Press Release

Dec. 12, 2023: For the second straight year, Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is receiving a record number of applications to start the heating season as the cost of energy and other essentials continue to rise and many Coloradans struggle to pay their bills.

Nov. 27, 2023: The Colorado Department of Human Services is happy to announce that 987 Coloradans earned employment-training credentials during the 2023 fiscal year, aligning with Gov. Jared Polis’ overall objective to assist 62,000 residents in attaining quality credentials for workforce success.

Nov. 9, 2023: The Colorado Department of Human Services' Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively (RISE) Program operated by Recovery Solutions.

Nov. 7, 2023: The Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health is opening a new 22-bed unit at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan to serve Coloradans in need of competency restoration treatment.

Nov. 1, 2023: The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is recognizing four adoptive families from across the state in celebration of National Adoption Month in November. CDHS hopes these stories will encourage more Coloradans to consider adoption from foster care.

Oct. 30, 2023: The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) has invested over $7.5 million since 2021 to treat and house individuals at the intersection of mental health and homelessness.

Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), a federally funded program that helps eligible Coloradans pay a portion of their winter home heating costs, opens for the season on Nov. 1 and will accept applications through April 30, 2024.

Sept. 19, 2023: September is National Kinship Care Month, and on Sept. 15, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hosted a kickoff event for the new Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program at the Adams County Government Center.

Aug. 28, 2023: Some Coloradans who are victims of electronic theft of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Adult Financial or Colorado Works benefits through card skimming, card cloning or other similar methods may be eligible to have that money replaced

Aug. 15, 2023: CDHS is pleased to announce that the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators has named Division of Youth Services Director Anders Jacobson the 2023 Juvenile Justice Administrators President’s Award recipient.