Resources Available During COVID19 - Colorado Legal Services

Colorado Legal Services (CLS) remains committed to assisting applicants and clients. In order to protect the public and staff, please apply by phone (click here for offices/phone #s) or online (click here). CLS offices are not open for walk-in applicants or clients.

A COVID19 resource information sheet: in MSWord (English, click here, Espanol, click here) or PDF format (English, click here, Spanish, click here)

Here are some ways low-income individuals in Colorado can access technologies during COVID19 (help spread the word these resources are available) - click here

Resources available by legal topic:

Consumer

Please click here, Word or PDF format, for the latest information about stimulus checks and COVID19.

Courts and Court Processes

CO Temporarily Implements Remote Notarization - click here

Interested in mediation? Click here. Click here to request reduced fees if you use a mediator.

For information about courts during the COVID19 pandemic - click here

Employment/Unemployment

Appeal of Denial of Unemployment Benefits - click here

Help for Workers, CO Department of Labor and Employment - click here

COVID-19 Paid Leave and Unemployment FAQ - click here

Worker's Rights Clinic (click here) - presented by Attorney David Albrechta in collaboration with CLS - Durango Office

Family and Children

Click here (Safety Planning),  here (Protection Orders), and here (Child Custody) to watch videos on help available for domestic violence survivors during COVID-19. (A collaboration between SPAN, Safe Shelter of the St. Vrain and Boulder office of Colorado Legal Services.)

Transportation of Children for Parenting Time excluded from "Shelter at Home" Order - click here (go to 7-7.5 in video)

Have a court order about parenting time and not sure what to do during COVID19? Click here for information.

For People with or Without Disabilities - click here

Housing

Online event! Tenant Rights Clinic (hosted by CLS-Durango office staff) - Tuesday, July 21. For details, click here.

Concerned about Rent, Eviction or Foreclosure in Boulder County? Click here (PDF) for updated information and resources available to help.

Important Notice for Colorado's Renters - English y Espanol - click here

Map of Statewide Rental Assistance in Colorado - click here

Online Application for Department of Human Services Help - click here

Protection for Tenants (Renters) during the COVID19 Crisis - click on a format in English: Word, PDF; Espanol - Word, PDF 

Rent and Utilities - Help for Veterans - click here

Resources, Metro Area (general) - click here; COVID19-related, click here

Temporary Mortgage Help Due to COVID-19 - click here for a PDF

Your Rights if an Eviction is Filed Against you during COVID19 - English - click here; Spanish - click here

ID Project

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - click here
• Colorado DMV Closures and Delays - click here
• CLS ID Project Website w/ Additional Information - click here

Public Benefits, Health and Senior Issues

• CO Food Assistance during COVID19 - English, click here; Spanish, click here

• Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules - click here

• Did a nursing home or assisted-living facility take your stimulus check? Click here for more information.

• Food Resources during COVID19 - click here for English and Spanish

• Getting Health Care Coverage through Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus - click here

• Information about Estate Planning can be found on this site - click here

• Medicare Beneficiaries - Questions and Answers during COVID-19 - click here

• Nursing Home Residents, Medicaid, and Stimulus Checks: What you Need to Know - click here (National Center on Law and Elder Rights)

• Office of Administrative Courts for General Services' Hearings and COVID19 - cliick here

• Social Security & Coronavirus - click here, SS and the Stimulus Act - click here

Taxes

Information about Stimulus Checks and Taxes - click here

IRS People First Initiative- providing relief to help people facing uncertainty over taxes - click here

Ways you can Still File Your Taxes during Self-Isolation - click here

Thank you, and stay safe.