Relocation
Colorado Springs is one of the best places to live, work, and play in the US. Backed by the awe-inspiring beauty of Pikes Peak, this community enjoys a lifestyle and richness rare in a city of this size. With our alpine desert climate at 6,000 feet, we enjoy snowfall in the winter and yet bask in an average of more than 300 days of sunshine every year. There are numerous parks, open spaces, and bike and hiking trails. The elementary and secondary schools tend to be excellent, and many are among the best in the state and nationally. The region also hosts two of the most esteemed colleges in the country. Compared to either coast, the cost of living is low with modest utility rates, moderately priced housing, a cost of living below the national average, and one of the lowest tax burdens in Colorado. We are fortunate to have access to two nationally respected health care services, with new and innovative hospitals around town. The corporate and business environment is strong, with 27 Fortune 500 companies keeping a presence in the region. Consequently, Colorado Springs also boasts one of the highest educated workforces in the US. The arts and cultural scene is vibrant and active and has depth. There are more than 50 major attractions just within our region. And some of the world’s best ski resorts are within a few hours’ drive.
We are an amateur sports capital (the US Olympic Committee is just one of many sports organizations based here), a tourist mecca (more than 6 million tourist visits per year), and a favorite place for military personnel to come back to for retirement once they’ve lived around the world. So if you’re one of the lucky new residents of the Pikes Peak region, we say welcome to your new home: You are now one of the luckiest people in America.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Address: 30 S. Nevada Ave.
2. Experience Colorado Springs
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (800) 888-4748 or (719) 635-75
Address: 515 S. Cascade Ave.
Description: Experience Colorado Springs is aimed more at tourists, but it can be a great resource for any newcomer to El Paso, Teller, or Fremont Counties. Their easy-to-use and fun website leads the way to all manner of dining, nightlife, attractions, activities, arts, culture, services, and lodging. A free visitors’ guide, maps, and deals and coupons can help anyone start a new life here in Colorado Springs and beyond. The website hosts a community calendar as well as regional history, landmark locations, tips for high altitude, and even helps in planning weddings.
3. Comcast
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (800) 266-2278
Address: 213 N. Union Blvd.
Description: Television service in the area can be confusing. Both Comcast and Qwest offer significant savings if you bundle services together, including telephone, TV, and Internet. The following companies can also work together; for instance, Qwest offers television service through Direct TV, and they’ll even roll a Verizon cellular account into a bundle plan. Starview, the only local company, works with Dish Network. You’ll need to do your own research for the plan and provider that best fits your needs.
4. Comcast
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (800) 266-2278
Address: 213 N. Union Blvd.
Description: You have choices in trash companies in Colorado Springs since it is a privatized service. Price can vary but tends to be within a narrow range. Some homeowners associations have service arranged with one company. When this is not the case, perhaps the best way to decide the company for you is to watch the trash cycle in your neighborhood for one week. If one company serves most of the homes, picking that company might help keep your neighborhood less cluttered of empty trash cans on other days. The two biggest players in town are the national firm Waste Management and the locally owned Bestway Disposal.
5. Bestway Disposal
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 633-8709
Address: 650 Santa Fe St.
Description: In 1924, residents of Colorado Springs voted for a four-service utility, which still serves the region today. Thus, all electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater services are provided together.
6. Colorado Springs Utilities
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 448-4800 or (800) 238-54
Address: 111 S. Cascade Ave.
Description: To register to vote, you must have been a resident of your precinct 30 days prior to election, and you must register 29 days before an election. Registration must occur in the county in which you reside, so for Colorado Springs that means El Paso County.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Address: 5475 Tech Center Dr., Suite 300
8. Big Brothers/Big Sisters
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 633-2443
Description: Maybe somebody did it for you—mentored you as a kid. Now you can return the favor. Big Brothers/Big Sisters is designed to help kids, one-on-one, by having an adult in their lives who is caring, stable, and attentive. It fosters relationships between responsible adults and kids 7 to 12 who might need just that. This need is especially important in the Pikes Peak region because of the number of youngsters who have a parent deployed overseas on military duty. There’s a one-time application fee of $35.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
10. Children’S Literacy Center
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 471-8672
Description: More than 800 local volunteers help kids who are struggling with a basic skill—reading—at the Children’s Literacy Center. There are 11 community sites, including one on Fort Carson, where the need is great. Mentors work with children one-on-one. Besides volunteers, there is a need for small prizes for reading achievement, children’s books, and games.
11. Friends Of Cheyenne Cañon
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 385-6086
Description: Cheyenne Cañon is full of streams, trails, picnic areas, and wildlife. It gets more than 500,000 visitors a year. The local neighborhood started this organization to support the city’s efforts to manage the area—an effort especially appreciated during tight budgetary years. Trails maintenance, park hosts, and environmental education programs are supported by volunteers, and there’s an ongoing need for public awareness and publicity. If you can handle any of those tasks, they need you. It’s a lot of work to maintain a 1,600-acre park!
12. Friends Of El Paso County Nature Centers
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 520-6387
Description: Kids can’t get enough of their stimulating nature programs. Adults love them, too. But Bear Creek and Fountain Creek Nature Centers need help. Program leaders are needed for environmental education (especially the many school groups that come through), and anyone with a tree trimmer or shovel is welcome to help maintain the properties. It’s a great way to stay in shape and enjoy the great outdoors in the Pikes Peak region. Also, grant writers are sometimes needed. The annual membership fees start at $20.
13. Friends Of Garden Of The Gods
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 219-0108
Description: The city’s signature park is huge—1,325 acres—and needs lot of work just to keep it beautiful and clean. They have more than 200 members (with a fee of $25 for an individual adult member). Volunteers are always needed to help in the visitor center, act as park guides, perform trail maintenance, and write grants for special projects.
14. Friends Of The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 385-5990
Description: Founded in 1969, the Friends now number more than 900 members. Their purpose is to provide volunteer assistance and financial support to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum for its exhibits and programs, the completion of restoration projects, and ongoing collection acquisition efforts. The group also sponsors fun events to draw the community into the museum. In addition, they publish a teacher’s guide to local history, to be distributed in local schools, and help acquire historic documents and photos for the museum’s archives. The list is long! The annual adult/individual fee is $25 a year to become a member.
15. Friends Of The Manitou Springs Public Library
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (719) 685-5206
Description: Are you good at publicity? Fund-raising? Writing newsletters? Organizing events? And most of all, do you love books and reading? Well, if you live in Manitou Springs, then you should join this dynamic group. Other jobs include database management and serving on the board.