Housing Resources:
Housing Authority Program Summaries — A list of programs that help you save money, improve comfort & safety, increase home value and reduce energy usage.
Gunnison Valley Home Energy Advancement Team (HEAT) — Home energy efficiency programs
Colorado Legal Services – This site provides self-help legal information for civil legal matters, where to find no or low-cost legal help, court information and other referral information.
Uncompahgre Volunteer Legal Aid — Free legal services for those who qualify. Includes housing rights.
Housing Resources of Western Colorado — Helps provide housing services to those in need. Services include affordable rentals, housing rehabilitation loan program to assist homeowners with necessary health and safety repairs, Homebuyer’s education course, and energy-efficiency upgrades.
Hispanic Affairs Project — Advocates for immigrants rights on the Western Slope.
Environmental Health Resources:
Is Your Well “Well”? — Information for private well owners on how to test the safety of their drinking water.
Drinking Water from Household Wells — Information and resources from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Radon Testing — Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that is produced by the natural breakdown of uranium present in soil, rocks and sometimes ground water. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment offers free test kits that can help you test your home for the presence of radon.
The Colorado Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program — A CDC-funded program with over-arching strategies that include partnership building, surveillance, case investigation, prevention and evaluation.