Fort Collins Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Fort Collins, Colorado that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Colorado page.
Legal aid
| Colorado Legal Services | Free civil legal assistance |
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| Website | coloradolegalservices.org |
| Phone | 970-493-2891 |
| Address | 215 W. Oak Street, Suite 800, Fort Collins, CO 80521 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 9 AM to noon and 1 PM to 4 PM |
Colorado Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Larimer, Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick counties. Applicants must complete an intake process.1
| Larimer County Bar Association Pro Bono Program | Free civil legal help from volunteer attorneys |
|---|---|
| Website | larimerbar.org |
| Phone | (970) 402-2075 |
| Address | 201 LaPorte Avenue, 4th Floor, Conference Room 404, Fort Collins, CO 80521 |
The Larimer County Pro Bono Program matches Larimer County residents with volunteer attorneys for free civil legal help. In-person intake takes place each Wednesday at noon at the Larimer County Justice Center. The program does not help with bankruptcy, criminal, workers compensation, Social Security or personal injury cases.2
Food
| Food Bank for Larimer County | Free groceries at the Fort Collins Fresh Food Share |
|---|---|
| Website | foodbanklarimer.org |
| Phone | 970-493-4477 |
| Address | 1301 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 |
| Hours | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM; Wednesday, noon to 3 PM |
The Fort Collins Fresh Food Share is a no-cost market run by the Food Bank for Larimer County.3
| UCHealth FMC Food Pantry | Free food pantry |
|---|---|
| Website | uchealth.org |
| Phone | 970.495.8946 |
| Address | 1025 Pennock Place, Suite 109, Fort Collins, CO 80524 |
| Hours | Monday and Wednesday, 10 AM to 3 PM; Tuesday, 9 AM to 3 PM; Thursday, 9 AM to 1 PM |
The FMC Food Pantry, adjacent to the Family Medicine Center, provides free, nutritious food to community members in need.4
Social services
| Neighbor to Neighbor | Emergency rent assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | n2n.org |
| Phone | 970-484-7498 |
| Address | 1550 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 |
Neighbor to Neighbor provides emergency rent assistance to eligible households facing an unexpected financial challenge. Help can cover up to one month of past-due rent. Applications open on the 2nd of each month through an online pre-application.5
| Samaritan House Fort Collins | Emergency shelter for families and single women |
|---|---|
| Website | ccdenver.org |
| Phone | 970.484.5010 |
| Address | 460 Linden Center Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 |
Samaritan House Fort Collins, run by Catholic Charities of Denver, provides emergency shelter for families and single women, with extended-stay programs by application for families, single men and women, and veterans.6
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Colorado Legal Services, Get Free Legal Help in Colorado . ↩
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Larimer County Bar Association, Larimer County Access to Justice Resources, May 2025 and Pro Bono . ↩
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Food Bank for Larimer County, How the Food Bank fights campus hunger for the Fort Collins Fresh Food Share address and hours. The phone number 970-493-4477 comes from the Food Bank for Larimer County listing on foodpantries.org , not from the Food Bank’s own site. ↩
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UCHealth, UCHealth FMC Food Pantry - Fort Collins . ↩
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Neighbor to Neighbor, Rent Assistance . ↩
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