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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

OUR SERVICES
ENHANCING LIVES THORNTON ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
THROUGH CONNECTION. By submitting the Thornton Assistance Program application to Community Connections, we can assist
Community Connections serves as qualified, lower income households with the programs listed below.
Thornton's neighborhood resource Water Assistance
center for all who call Thornton home. Helps Thornton water customers pay their water bill. One application per year is allowed.
The English-Spanish bilingual team To apply go to goCOT.net/waterassistance
members offer a tailored selection of
programming and referrals to meet Park Pass Program
individual needs for: Provides a 50% discount on select recreation programs, Recreation IDs and daily admission to
Carpenter and Trail Winds Rcreation Centers and pools. Call 303-255-7800 for more information.
• Food & Nutrition
• Legal Referrals Property and Food Sales Tax Rebate
• Employment Residents age 62 and older may qualify annually for property and grocery sales tax rebates.
• Health Services Call 303-255-7850 for more information.
• Mental Health Click and Haul
• Addiction Recovery Visit goCOT.net/clickandhaul and request to have qualified trash, junk and debris picked up from your
• Crisis & Emergency home for only $5.
• Child Care
• Education CODECAP PROGRAM
• Aging The Code Compliance Assistance Program (CodeCAP) assists income-qualified homeowners fix code
• Disability violations in their yards. Eligible projects include removal of hazardous trees, trash and debris removal,
• Harm Reduction Supplies fence repair or replacement and minor front yard waterwise landscaping. The program is free to residents.
• Housing & Home Repair For more information, visit goCOT.net/Housing, call 720-977-5800 or email Housing@ThorntonCO.gov.
• Shelter & Homelessness HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM (HOT)
• Basics Needs & Financial Our Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) is out and about, rain, shine or snow! HOT is a group dedicated to
• Tax Assistance investigating encampments, making contact with Thornton's unhoused population, and providing resources
• Children with Special Needs to help improve self-sufficiency and stability. If you or someone you know is experiencing homelessness or
• Immigrants & Refugees if you would like to report an encampment, contact HOT at 720-977-5900.
THORNTON CARES PAINT-A-THON
Thorntoncares.com provides Seniors (60+) and/or a resident with a disability can apply for the Paint-a-Thon program to have the exterior
information about community of their home painted for free. The home must be an owner-occupied, single-family home less than 20 feet
programs and services. Search for tall. To learn more about the program and the additional qualifications, call 720-977-5800.
resources anytime by just clicking on
the icons that best match your need. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
If you prefer, chat with us by phone, Community Connections partners with organizations to host a variety of classes and services.
reach us by email or stop by our office For a complete listing of educational opportunities, visit goCOT.net/Connections or call 720-977-5800.
for a visit.
THIS SEASON'S HIGHLIGHTS
Food Drives
Three times a year, we stock the shelves at local food pantries and provide other necessities to our
partners, including warm winter clothing and socks.
Healthy Farmers Markets
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Join us every Tuesday and Thursday until October 3 for the opportunity to purchase fresh, locally
720-977-5800 I 9471 Dorothy Blvd. grown produce at affordable prices. We accept food assistance programs like WIC and SNAP, and
goCOT.net/Connections community members in need will receive $25 vouchers. For more information, visit goCOT.net/
Connections@ThorntonCO.gov healthyfarmersmarkets.
Hours of Operation Perfect Holiday Gift
Monday-Thursday I 8 a.m.-5 p.m. We connect donors with families in our Thornton community who cannot afford to purchase gifts or
Friday I Appointment only. meals during the holiday season. These families are referred to the program by a participating case
Saturday & Sunday I CLOSED manager.

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