Broomfield Community Resource Guide Designed to Connect Residents with Valued Local Services By Allison Eichner
The past year has presented a multitude of struggles and areas of need for people in the Broomfield community. In response, the Broomfield Community Foundation in partnership with Broomfield Health and Human Services, Broomfield Senior Services, Broomfield Recreation, A Precious Child, and Broomfield Early Childhood Council have created the new Broomfield Community Resource Guide. The Guide is a list of available services from non-profits, local businesses, and the City and County.
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Designed to be a starting point when looking for support, the Resource Guide includes a diverse array of categories to fit the needs of any Broomfield resident. The easy-to-use website allows users to filter the 215 service providers by age group, type of service, and location. Each directory item includes the service provider’s address, phone number, and website. Jessica Jones, director of the Early Childhood Council, was a major contributor to the Resource Guide and helped dream up the idea. Within the community, she noticed a need among both Broomfield residents and local service providers. “This guide is a collaborative effort to help gather information on essential needs and services that are directly available, accessible, and serve Broomfield residents,” she explained. “This also helps the services in the area to help refer their clients, give outreach to develop partnerships, and create a stronger overall collaborative system of care for those needing essential services.” Additionally, Jones noted that by compiling all the resources related to senior services, child services, emergency services, healthcare, and transportation, they were able to identify gaps in available resources. She said the Resource Guide can then serve to “help our existing service providers, and potential incoming service providers, see any gaps in services that they could fill by making their home in Broomfield (for example, early childhood mental health specialists).” Jones anticipates the Guide will help both Broomfield service providers and Broomfield residents. “We hope the Resource Guide impacts the community by allowing our residents to see the rich resources we have available to us. Some people go to Adams County or Boulder County because they know of a service,
