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Grand Junction Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Grand Junction, Colorado that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Colorado page.

Colorado Legal ServicesFree civil legal help
Websitecoloradolegalservices.org
Phone970-243-7940
Address120 West Park Drive, Suite 205, Grand Junction, CO 81505
HoursBy appointment only

Colorado Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income Coloradans who qualify, including help with housing, family law, public benefits and consumer problems. Its Grand Junction office serves Delta, Garfield, Mesa and Montrose counties. The office works by appointment only. Call the intake line or apply online to start an application.1

Food

Community Food BankFree food through a choice pantry
Websitefoodbankgj.org
Phone970-640-0336
Address476 28 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81501
HoursMonday, Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM, by appointment; phone hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

The Community Food Bank is an independent nonprofit that has served Mesa County since 1978. Any Mesa County resident can visit the choice pantry by appointment, up to 24 times a year and no more than once a week. Call Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM to schedule a visit. The 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM pantry hours come from a local resource listing, not from the food bank site. The food bank site footer lists 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on the same three days. Call ahead to confirm the current hours before visiting.2

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Soup KitchenFree hot meals
Websitecatholicoutreach.org
Phone970-243-0091
Address245 S. 1st Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
HoursMonday through Saturday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach serves a free noon meal six days a week to anyone who is hungry. Its soup kitchen phone is listed on the outreach site. The meal hours come from listings, not from the outreach site. Call ahead to confirm the current hours before visiting.3

Social services

Grand Junction Housing AuthorityPublic housing and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
Websitegjha.org
Phone970-245-0388
Address8 Foresight Circle, Grand Junction, CO 81505
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Grand Junction Housing Authority runs public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) for Grand Junction residents. Applications go through its main office. Waiting lists open at set times and are not open all year. Check the site for the next opening.4

Mesa County Department of Human ServicesFood, cash and health benefits
Websitemesacounty.us
Phone970-241-8480
Address510 29 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81504
HoursMonday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday, 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Mesa County Department of Human Services helps county residents apply for SNAP food assistance, cash assistance, Medicaid and other benefits. Apply online through PEAK, or call with questions about a case. Appointments are recommended. For food benefits, medical coverage or other economic help, the county points residents to its Economic Assistance Call Center at 970-256-2434.5

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Colorado Legal Services, Get help. ↩

  2. Community Food Bank, Client Visit Policies and Community Food Bank; Emergency Food & Supplies (listing, for pantry hours). ↩

  3. Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, Grand Valley Catholic Outreach; Benefits Explorer, Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen (listing, for meal hours). ↩

  4. Grand Junction Housing Authority, Home and Apartment Pre-Application. ↩

  5. Mesa County, Contact Human Services and Civil Rights Plan. ↩

  1. Greeley Local Assistance Programs, Colorado.
  2. Lakewood Local Assistance Programs, Colorado.
  3. Longmont Local Assistance Programs, Colorado.
  4. Loveland Local Assistance Programs, Colorado.
  5. Pueblo Local Assistance Programs, Colorado.

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