Press Release

DENVER (21 de julio 2020) — El Departamento de Servicios Humanos (CDHS por sus siglas en inglés), en conjunto con el Departamento de Educación de Colorado (CDE), se placen en anunciar que desde el 22 de julio aquellos residentes de Colorado con niños matriculados en una escuela empezarán a recibir beneficios de asistencia alimentaria a través del programa de Transferencias Electrónicas de Beneficios Durante la Pandemia (P-EBT). Este programa apoyará a las familias de Colorado durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

DENVER (July 24, 2020) - The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) released the following statement honoring the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Sunday.

DENVER (July 21, 2020) - The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), is pleased to announce that Coloradans with school-enrolled children will begin to receive food benefits through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program starting Wednesday, July 22. This effort will help support Colorado's families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DENVER (July 16, 2020) — The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) released the following statement responding to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote today to establish 988 as the nationwide number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

DENVER (July 14, 2020) - The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has awarded $885,776 to 38 community-based domestic violence programs, which have continued to provide essential services to domestic violence survivors during the coronavirus pandemic. This funding - $568,399 from the federal CARES Act and $317,377 appropriated in the state budget by the Colorado general assembly - will provide for needs specific to the pandemic and supplement the ongoing support CDHS provides annually through its Domestic Violence Program.