Practical disposal · City and County of Denver · schedule, accepted-item, set-out, and service rules apply
Denver large-item pickup
Denver's trash and recycling guidance includes Large Item Pickup and directs residents to use an address-based schedule or contact 311. Collection rotations and accepted materials can change, so confirm the current pickup week, set-out rules, and service limits before moving items outside. This service does not provide sorting, organizing, or emergency cleanup.
Food pantry, mobile-distribution, and SNAP-navigation pathway · Colorado and Wyoming · partner schedule and eligibility rules vary
Food Bank of the Rockies food locator
Food Bank of the Rockies provides a current locator for free food distributions and directs people to use an address, city, or ZIP code to find nearby sites. Its SNAP outreach team also helps with applications. Confirm the distribution time, identification, transportation, household rules, and available food before traveling.
Food, health, employment, child-care, and adult-protection navigation · Denver · program eligibility and documents apply
Denver Human Services assistance programs
Denver Human Services connects eligible residents to food assistance, health coverage, child care, employment support, adult protection, and other essential services. Ask which current program fits the household and what income, identity, residency, disability, or other documents are required. Benefits decisions are made by the relevant program.
Rental, utility, and relocation assistance · City and County of Denver · income, hardship, tenancy, residence, and funding rules apply
Denver Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance
Denver's TRUA program guidelines describe possible rental, utility, and relocation assistance for eligible renter households experiencing financial hardship whose primary residence is in the City and County of Denver. Confirm current application status, income limit, documents, funding, and whether assistance is available; approval is not guaranteed.
Aging, disability, caregiver, nutrition, transportation, and in-home support directory · eight-county Denver region · eligibility varies
DRCOG Area Agency on Aging Network of Care
DRCOG's Area Agency on Aging and Network of Care connect older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers, and professionals with nutrition, transportation, in-home, legal, benefits, and long-term-support options. Confirm county, age or disability eligibility, cost, provider availability, and current service capacity.
Affordable housing applications and navigation · Denver · interest-list, income, household, and documentation rules apply
Denver Housing Authority applications and housing navigator
DHA publishes current affordable-housing opportunities, interest lists, application information, and housing-navigation resources. Check directly for which lists are open, reasonable accommodations, required documents, and current wait times. An application does not guarantee a unit or immediate placement.
Regional homelessness-system coordination and resource information · Metro Denver · coordinated-entry and provider capacity rules apply
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative
MDHI coordinates regional homelessness-system work and publishes current information about the Denver metro response and data. It is not a shelter or direct placement guarantee; people needing immediate housing navigation should start with 211, the City's shelter route, or the current coordinated-entry access point.
Public behavioral-health care pathway · Denver · hoarding fit, referral, insurance, and financial-assistance rules vary
Denver Health Behavioral Health
Denver Health provides adult outpatient behavioral-health services, including therapy and medication evaluation. Its page does not promise hoarding-specific treatment, so ask whether the current team can address hoarding-related concerns, whether a referral is needed, and what insurance or financial-assistance rules apply.
Free civil legal help · Colorado · housing, public benefits, identification, income, and intake rules apply
Colorado Legal Services
Colorado Legal Services helps qualifying low-income Coloradans, seniors, and veterans with civil legal problems including housing, public benefits, identification, and economic challenges. Apply to confirm whether the current office, clinic, or referral fits the person's county and issue.
Eviction, rental-assistance, and housing-legal information · Colorado · court, tenant, and program rules apply
Colorado Judicial Branch housing resources
The Colorado Judicial Branch publishes an interactive eviction-resources map, rental-assistance information, housing forms, and links to legal-help organizations. Court self-help resources cannot provide legal advice or representation; confirm the correct county, deadlines, and available legal assistance.
SNAP, LEAP, Colorado Works, and emergency-food navigation · Colorado · income, household, residency, and program rules apply
Colorado Department of Human Services food and energy assistance
Colorado Human Services publishes routes to SNAP, low-income energy assistance, Colorado Works, and other benefit programs. Use the current application and county-contact guidance, then confirm eligibility, documents, processing time, language access, and whether the household qualifies.
Job search, career counseling, and training pathway · Denver metro · program eligibility and center schedules vary
Workforce centers and employment services
Denver and surrounding metro workforce centers provide job-search assistance, career counseling, training information, and connections to employment programs. Confirm the nearest center, current hours, eligibility, documents, accommodations, and available training funds before traveling.
Searchable support and care directory · Denver, Colorado, and beyond · provider details must be verified directly
IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory
The International OCD Foundation directory can help people search for hoarding-related therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, service area, and emergency limits can change; use it as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider.
Independent organizing help · Colorado · hoarding filter, training, scope, cost, and availability must be verified
NAPO Colorado directory
The National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals' Colorado directory allows people to search local organizers and filter for hoarding-related expertise. A directory listing is not an endorsement. Ask about training, scope, consent-centered practice, insurance, travel fees, and whether the organizer works alongside clinical or safety professionals when needed.
Practical and peer support · private-pay pathway · confirm fit, scope, cost, scheduling, and safety
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for nonclinical organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, consent, safety, and fees before beginning. The Peer Tree is separate from Fight the Blight's nonprofit programming.
Digital peer-support pathway · available online · not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters who want to learn how to provide support. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Denver or anywhere else. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.