Pikes Peak Library District added a social worker to the organization’s staff in 2018 to better serve patrons who need assistance learning about and using community resources, or need support in other ways. PPLD's Social Worker, Alicia Kwande, is here to help you connect with resources in our community. She can help you identify programs and opportunities that may be a good fit for you, and help you pursue them. We can help find housing, employment, legal aid, clothing, food, and household items. Note: PPLD’s Social Worker is not a case manager or case worker.
She can assist you in filling out a VI-SPDAT Assessment. This process allows you to be identified as a candidate for housing through the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care. It is not a wait list—selections are made based on vulnerability and housing placements are located throughout the community.
PPLD’s Social Worker is available during specific times at locations throughout the Library District, where anyone can sit down and chat, no appointment needed.
Walk-In Hours:
- Where: Penrose Library
- When: Mondays from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Where: Ruth Holley Library
- When: 2nd and 4th Friday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon
- Where: Sand Creek Library
- When: 1st and 4rd Friday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon
If you’d like to schedule a time to meet with PPLD’s Social Worker outside of walk-in hours:
- Alicia Kwande
- Phone: (719) 531-6333, x2506
- Email: akwande@ppld.org
Additional Services
Connect Group:
This group is for peers to come together and connect with one another, share resources, and have discussion. Note: this is not a therapy group.
- Where: Penrose Library
- When: Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Career, Language-Learning, and Business Services Opportunities
PPLD offers a variety of classes and programs that can help you get your GED, learn to speak and write English, pass the U.S. Citizenship Exam, or grow your business or nonprofit idea.
These resources include:
- High School Equivalency Classes
- Career Online High School
- English as a Second Language Classes
- Speak and Write English Groups
- Path to Citizenship Classes
- One-On-One Tutoring
- Food Industry Training and Certification
- Resume Assistance
For more information about these programs, visit the Adult Education website.
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