Board of Education Bullying Policies
JDHB - Bullying (English)
JDHB SP - Intimidación o Acoso Escolar (Bullying) (Spanish)
Boulder Valley School District wants all families to have access to helpful resources and supports.
Below you will find information about:
Don't know where to start? Contact the Family helpline at 720-561-5200 or via email at familias@bvsd.org or families@bvsd.org.
You can also start by calling your child's school front office. Contact information for all schools can be found here.
For additional mental health supports for students, see the Help for Students page here.
Located in Lafayette: Foodbank distributing grab-and-go food bags for residents of Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, and Erie.
Phone: 303-665-4342
Email: info@sistercarmen.org
Website: sistercarmen.org
EFAA offers a variety of housing supports, including over 50 housing units throughout Boulder County, as well as a food bank that helps families, seniors, and people with disabilities access healthy and nutritious food.
Phone: 303-442-3042
Email: info@efaa.org
Website: efaa.org
Community Food Share is a food bank fighting hunger in Boulder and Broomfield Counties by providing access to fresh, nutritious food through local partners and its onsite and mobile pantries.
Phone: 303-652-3663
Email: info@communityfoodshare.org
Website: communityfoodshare.org/about-us/partner-agencies
Organization offering food resources and other forms of assistance for families in the Broomfield area.
Phone: 303-465-1600
Email: info@broomfieldfish.org
Website: broomfieldfish.org
This is your one-stop-shop for food resources across Colorado. Here you’ll find information on community resources, food and nutrition programs, and other public benefits designed to support you and your loved ones.
Phone: 855-855-4626
Email: info@hungerfreecolorado.org
Website: hungerfreecolorado.org
Service that relies on volunteers to deliver hot meals daily Mon-Fri to seniors in the Broomfield community who are eligible.
Phone: 303-464-5532
Website: broomfield.org/371/Meals-on-Wheels
Offers services such as grocery delivery, hot meals, life skills classes, and more.
Phone: 303-772-5529
Email: info@ourcenter.org
Website: ourcenter.org
EFAA offers a variety of housing supports, including over 50 housing units throughout Boulder County, as well as a food bank that helps families, seniors, and people with disabilities access healthy and nutritious food.
Phone: 303-442-3042
Email: info@efaa.org
Website: efaa.org
Providing affordable housing solutions and services for residents living in affordable housing in Boulder County. They have a dedicated page on their website for COVID-19 updates and relevant resources.
Phone: 720-564-4610
Email: bhpinfo@boulderhousing.org
Website: boulderhousing.org
A step-by-step guide to applying for unemployment benefits through the CO government.
Phone: 303-318-9000
Offering services for employees and employers alike, including job search, resume critique, interview prep, GED programs, among others. Services are currently limited to phone appointments and online features.
Phone:
Boulder: 720-776-0822
Longmont: 720-776-0822
Assistance and resources for people who are looking for employment, access to job searching resources, or wanting to enhance their skills. Now offering live online workshops. Consult the website for more information and additional services.
Phone: 303-464-5855
Website: broomfield.org/2963/Workforce-Center
Affordable community health center offering medical, dental, mental health, and pharmacy services. Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance. A sliding scale fee is available for the uninsured. Locations in Boulder and Lafayette.
Phone: 303-650-4460
Website: Clinica.org
Federally Qualified Health Center whose services are geared mostly towards low-income and underserved populations. Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance. They also offer sliding scale fees.
Phone: 303-697-2583
Website: saludclinic.org/
AFC Urgent Care provides walk-in urgent care treatment for all patients in Boulder County. Available when you need care quickly, but it is not life-threatening.
Phone: 720-961-9700
Website: afcurgentcare.com/louisville/patient-services/walk-in-clinic/
The government of Colorado has put together a list of available hotlines where people can speak to a professional medic and help assess their situation and needs. Site also contains general information and FAQs about telehealth and nurselines.
Website: covid19.colorado.gov/covid-19-in-colorado/do-you-have-symptoms/telehealth-and-nurselines
Urgent Care Centers offer walk-in treatment of common illnesses and minor injuries at a lower cost than an Emergency Department. Patients are seen on a walk-in basis, no appointments required. Open seven days a week, 365 days a year from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Phone
Erie: 303-415-5810
Gunbarrel: 303-415-5199
An organization committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of children. Currently assisting families in need with hygiene kits, clothes, and other basic needs. Also contains links to other resources related to COVID-19.
Phone: 303-466-4272
Website: apreciouschild.org
This program has been set up by the City of Broomfield for its residents who require immediate help to cover rent or mortgage payments. Please consult the website for additional details and terms for eligibility.
Phone: 720-887-2257
Website: broomfield.org/2967/Rental-Assistance
Service provided by the City of Government for landlords, tenants, and roommates who seek to resolve a dispute or obtain general information.
Phone: 303-441-4364
Email: mediation@bouldercolorado.gov
Website: bouldercolorado.gov/community-mediation-and-resolution-center
Via is a full-spectrum mobility organization offering transportation services for individuals and groups. Via also provides a wide range of community and group educational resources related to transportation for older adults, people with disabilities and others living with mobility limitations.
Phone: 303-444-3043
Website: viacolorado.org/covid-19/
A free, on-demand, door-to-door bus service that connects people to places within the City of Lafayette. Riders can book a ride by phone, online, or via the On Demand Transit Rider app. A bus will arrive at a pick-up location at a designated time.
Phone: 833-456–3359
Website: lafayetteco.gov/2646/Ride-Free-Lafayette
Discount fares are available for all seniors 65+, individuals with disabilities, Medicare recipients, and youth (ages 6-19). Children five years of age or younger ride free with a fare-paying adult (limit three children with each fare-paying adult). An income-based fare discount is available for qualifying riders who enroll in RTD’s LiVE Program.
Phone: 720-944-4347
Email: DHS_RTD_LiVE@denvergov.org
Website: rtd-denver.com/fares-passes/discount-fares
Food and nutrition assistance for nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and infants and children. Please consult their website for information on how to access their services at this time.
Phone:
Boulder: 303-413-7520
Longmont: 303-678-6130
Lafayette: 720-564-2213
Website: bouldercounty.org/families/pregnancy/women-infants-and-children
Access‑a‑Ride provides local bus transportation in the Denver metro area for people with disabilities. We help individuals who cannot access our fixed-route bus and train system to maintain their freedom to travel around the metro area.
Phone: 303-299-2960
Email: paratransiteligibility@rtd-denver.com
Website: rtd-denver.com/services/access-a-ride
Services for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Their shelter continues to operate at this time. Currently they are also offering counseling and legal advocacy services through phone or video conferencing. If you or someone you know needs help with an abusive relationship, contact them:
24/7 crisis and information line: 303-444-2424
Email: hotline@safehousealliance.org
Website: safehousealliance.org
Emergency shelter, emergency housing, advocacy, counseling, and other services. Please consult their website for specific information about their current services.
Phone (24/7 crisis line): 303-772-4422
Affordable women’s health care center with services including birth control and morning-after pill, pregnancy testing and services, STD related services, abortion, and more.
Phone: 303-447-1040
Website: plannedparenthood.org/health-center/colorado/boulder/80302/boulder-2488-90210
Free mental health services available remotely for residents of Boulder and Broomfield. Bilingual staff for diverse needs. Offering three free sessions for those that were impacted by the Marshall Fire for people of all ages. No documentation required.
Phone: (303) 545-0852
Email: MHPCares@mhpcolorado.org
Link to Resources
El Círculo de Bienestar Emocional (Emotional Wellbeing Circle) is a program for Spanish-speaking community members ages 18+ in need of emotional support or coaching and who are unable to otherwise access mental health services. CBE also offers workshops and group therapy, currently being conducted via Zoom.
Phone: 303-443-9899
Email: elena@elcentroamistad.org
Website: elcentroamistad.org/
Providers of harm reduction supplies (sterile supplies for injecting, smoking and snorting drugs, as well as overdose prevention materials), safe syringe disposal kiosks, and free HIV and hepatitis C testing to people who use drugs in Boulder County. They have offices in Boulder, Lafayette, and Longmont.
Phone
Boulder: 303-444-6121
Lafayette: 720-564-2708
Longmont: 720-864-6515
Website: bouldercounty.org/families/disease/the-works-program/
Natural Highs provides healthy alternatives to drugs and alcohol through offering workshops, drop-in classes, groups, presentations, and sober events for teens and adults. View resources for parents at the link above.
Phone: 303-859-5778
Email: avani@naropa.edu
Website: naturalhighs.org/resources-for-parents
NA is a non-profit organization where individuals with substance use disorders meet regularly to help each other stop using substances long-term. There are meetings in Boulder, Brighton, Broomfield, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Nederland, and Westminster. Find a meeting at the link above.
24 Hour Helpline: 303-412-2884
Email: naboulderhelp@gmail.com
Mental Health Partners offers a full spectrum of substance abuse treatment services for clients based upon individual needs as assessed through comprehensive evaluations. Call to speak with one of their addiction and recovery experts.
Phone: 303-245-4468
Website: mhpcolorado.org/addiction/
AA is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Find a meeting at the link below.
24 Hour Helpline: 303-447-8201
Email: centraloffice@bouldercountyaa.com
Website: bouldercountyaa.com/meetings
A Queer Endeavor is a nationally recognized center for gender and sexual diversity in education. They support teachers and school communities to organize safer, more humanizing learning environments for LGBTQ+ youth, families, and staff. Aiming toward creating schools that are safer and more affirming of LGBTQ+ and gender-expansive youth, A Queer Endeavor seeks partnerships with educators and school communities to make “unworkable” the silence that historically has surrounded topics of gender and sexual diversity in education.
Phone: 303-492-8399
Email: aqueerendeavor@colorado.edu
Website: http://aqueerendeavor.org/
The Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition is a volunteer advocacy group working to make Boulder Valley schools safe and welcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning students, parents, and staff.
Email: mary.campbell@bvsd.org; Mary Campbell (she/hers) or jgonzalez@bouldercounty.org; Jax Gonzalez (they/them)
Working independently and in collaboration, Out Boulder County facilitates connection, advocacy, education, research, and programs to ensure LGBTQ+ people and communities thrive in Boulder County and beyond.
They envision a world where LGBTQ+ people and communities thrive in an inclusive, equitable, just and connected world.
Phone: 303-499-5777
Email: mmoore@outboulder.org (Mardi Moore)
Website: https://www.outboulder.org/
The Education Committee is focused on the opportunity gaps between students of color, students in economic need, and students learning English. The committee addresses structural racism within our schools, including disproportionate discipline, bullying, and special education identification of students of color as well as advocating toward more equitable long-term outcomes and access.
Phone: (720) 310-5165
Email: alicia.graves@me.com
Website: https://naacpbouldercounty.org/
Boulder County provides services to our community members with respect and regardless of race, ethnicity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, political affiliation, age, religion, body shape, size, and ability. All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of citizenship status. In the link above, you will find immigrant resources that help Boulder County residents know their rights and where to get help.
Website: bouldercounty.org/government/about-boulder-county/immigrant-resources/
Providing families of color with opportunities to express and share cultural values, struggles, and successes by connecting, exploring, and investigating our life experiences. These experiences will open up dialogue for all generations about how to live through the challenges of today and the future.
Email: jontwalton@gmail.com
Website: facebook.com/groups/FamiliesOfColorColorado/
YWCA Boulder County is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA has been providing a continuum of vital services to the women, children, and families of Boulder for over 95 years.
Phone: 303-443-0419 x101
Email: dpope@ywcaboulder.org
Website: https://www.ywcaboulder.org/
The program offers up to $500 towards five individual counseling sessions (a maximum of $100 per session), or up to $875 towards five family counseling sessions (a maximum of $175 per session) and provides a pool of licensed providers from which to choose. Call or register online. They have had 60 new therapists join the panel and now have more than 100 therapists willing to see people at no cost.
Phone: 720-248-4686
Website: https://www.jewishfamilyservice.org/bcc
Colorado House Bill 21-1258 established this temporary behavioral health services program to provide access to mental health and substance use disorder services for youth, including addressing needs that may have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is open to youth 18 years of age or younger or 21 years of age or younger if receiving special education services, and offers three free therapy sessions for youth.
Phone: 1-800-985-5990
Email: support@imattercolorado.org
Website: https://imattercolorado.org/
Local chapter of United Way. Serving 5 counties including Boulder and Broomfield. Connects individuals with the community resources they need.
Phone: 303-433-8383
Email: info@unitedwaydenver.org
Website: unitedwaydenver.org/2-1-1/
See the Help for Students page for extensive BVSD and community resources around all topics of mental health.
A list of mental health resources for CO residents according to area of need. Includes numbers from help hotlines and links to other organizations providing aid.
Website: mentalhealthcolorado.org/help
There are many benefits to Parks and Recreation, and BVSD encourages families to participate in recreation activities and get involved within their community.
Did you know:
Parks and Recreation promotes health and wellness.
Parks and Recreation is a leading provider of childcare and out-of-school time programming.
Parks and Recreation is a leader in youth sports, providing opportunities for children of all skills and abilities to play and introducing kids to a wide variety of sports activities.
Children who spend a significant amount of time in nature also experience better emotional stability and improved mental health.
Parks and Recreation teaches kids about environmental responsibility, provides better cognitive and emotional stimulation, and promotes creativity and imagination.
Boulder
The City of Boulder has three community recreation centers as well as several other facilities that provide indoor and outdoor spaces for recreation. Boulder Parks and Recreation also maintains parks, natural areas, and trees throughout the city where community members can gather, exercise, rest, build social relationships and enjoy the outdoors close to home.
Boulder Parks and Recreation operate the North Boulder Recreation Center, East Boulder Community Center, and South Boulder Recreation Center; Scott Carpenter Pool and Spruce Pool; several sports complexes, Valmont Bike park, two outdoor skate parks, the Boulder Reservoir, and the Flatirons Golf Course. Staff also manage, operate, and maintain more than 1,800 acres of urban parkland and natural areas.
Boulder Parks and Recreation partners with local organizations and groups to offer over 2,500 diverse types of recreation programs that promote physically and mentally active lifestyles for people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Some programs include a fee, while others are subsidized to ensure all members of the community have access to recreation.
To find out more about Parks and Recreation near you visit Parks & Recreation | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov).