Vermijo St., 719-632-6189