Family Supportive Services

Alphabet Soup Family Support Group

• Alphabet Soup Family Support Group is a support group for parents, caretakers or guardian of children with special needs or challenging behaviors.

• The group meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of the month, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, at The Piñon Project, 210 E Main St., Cortez.

For more information please contact Ramona Kennedy at 970-564-3800.

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Circle of Parents - "Circles"

• Circle of Parents® provides a friendly, supportive community led by parents and other caregivers where parents are the experts.

For more information, contact Ramona (Alphabet Soup group) at 970.564.3800; Kerri (Parents in Recovery group) at 970.564.3803.

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Homeless Outreach Program:

• Homelessness Outreach utilizes a strength-based approach to encourage the growth of a healthier community by supporting walk-in participants along with daily street outreach, focusing heavily on homelessness prevention through the coordination of community services, supports, and resources for community members experiencing homelessness. Following the Built For Zero framework with the focus being that that homelessness is rare, brief and one time with the ultimate goal to end homelessness

Homeless Outreach Provides:

• An emergency shelter, the Day Center: Open Monday – Friday 8-5. Participants can access basic needs such as shelter, food, clothing, shower, hygiene and laundry services. The Day Center is staffed by 3 full time case managers to offer intense case management to assist participants navigate housing and create goals built around participant desires for the trajectory of their lives. 

• Street Outreach: Conducted Monday through Friday with a full day of street outreach on Tuesday’s with the Sih Hasin Street Medicine Team, Cortez Integrated Health, Indigenous Wellbriety and Western Slope Native American Resource Center. Participants are met within community and offered resources for further case management at The Pinon Project Day Center, medical care, recovery paths and peer support as well as basic needs in the moment.

• Systems Improvement: Homeless Outreach hosts the Montezuma County Homeless Prevention Coalition monthly. The coalition works together to form new ideas and tackle any challenges across multiple sectors within our community to work to end homelessness and provide wrap around resources.

For More information, please call,

                                         Kerri Beattie 970.564.3803
 

​Emergency Services

• The Montelores Emergency Assistance Coalition (MEAC) provides financial assistance to residents of Montezuma and Dolores Counties who are usually self-sufficient but are experiencing a one-time emergency; such as:

  • Need for a security deposit

  • Past due rent/mortgage

  • Past due heating/utility bill (assistance provided through the Energy Outreach Colorado program)

  • Car repairs (vehicle cannot be more than 10 years old)

• The Piñon Project serves as the fiscal agent and administrator for the MEAC program.

• The program's Board is made up of representatives of various local service agencies and organizations working together in a community-based effort.

• To apply, please contact Elyssia Spigner at 970.564.3815 to make an appointment.​

  • At the time of your appointment you will need:

    • a Colorado Driver's License or Identification Card,

    • income verification for the past 30 days,

    • supporting documentation (past due bill/statement, written statement from landlord), 

For more information, please contact Elyssia Spigner at 970.564.3815

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Successful Families (SuFam)

• This program is designed for expectant parents and parents of children, birth to age five (5). Program participants meet Monday through Thursday, and lunch is provided.

• The SuFam program components include: 

  • "Survive, Strive, Thrive" - Keys to Healthy Family Living curriculum, a 15-unit curriculum that takes teens and adults from day-to-day surviving to thriving at home, at school, at work and in their communities by teaching basic life skills.

  • Employment Readiness

  • Financial Health

  • Parenting - The Incredible Years (IY) Curriculum is designed to promote nurturing and competent parenting that fosters positive social behaviors in children. 

  • Cooking and Nutrition - Eating Smart Being Active (ESBA), an eight (8) week cooking and nutrition class. Participants cook delicious meals on a budget, as well as getting small gifts to put what they have learned into practice. 

​For more information, please contact Della Gray at 970.564.3817.