What Do We Do?
CMLC Prevention/Intervention Programs:
- Emergency Shelter Assistance: Initial rent, rent arrears and permanent housing; only available as a collaborated effort with other referring agencies when funding is available
- Medical/RX Assistance Program: (Non-Narcotics Only/Funding is limited)
- Medical Equipment Program: Crutches, walkers wheelchairs, canes, etc. These items are available for a cash deposit with required donation
- Transportation Assistance Program: Gas Vouchers & Bus Tickets
- Utility Assistance Program: Water bills, electric bills and heating source provisions (i.e. propane, coal & pellets)
CMLC Food Programs:
- Food Pantry: A full scale local food pantry site offering access to food daily, Monday thru Friday. Four times a year, a family is able to receive enough food for an entire month.
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): Is open to the public the 1st Tuesday of each month 10:00am to 3:00pm at CMLC. It is based on income guidelines and requires participants to be Logan County residents.
- The Mobile Food Bank: Is open to the public the 4th Tuesday of each month 9:00am to 11:00am at the Logan County Fair Grounds (1120 Pawnee Avenue, Sterling CO, 80751) and is based on participants declaration of need.
- Christmas Basket Program: Phone lines are open for two weeks in November for participants to call and order a basket. Baskets assembled the second week in December and delivered to participants homes by community volunteers.
CMLC Thrift Store
The Cooperating Ministry Thrift Store is one of the best places in town for bargain shopping! Our store has everything from household items, holiday decorations, jewelry and a wide selection of clothing to include designer brands. Upon shopping the best bargains, your purchases enable our programs to continue in helping feed, cloth and sustain housing for families in need within our own community.
For all other FNS nutrition assistance programs, state or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
AVISO DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN (07.25.2022)
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdff de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
(1) correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
(3) correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.