CARE – Education
On Campus
Academic Advancement Center offers services to help low-income, first-generation college students, foster youth, and students with disabilities stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees.
Address: 117 Gibbons Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-8100
Phone: (970) 491-6129
Website: http://aac.colostate.edu/home
Community Literacy Center provides alternative literacy opportunities to educate and empower under served populations (e.g. incarcerated juveniles and adults, as well as adult learners)
Address: 346 Eddy Hall Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-7251
Website: http://literacy.colostate.edu/
Employee Study Privilege Program Most CSU employees are eligible to take up to nine free credits per year. Visit their website for eligibility criteria and more information about this benefit.
Address: 555 S. Howes St.
Fort Collins, CO 80523–6004
Phone: (970) 491-6947
Website: https://registrar.colostate.edu/employee-study-privilege/
Larimer County Extension provides educational opportunities in areas such us financial education, yard and gardening, food safety, preparation and preservation, family leadership, and agriculture and natural resources.
Address: 1525 Blue Spruce Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80524-2004
Phone: (970) 498-6025
Website: https://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/
Professional Development Institute (PDI) offers CSU faculty members, state classified personnel, administrative professionals, and graduate students an opportunity to explore a wide range of topics designed to enhance their professional growth and personal enrichment.
Address: TILT Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1052
Phone: (970) 491-3132
Website: http://tilt.colostate.edu/proDev/
Talent Development provides training opportunities (e.g. communication, leadership, stress management, campus safety, and more) for all CSU employees.
Address: General Services Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-6006
Phone: (970) 491-1376
Website: https://training.colostate.edu/
Writing Center provides writing support to students, faculty, staff and community members in a variety of disciplines and for a variety of audiences.
Address: Eddy Hall Building and Morgan Library
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-0222
Website: https://writingcenter.colostate.edu/
In the Community
Center for Adult Learning provides classes for adult learners such as GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), or continuing education.
Website: https://www.frontrange.edu/programs-and-courses/esl
The Family Center – La Familia provides classes for adult learners such as English as a Second Language (ESL), computer classes, parenting classes, citizenship classes, and more.
Address: 309 Hickory St. #5
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 416-7448
Website: http://thefamilycenterfc.org
Foothills Childbirth Education Association holds regularly scheduled classes for pregnancy, labor, siblings, postpartum adjustment, teen mothers, and special needs tutoring. Grants available for low income participants.
Address: PO Box 1439
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: (970) 225-6477
Website: http://www.foothillschildbirth.org
Green Path provides educational programs such as financial counseling, debt management programs, housing counseling, bankruptcy counseling, and in-person as well as online financial workshops to help you manage your money.
Address: 424 Pine St. #202
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 1 (800) 747-2898
Website: http://www.greenpath.com/
Parenting Fort Collins provides parenting classes throughout the year, using Positive Discipline as part of their approach.
Project Self-Sufficiency provides education and career support to single parents in Northern Colorado.
Address: 2001 S. Shields St., D-203
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: (970) 407-0305
Website: https://bringthepower.org/
Safe Kids of Larimer County provides information on how to keep your kids safe from accidental injury. They also provide 1 hour car seat classes where you can receive a car seat appropriate for the age and weight of your child for a $30 donation. Se habla español.
Address: 1024 Lemay Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 495-7508
Website: https://sklarimer.org/
The Growing Project offers classes and workshops in topics related to food production and gardening.
Address: Hope Farms – 1601 N. Shields St.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: (970) 587-3827
Website: http://www.thegrowingproject.org/
Health District – Advance Care Planning, supports individuals in completing advance care plans, such as end of life wishes and medical care options, ensuring medical directives when needed.
Address: 425 W Mulberry St. #110
Fort Collins, CO. 80521
Phone: (970) 482-1909
Website: https://www.larimeradvancecare.org/about
SOCI’s Advance Care Planning Initiative, provides advance care planning to people in Larimer and Weld County. It is free and they can guide you and offer one-on-one support in completing advance health care directives to anyone 18 and older.
Phone: ( 970) 449-6840
Website: http://www.co-soci.org/
For Children
Early Childhood – Poudre School District The early childhood program offers quality preschool program for children ages 3 to 5. They have several locations throughout Fort Collins.
Website: https://www.psdschools.org/programs-services/early-childhood-education
The Family Center – La Familia has several education programs for children – from infants to youth.
Address: 309 Hickory St. #5
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 416-7448
Website: https://thefamilycenterfc.org/
Bright by Three, offer parents and caregivers a three-step program to make sure their little ones get the best start at life. (materials as well as educational services provided). Their main office is in Denver but they have personnel across the state.
Phone: (303) 433-6200
Text to: Bright – 444999
Website: https://www.uchealth.org/services/community-health/bright-by-three/
For Veterans and Individuals with Special Needs
Center for Community Partnership provides individualized, consultative, and educational services to veterans with service related injuries and individuals with disabilities.
Address: 320 Occupational Therapy Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1573
Phone: (970) 491-5390
Website: https://www.chhs.colostate.edu/ccp/