Since last week, we have experienced an outpouring of support from the community with food donations. People have dropped off extra food items that they had picked up on a Costco run, or purchased from another grocery store. We even had someone make an online order from Sam’s Club, and had it shipped directly to our building. For us to receive this type of support has been incredibly encouraging, so thank you for your help. Making sure no one goes hungry in the Estes Valley requires us to keep The Market at Crossroads stocked with groceries.

If you would like to join others in the food collection for Crossroads, then please do whatever you can. Food can be dropped off on Monday-Thursday from 10am-4pm, or Friday from 10am-1pm. In addition to food donations, we received a couple of financial donations to help us purchase food. We sure do appreciate the generosity we’re feeling right now.

It’s located at 1770 Big Thompson Ave (Hwy 34).

Most people in the Estes Valley know a little bit about the work we do through Crossroads, but only a few know everything we do, so I’d like to share a comprehensive list of the services we are currently offering to our neighbors who find themselves in a season of need.

The Market at Crossroads supplies groceries

Rental & mortgage assistance

Utilities assistance

Case management with wraparound services

Helping Hub—transportation, nonmedical services in the home

Non-medical care and support for cancer patients

Life Coaching—job placement/assistance, money management, general assistance

Estes Pak—food bags for students on the weekends

Meals on Wheels delivery program

Commodity Outreach program—monthly food boxes delivered

Mental Health counseling

Laundry voucher

Shower voucher

Fuel voucher

Thrift store voucher

Auto repair assistance

Thanksgiving Blessing food distribution

Emergency lodging

Jr. Outreach to support special requests for students

Coordination of donated items for clients—bulletin board postings

Homeless Task Force—mobile outreach and distribution of resources

Easter Blessing food distribution

Medical assistance

Prescription assistance

Snacks for schools

Disaster Response

Workforce Rental

Assistance Program

Coat Drive and Distribution

Educational opportunities—classes and workshops

Firewood collection and distribution

Relocation assistance—bus and/or airfare expenses and fuel cards

Each one of these services requires a certain amount of funding, time from paid staff and volunteers, equipment, supplies, and a place for it to happen. There’s a cost to doing business, even when it’s done through a non-profit. The great thing about the way we operate is that we can maximize resources through in-kind donations, financial gifts, partnerships, and negotiated pricing through select vendors who give us the best deals in town. We are always trying to stretch our dollars as far as they will go so that we can meet more needs in the community. Our services and programs originated from a desire to meet specific needs among our neighbors, and we’ve been offering some of them since our inception in 1982. Take a look at the list of services that we’re currently offering to see if any of them align with what you feel is most important. If any of these touch your heart in such a way that you’d like to become more involved as a volunteer or as a financial supporter, then please let us know. We would love to get you connected to the impact we’re making on our neighbors. It’s worth every minute invested in the relationships, and every dollar leveraged to ensure families are fed and housed. We offer Help for Today, and Hope for Tomorrow. www.CrossroadsEP.org.