Public Benefits

Child Care Assistance Program Changes Effective Oct. 1

Due to budget constraints, the Larimer County Department of Human Services will implement changes to the Child Care Assistance Program effective Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. These changes will impact both child care providers and families currently participating in the program. The current CCAP enrollment freeze will also continue.

 

Benefits

Help is hard to ask for, but we all need a helping hand at some point in our lives. Larimer County Human Services offers a variety of benefits to assist individuals and families in our community. We offer food, cash, medical, or child care assistance as well as other specialized programs. See below for more information on each of our benefit areas. 

Eligibility for public assistance benefits is determined by federally set income limits.  To see if you may be eligible, or to check your current benefits, visit Colorado PEAK. Our in-person services are limited to paperwork drop off and questions, no in-person interviews are being held in-person at this time. If you have a question that can't be answered by PEAK, call us at (970) 498-6300. Our phone operation hours are Monday through Friday from 8a-5p. 

Food Assistance (SNAP) Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) is a food assistance program that assists low-income individuals and families with the costs of purchasing food. This program is designed to supplement a monthly budget to purchase food for the household. Once approved, food assistance benefits are issued to an EBT card, called the Colorado Quest Card, that works just like a debit card.
Health First Colorado Colorado's Medicaid Program, Health First Colorado, is free or low-cost public health insurance for Coloradans who qualify. Health First Colorado can cover your doctor visits, emergency care, preventative case such as screenings and immunizations, and other procedures and treatments.
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) provides child care assistance to families who meet the income guidelines, meet current eligibility requirements, and families who are enrolled in the Colorado Works program. CCAP provides access to reduced cost child care at licensed child care facilities or qualified (unlicensed) providers.
Cash Assistance Programs Larimer County offers a variety of cash assistance programs in addition to what is listed above. Assistance for eligible individuals or families can be provided in the following areas: employment assistance (Colorado Works/TANF), aid to the needy disabled or blind, burial assistance, Old Age Pension, and the Medicare Savings Program.
What to Expect When Applying To apply or to check on the status of your application, please use our online benefits system, PEAK. If you can't find what you need online, please call (970) 498-6300. Our in-person services are limited to dropping off paperwork or quick questions, no in-person interviews will be held at this time.
Child Support Child Support Services (CSS) oversees the state's child support system. Individual child support orders are managed by Colorado's county child support offices. Apply, print an application, make or view payments, or find out more about what we can do to help you with your child support orders.
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Through a partnership with the State of Colorado Department of Human Services, Goodwill administers the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, also known as LEAP, which provides home heating assistance to households with income up to 60 percent of the Colorado State Median Income.

Our Mission

We provide opportunities for all members of our community to be healthy and self-sufficient by processing timely and accurate benefits and providing applicable resource referrals.

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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a federal block grant that supports low-income individuals in communities across the United States. Funding allocations are determined by geographic diversity, population diversity and alignment with the CSBG Needs Assessment. Larimer County, with the support of CSBG funding, works with partner agencies to achieve the following goals for low-income individuals:

  • Increased self-sufficiency
  • Improved living conditions
  • Ownership of and pride in their communities
  • Strong family and support systems

Working together Larimer County and their partner agencies increase their capacity to achieve results.

In 2021, Larimer County and CSBG will fund 10 partner agency projects. These projects range from family to family care coordination and system navigation to preventative behavioral health services for underserved low-income, Latino families in the Estes Valley community.

CSBG Advisory Board

The Larimer County CSBG Advisory Board assists in the delivering of improved services to the community. This Board is composed of community leaders and community members with lived experience. All Board meetings are open to the public.

2021 Meeting Schedule:
  • January (past)
  • April (Training meeting, not open to the public)
  • July 21, 2021 at 11 a.m.
  • October 20, 2021 at 11 a.m.

If you are interested in learning more about CSBG, please contact Vanessa Fewell at fewellvl@co.larimer.co.us.

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OUR LOCATIONS (Map & Details)

  • Fort Collins
    • 1501 Blue Spruce, Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524
    • 2555 Midpoint Drive, Suite F, Fort Collins, CO 80525
  • Loveland
    • 200 Peridot Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537
  • Estes Park
    • 1601 Brodie Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517

OUR HOURS

  • Monday - Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.