Welfare/Cash Assistance (AND, TANF)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

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

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  AARP

• Colorado PEAK

  This interactive website allows potential applicants the ability to check for possible eligibility for food assistance, cash assistance, and medical assistance through the "Am I Eligible" function, and allows existing clients to check the status of their benefits through the"Check My Benefits" function. Content Detail

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  Colorado Dept. of Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Office of Dispute Resolution

  If you have a legal dispute, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) may be able to help. This link will take you to their homepage. The ODR exists to establish and make available dispute resolution programs and services within the Colorado Judicial Branch. Content Detail

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  Colorado Judicial Branch

• Use this tool to Find out Where to Apply for Benefits

  If you aren't sure where to go in your geographic location in Colorado, you can use this tool to help you find out where to go to apply for benefits. Content Detail

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  Colorado Department of Healthcare and Financing

• Your Right to Appeal

  This document has information about appealing a decision that was handed down in an administrative hearing. Read More

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  Colorado Legal Services