Welfare/Cash Assistance (AND, TANF)

• Adams County Department of Social Services

  Services provided include the following: adoption and foster care, government benefits (Medicaid, Medicare, AB, AND, Child Care Assistance Program, Employment First, food stamps, LEAP, SSI), child support enforcement, child and adult protection, home-based treatment programs and more. Content Detail

• Applying for Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)

  How to apply for AND, what information you need to take when you apply, where you need to go to apply, and more information about services and programs for the disabled. Content Detail

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  City and County of Denver

• Arapahoe County Department of Human Services

  Services include parent education, home-based intensive family intervention, intensive family therapy, sexual abuse therapy, day treatment, mental health, special economic assistance, substance abuse treatment, teen/parent programs, adoption, government benefits (including TANF, LEAP, food stamps, OAP, Medicaid, and general assistance) and more. Content Detail

• Assistance for Homeless Women in Applying for Government Benefits

  You can go to The Gathering Place during the day and if resources are available they will be able to assist you in getting the records you need and the forms you need to apply for welfare and cash assistance programs. This site has information about the programs available at The Gathering Place, plus their address and phone number. Content Detail

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  The Gathering Place

• Court Fees

  Filing fees and costs in Colorado state courts. Content Detail

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  State of Colorado Judicial Branch

• Find Help at Denver Dept. of Health and Human Resources

  This department provides a wide-range of services for children, adults, families, veterans, the elderly, and those in need of temporary assistance, including information on how to apply for welfare programs, eligibility requirements for programs and more. Content Detail

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  Denver Department of Health and Human Resources, City and County of Denver

• Have You Been Denied AND Benefits?

  What you can do if you have been denied Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND) benefits. Read More

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  Colorado Legal Services

• Preparing for an Administrative Hearing

  If you are appealing a benefits decision, you may have an Administrative Hearing. This interactive training will define an Administrative Hearing, walk you through the steps, and provide tips for making a convincing case to have your benefits approved or reinstated. This training has audio, so make sure you have working speakers. Read More

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  Colorado Legal Services

• TANF (Colorado Works) Program

  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is part of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1999, and replaced AFDC. Benefits include cash assistance, job training, Medicaid, and other assistance. Click on the link for more information. Read More

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  Colorado Legal Services

• Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits If You Go to Jail or Prison?

  This guide explains what will happen to your federal benefits if you are arrested and held in jail or prison, and how you can get them back when you are released. The guide can be printed for free or it must be ordered through their website and costs $2.50 per booklet. Content Detail

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  Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

• Benefit Resources for Seniors and the Disabled - AARP Benefits Quick Link

  Use the Benefits Quick Link tool to find the state, federal, and private programs for which you are eligible. Help your family members find public benefits, grandparents raising grandchildren. Content Detail

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  AARP

• Due Process: Information for People with Disabilities

  This interactive training will define Due Process, and how it can apply to people with disabilities. We will provide several examples of your Due Process rights. This training has sound, so be sure to turn on your computer speakers. Read More

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  Colorado Legal Services

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

  This article covers topics such as: GrandCare Toolkit,Guide to Public Benefits, Visitation Content Detail

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  AARP

• Help Available from Social Services - Broomfield

  Learn about services for adults, families and children available at your local social services office. Programs include Self Sufficiency and Employment; Family and Children's Services; Elderly, Disabled and Medical Services; Public Health and Environment, and more. Click on the website for more information. Content Detail

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  Broomfield Health and Human Services Department

• Help Available from Social Services - Cheyenne County

  Learn about services for adults, families and children available at your local social services office. Programs include Child Support Enforcement, Adult Medical Services and Protection, Food Stamps, Adoption Services, Parenting Education and many more. Read More

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  Cheyenne County Social Services