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 currently 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)
To learn about ways low-income individuals in Colorado can gain access to technologies including computers and internet during COVID19, click here. Please help us spread the word that these resources are available!
For information on phase 2 of Colorado's reopening, "Safer at Home," click here.
Colorado's Statewide Mask Mandate is currently in effect until September 13, 2020. For more information, click here.
Resources available by legal topic:
Consumer
For the latest information about stimulus checks and COVID19, please click here: Word or PDF format.
Courts and Court Processes
Colorado has temporarily implemented remote notarization, which will be in effect until December 31, 2020. For more information, click here.
Interested in mediation? Click here. To request reduced fees if you use a mediator, click here.
For important announcements about courts during the COVID19 pandemic, click here.
Employment/Unemployment
Appeal of Denial of Unemployment Benefits - click here
Return to Work Guidance for Workers, CO Department of Labor and Unemployment - click here
COVID-19 Unemployment FAQs - click here
Workers' Rights Clinic (click here) - presented by Attorney David Albrechta in collaboration with CLS - Durango Office
Family and Children
To watch videos about help available for domestic violence survivors during COVID-19, click on the following: Safety Planning Video, Protection Orders Video, and Child Custody Video. (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.
To access child support services, click here.
Disabilities
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition COVID-19 Resources For People With and Without Disabilities - click here
How to Appy for Disability Assistance - click here
Housing
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
Rent and Utilities - Help for Veterans - click here
Resources, Denver Metro Area (general) - click here; COVID19-related, click here
Temporary Mortgage Help Due to COVID-19 - click here for a PDF
Veterans Housing Resources throughout CO - click here
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.
Estate Planning Workshop/Video - Colorado Legal Services - click here
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.