BIPOC-Led Organizations & Cultural Centers

• The BIPOC Alliance: 140 W. Oak St., Fort Collins. 

  • A grassroots organization creating spaces of joy, healing, and liberation for people of color in Larimer County. Offers Ancestral Healing ceremonies (Curanderismo) led by traditional healers, Dandelions Rising youth program, reading circles, professional development, and regular community gatherings. Follow @bipocalliance on social media.

• Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins: 1813 E. Mulberry St., Fort Collins. 

  • CEC was created to address the cultural, academic, career, and social needs of middle school and high school African American students. Offers programming in history, literature, arts, music, dance, and traditions through an African American lens. Visit fococec.org.

• Dandelions Rising: Youth Leadership & Liberation

  • A youth leadership and liberation program that guides 7-18-year-old Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and children of color to understand who they are and how they exist as gendered, racialized beings in their respective communities. Connect with CSU at https://www.chhs.colostate.edu/dandelions-rising/

Community Centers & Organizations

• PFLAG Fort Collins

  • A supportive community for parents, families, and allies of LGBTQ+ individuals across Northern Colorado. A space to learn, connect, and affirm the people you love—and to be supported yourself. Visit https://pflagfortcollins.org/

• Be More Gay at Foothills Unitarian: 1815 Yorktown Ave, Fort Collins

  • An intersectional movement of joyful visibility and community support centering LGBTQ+ youth and their families, with a focus on BIPOC, Latinx, and immigrant communities. Visit foothillsuu.org/justicework/bemoregay

• Heart and Sol: Loveland

  • A nonprofit made up of BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latiné, People of Color) and LGBTQ+ community members and allies who welcome and promote diversity and cultural appreciation. Hosts cultural celebrations, community conversations, and events throughout the year.Visit heartandsolco.org

Medical & Wellness Resources

• Planned Parenthood Fort Collins Health Center: 825 S. Shields St., Fort Collins

  • Offers LGBTQIA+ affirming sexual and reproductive healthcare, including hormone therapy (gender-affirming care), PrEP, and STI testing. 

• UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program: 1635 Aurora Court Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, Aurora

  • Comprehensive, affirming healthcare for transgender and gender-diverse individuals, including primary care, hormone therapy, and referrals. Available virtually and in-person.

Social & Community Connection

• Queer Socials at The Lyric:1209 N. College Ave., Fort Collins

  • The Lyric occasionally hosts queer-focused events, dance parties, and film screenings. Visit their website for LGBTQIA+ programming https://www.lyriccinema.com/home

Crisis & Immediate Support

• The Trevor Project

  • 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQIA+ youth. Call (866)488-7386, text START to 678-678, or chat online at thetrevorproject.org. 

• Trans Lifeline

  • Peer support for transgender people. Call (877)565-886 or visit https://translifeline.org/. 

• LGBT National Help Center

  • Free and confidential peer support. Call (888)843-4564 or visit glbthotline.org.

Immigrant-Led & BIPOC-Centered Organizations

• Fuerza Latina Fort Collins

  • An immigrant-led organization dedicated to educating, informing, organizing, and promoting change to facilitate an improved quality of life for immigrants in our community. Partners with ISAAC and other local groups to support the Latinx immigrant community. Visit https://fuerzalatinafoco.org/ or send a message to info@fuerzalatinafoco.org.

• ISAAC (Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition of Northern Colorado)

  • A vibrant coalition of 15 faith communities and dozens of community partners working together for immigration justice in Northern Colorado. ISAAC creates bridges between allies and immigrants through emergency, legal, and workforce funds. Visit https://isaacnoco.org/

• Alianza NORCO: 525 W Oak St #106, Fort Collins

  • Alianza provides support to immigrant families in Larimer and Weld counties. Services include legal help (citizenship, work permits, TPS, U visas), health screenings, community health worker support, insurance enrollment assistance, and peer-to-peer support groups for emotional well-being. Visit alianzanorco.org

Legal Services & Know Your Rights

• Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)

  • Serving Northern Colorado remotely. Provides free immigration legal services to immigrant children and adults in immigration detention. Visit https://www.rmian.org/

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

  • Online directory to search for vetted immigration attorneys in your area. Visit ailalawyer.com

• Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)

  • Offers "Know Your Rights" packets and resources in multiple languages. Visit coloradoimmigrant.org

Basic Needs & Resource Navigation

• Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado (IRCNOCO): 3001 8th Ave., Suite 170, Evans, CO (serving all of Northern Colorado)

  • Provides English language classes, US citizenship education, and resource navigation in 10-15 languages. Offers bus passes, diapers, winter coats, and benefits enrollment assistance. All services free of charge regardless of immigration status. Serves asylees, refugees, and undocumented immigrants. Appointment required. Visit ircnoco.org

The following books reflect the principles of trauma-informed care, BIPOC experiences, and collective healing. 

For Individual & Collective Healing

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk 

• No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz

• Rest Is Resistance: Free Yourself from Grind Culture and Reclaim Your Life by Tricia Hersey

• The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris

• What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

• The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Daniel Maté and Gabor Maté

For Understanding Identity, Race, and Intersectionality

• Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Jasmine Syedullah, Lama Rod Owens, and angel Kyodo williams

• The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

• It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

For BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Experience

• The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color by Natalie Y. Gutiérre

• All Parts Welcome: The Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems Workbook by Sand C. Chang

• Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger by Lama Rod Owens

For Parents & Caregivers

• How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King

• Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff

• Parenting from the Inside Out: How Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell

• The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

• The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik

• Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel

• The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour

For Therapists, Educators & Community Healers

• Writings for a Liberation Psychology by Ignacio Martín-Baró

• From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures by Lara Sheehi

• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

• Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke

• Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Grief by Jennifer Mullan

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911. If you are concerned about how law enforcement may show up, you can ask a trusted friend or neighbor to stay with you or communicate on your behalf. You deserve to be safe.

Crisis Support Lines (24/7)

• Colorado Crisis Services: 1217 Riverside Ave, Fort Collins (for walk-in crisis stabilization units)

  • Free, confidential, and immediate support for anyone in Colorado experiencing a mental health crisis. To speak with a trained crisis counselor call (844)493-8255, or text TALK to 38255.

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 

  • Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. This is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free, confidential support for people in distress. 

• Crisis Text Line

  • Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US, anytime, to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For messages in Spanish, text AYUDA to 741741or visit crisistextline.org

• 211 Colorado

  • Dial 211 to be connected to a live navigation specialist who can help you find resources for food, housing, child care, mental health, and more. Available in multiple languages. Visit  211colorado.org

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Support

• Crossroads Safehouse Fort Collins

  • Provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support groups for survivors of domestic violence in Larimer County. Their 24/7 crisis line. Call (970)482-3502 or visit crossroadssafehouse.org

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Free, confidential support, and available in multiple languages. Call (800)799-7233, text START to 88788 or visit thehotline.org

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

  • The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Offers 24/7 confidential support, and they can connect you to local providers who are trained in trauma-informed care. Call (800)656-4673 or visit rainn.org

Substance Use & Recovery Crisis

• SummitStone Health Partners: 1217 Riverside Ave., Fort Collins.

  •  Provides 24/7 walk-in crisis services, including substance use evaluation and detox referrals. Call (970 494-4200 or visit summitstonehealth.org

• SAMHSA National Helpline

  •  Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals facing mental health and/or substance use disorders. Call (800)662-4357 or visit samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

LGBTQIA+ Crisis & Support

• Look at the LGBTQIA+ and Affirming Resources section.