People and practical help
Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Role: county-administered family and benefits programs; geography: Alamosa County; cost/eligibility: each program has separate eligibility and application steps; emergency limit: not urgent emergency aid unless confirmed. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Alamosa County assistance for families
The county page describes assistance programs including food and family supports. Ask about current program rules, documents and processing times.
Role: state benefits screening and application portal; geography: Colorado; cost/eligibility: benefit-specific state and household rules; emergency limit: application processing is not emergency response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Colorado PEAK benefits portal
Use the state portal to screen or apply for public assistance programs. County Human Services can explain local processing and alternate application methods.
Role: state food-assistance program information; geography: Colorado; cost/eligibility: household eligibility and current requirements apply; emergency limit: benefit review is not same-day food distribution. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Colorado Department of Human Services — SNAP
Review current SNAP application information and verify current eligibility requirements with the state or county office.
Role: crisis stabilization and housing/utility assistance navigation; geography: Alamosa; cost/eligibility: funding and program eligibility vary; emergency limit: not a guaranteed placement or emergency dispatch. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
La Puente crisis prevention
La Puente describes help related to rent, utilities, energy, medical needs and crisis stabilization. Ask about current funding, service area, documentation and openings before relying on assistance.
Role: family resource navigation and case-management pathway; geography: Alamosa; cost/eligibility: confirm program fit and current eligibility; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
La Puente Adelante Family Resource Center
The center describes housing and family-support navigation at 600 Hunt Avenue. Confirm current hours, appointment needs and which services are available to your household.
Role: affordable-housing and public-housing/voucher information; geography: Alamosa; cost/eligibility: income, program rules and waitlist status apply; emergency limit: not immediate shelter. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Alamosa Housing Authority
The Authority describes affordable housing and public-housing/voucher programs. Contact the office to confirm applications, current openings, waitlists and eligibility; a listing is not a placement guarantee.
Role: civil legal-aid intake; geography: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache counties; cost/eligibility: income, case type and capacity screening; emergency limit: not emergency safety response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Colorado Legal Services — Alamosa office
The nonprofit lists an Alamosa office serving the San Luis Valley. Call to verify eligible legal issues, income requirements, conflicts and current intake capacity.
Role: partner pantry and food-distribution locator; geography: Southern Colorado; cost/eligibility: partner sites set their own rules; emergency limit: listing does not guarantee same-day food. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Care and Share food locator
Care and Share distributes through partner agencies rather than its Alamosa distribution center serving walk-ins. Use the locator, then call the partner for hours, service area and any requirements.
Role: regional aging-services and caregiver-support navigation; geography: six-county San Luis Valley; cost/eligibility: age/disability and program-specific rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
South-Central Colorado Seniors / San Luis Valley Area Agency on Aging
The regional agency lists support services and nutrition programs. Ask about age eligibility, service area, any cost, transportation-voucher availability and current schedules.
Role: aging-related support and referral navigation; geography: Alamosa, Rio Grande, Conejos, Costilla, Saguache and Mineral counties; cost/eligibility: confirm age, disability and program criteria; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Area Agency on Aging support services
The agency describes regional support services, including possible transportation reimbursement vouchers. Ask whether the specific service is currently funded and how to apply.
Role: community nutrition information for older adults; geography: Alamosa; cost/eligibility: confirm age, contribution and current schedule; emergency limit: not an emergency food-distribution guarantee. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Alamosa Senior Center nutrition services
The Area Agency on Aging lists nutrition services connected with the Alamosa Senior Center. Call before traveling to verify meals, schedule, eligibility and any suggested contribution.
Role: limited regional public transportation; geography: Antonito–Alamosa route; cost/eligibility: confirm schedule, fare, booking and accessibility; emergency limit: not daily citywide transit or emergency transport. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Mountain Valley Transit — Antonito to Alamosa
The provider lists door-to-door trips Mondays and Fridays, with advance scheduling required. Its service alert says other San Luis Valley routes are paused due to funding cuts. Call at least two business days ahead and confirm current service, fare, pickup area and accessibility.
Role: community health-care appointment and clinic navigation; geography: San Luis Valley; cost/eligibility: confirm payer, fees and sliding-fee eligibility; emergency limit: not emergency medical response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Valley-Wide Health Systems
Contact the health system to ask which clinic and appointment type fits. Request current cost, insurance acceptance, language access and availability directly.
Role: acute-care clinic for limited conditions; geography: Alamosa; cost/eligibility: call about payer and current fees; emergency limit: provider states this is not an ER, urgent care or primary-care replacement. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Convenient Care Community Clinic
Valley-Wide describes this clinic as treating acute conditions with listed extended hours. The provider expressly distinguishes it from an emergency room, urgent care and primary care; call to confirm current hours and suitability.
Role: municipal water, sewer, solid-waste and street-service information; geography: City of Alamosa residents; cost/eligibility: service boundaries and fees depend on address/service; emergency limit: not a cleanup contractor or emergency response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
City of Alamosa Public Works
Public Works lists municipal utilities, solid waste, recycling and street services. Confirm service territory, account status and fees with the City; county residents outside city limits may have different arrangements.
Role: self-service recycling information; geography: City of Alamosa facility; cost/eligibility: posted items and hours may change; emergency limit: not trash collection or bulk-item removal. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
City of Alamosa recycling center
The City lists accepted recyclables, exclusions and seasonal hours for the Rickey Recycling Center. Check the current page before travel; it is not a general trash drop-off or hazardous-waste facility.
Role: municipal residential trash schedule and extra-pickup information; geography: City of Alamosa service addresses; cost/eligibility: extra pickup and replacement toter fees may apply; emergency limit: not whole-home cleanout service. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
City of Alamosa trash collection
The City provides an address-based pickup map and explains that extra pickup for large items may have an additional fee. Confirm address eligibility, current fees, accepted materials and scheduling with Public Works.
Role: municipal water, sewer and trash utility information; geography: City of Alamosa; cost/eligibility: account, service boundary and rates depend on address; emergency limit: not crisis financial assistance. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
City of Alamosa utilities
Use the City's utility page to identify service contacts and ask about account questions. Do not assume City services cover addresses outside municipal boundaries.
Role: local benefits-office contact; geography: Alamosa County; cost/eligibility: state and county program rules apply; emergency limit: ordinary office intake is not crisis response. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
Alamosa County Human Services — office and application questions
Call to clarify which office serves your address, required documents, application status and whether appointments or walk-in service are currently available.
Role: regional behavioral-health location and access information; geography: San Luis Valley; cost/eligibility: verify current hours, insurance and intake; emergency limit: local inpatient psychiatric care is not available in the Valley per provider information. | Information checked October 2026; confirm directly before traveling or making a plan.
San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group locations and access
Review locations and contact the provider to confirm the right setting. The provider says inpatient psychiatric services are not available locally; ask about current referral and travel options if that level of care is needed.