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Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:
126 W. 5th Street
P.O. Box 395
Akron, Colorado 80720
TELEPHONE:
970-345-2238
FAX:
970-345-2237
E-Mail: jerri.spear@state.co.us
Washington County Department of Human Services
Family Assistance Programs
Colorado Employment First increases employment for food stamp participants through support, referrals, accountability, and community work.
Colorado Works Program serves low-income families with children by providing income assistance and supportive services to help participants become and remain self-sufficient.
Families in Transition: There are times when families need special assistance in providing for essential needs. The risk of homelessness, unemployment, or utility shut-off can cause emergencies that threaten basic family well-being.
Food Stamps Program provides benefits to low-income people that they can use to buy food to improve their diets.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is designed to enable families to become self-sufficient and to promote personal responsibility.
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) provides benefits to eligible households to help maintain residential heating service.
Welfare to Work Program serves certain welfare recipients, non-custodial parents, low-income custodial parents, and youth who are former foster care recipients.
Colorado Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) encourages preventive and early primary care by removing the financial barriers to health care.
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