The Colorado Law Student Parents Group is comprised of students who are juggling the competing demands of law school and parenting at the same time. You can join the LinkedIn Colorado Law Student Parents Group to make professional connections or e-mail law.studentafffairs@colorado.edu to be added to the student parents canvas page.
Resources for CU Law Parents
Housing & Child Care
- CU offers family housing and daycare, but you will need to reserve a spot on the waitlist.
- CU Family Housing: Housing.Colorado.Edu
- CU Children’s Center: Childcare.Colorado.Edu
- The YWCA has a drop-in childcare center YWCAboulder.Org
- CU Students have free access to SitterCity, an online database you can post jobs, receive and review applications and check references to find local babysitters and nannies.
CU Law Scholarships (through Office of Admissions)
- 2L/3L Scholarships with a preference for life experience like parenting
- Robert M. Gilbert Law Scholarship
- Thomas and Claire Brown Scholarship
*notice of scholarship application process is sent in March - deadline shortly following
Food, Healthcare & Family Finances
- Children and spouses may qualify for WIC, Food Assistance (FA), and Medicaid. Check on the Boulder County website for eligibility.
- WIC: Bouldercounty.Org
- FA: Bouldercounty.Org
- Medicaid: Bouldercounty.Org
- The CU transit pass can help save money.
Counseling & Health
- CU Wardenburg Acupuncture & Massage Services
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at CU: Located on campus, walk-in hours, students can receive 6 free counseling sessions per year.
- The Parenting Place: Workshops, discussion groups, support groups, resources, and special events for children on a donation basis. 303-449-0177
- Foothills Parenting Classes: Online resource of parenting classes, workshops, and counseling resources for parents.
- YWCA Resource Center: Counseling, career and job-search classes and support groups, drop-in resource center, single-parent networking. 303-443-0419
- National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a support group for parents and can help connect to other providers. 303-443-4591
- Mental Health Center of Boulder County: Counseling & workshops available on a sliding scale, parenting classes and groups. 303-443-8500
Community Resources
- Websites like Boulder Families BoulderFamilies.Com
- A Listserv like Boulder Rock’n Moms Groups.Yahoo.Com search Boulder Rockn Moms
- Boulder County Public Health & The Parenting Place issue a “Parent’s Directory to Boulder and Broomfield Counties” that compiles info on various programs and community resources
Stores
- Consignment stores like Childish Things ChildishThingsConsign.Com
- Thrift stores like Savers Savers.Com
- Just Between Friends Sale JBFsale.Com
- Craigslist (Boulder) is great for quality used baby and kid gear, as well as, bedroom furniture
Free Things to Do with Your Family
- Rocky Mountain National Park – Free National Park entrance days
- Denver Zoo – Free Zoo entrance days
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science – Free Nature and Science Museum admission days
- Denver Botanic Gardens – Free Botanic Garden’s admission days
- Denver Children’s Museum – Free on the first Tuesday of every Month
- Denver Art Museum – Free on the first Saturday of every month
- Local Free Days: There are over 1000 free days annually in the Denver metro area made possible by SCFD support SCFD.Org