These sites are jointly recommended and maintained by librarians at Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library.

LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Assistance
Civic Groups, Clubs, & Nonprofits
Miscellaneous
Recycling
Trails
Transportation
Voting

Assistance

• Adams County Human Services
  http://www.co.adams.co.us/index.cfm?d=standard&b=1&c=16&s=143&p=377
   
• Food Banks: Colorado
  http://www.hud.gov/local/co/homeless/foodbanks.cfm
   
• Homeownership Assistance: Colorado
  http://www.hud.gov/local/co/homeownership/buyingprgms.cfm
   
• Homeownership Assistance: City of Westminster, Colorado
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/105.htm
   
• Jefferson County Assistance
  http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/commassist/index.htm

 
• Military Family Assistance Program: Adams County, Colorado
  http://www.co.adams.co.us/index.cfm?d=standard&b=1&c=16&s=218&p=938

 
• Victim Services
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/police/1496.htm

Civic Groups, Clubs, & Nonprofits

• Chess Clubs Worldwide: Colorado
  http://www.chessclub.com/resources/club_directory/US/club_directory_Colorado.html
   
• City of Westminster Volunteer Opportunities
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/466.htm
   
• Colorado Newcomers Club
  http://www.newcomersclub.com/co.html
   
• Denver Volunteer and Civic Groups
  http://www.singlesnews.net/Denver_Colorado/Volunteer_Civic_Organizations.htm
   
• Metro Volunteer Opportunities
  http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=ars&p1=sl&p2=rc&p3=vo
   
• Westminster Area Toastmaster Groups
  http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/searchresults.cfm?ZipCode=80031&myRadius=10
   
• Westminster Fraternal Organizations
  http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Fraternal+Organizations/S-CO/T-Westminster/
   
• Westminster Open Space Volunteers 
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/480.htm
  

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Miscellaneous

• Colorado State University Cooperative Extensive Homepage
  http://www.ext.colostate.edu/
  Advice on gardening, high altitude baking, emergency preparedness, and more.  
   
• Community Resources
  http://www.americantowns.com/co/westminster/news

Recycling

• City of Westminster Recycling Drop-Off Locations
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/367.htm
   
• City of Westminster "Hard to Recycle" Guide
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/369.htm
   
• Freecycle
  http://www.freecycle.org
  This is a place where you can give unneeded items away or obtain items that other people are giving away for free.

Trails

• Colorado Fourteeners
  http://www.14ers.com/
   
• Colorado Hiking Trail Descriptions
  http://www.slackpacker.com/map_co.html
   
• Hiking and Biking Trails: Westminster
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/246.htm
   
• Hikes and Trails near Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colorado
  http://www.localhikes.com/MSA/MSA_2082.asp
   
• Rocky Mountain National Park Hiking Guide
  http://www.rocky.mountain.national-park.com/hike.htm

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Transportation

• Regional Transportation District (RTD)
  http://www.rtd-denver.com/
  Public bus system for Denver metro area.
   
• Transit Programs for Senior and Disabled Persons in Westminster
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/121_1944.htm

Voting

• Adams County Election Department
  http://co.adams.co.us/index.cfm?d=standard&b=1&c=9&s=22&p=45
   
• Jefferson County Elections
  http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/elections/index.htm

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Please send comments and suggestions to drhodes@cityofwestminster.us
Updated: 2/11/10