The Colorado Department of Human Services is statutorily responsible for Colorado Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6, based on the State Emergency Operations Plan. ESF #6 addresses mass care, emergency assistance, housing and human services. CDHS has a seat in the State Emergency Operations Center and serves as the coordinator for all ESF #6 activities across the state.
Below is a list of resources for our partners and other organizations related to Colorado's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, please contact CDHS emergency manager Jaclyn Kurle at jaclyn.kurle@state.co.us.
General resources
- County emergency managers
- County human services offices
- Mass care checklist
- FEMA Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Pandemic Planning Considerations
Housing/homelessness
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs website provides homelessness resources, CARES Act information, eviction prevention, multifamily affordable housing resources, and external homeowners programs.
Sheltering
Non-congregate sheltering
- Colorado Department of Local Affairs resources for non-congregate sheltering in Colorado including the FEMA reimbursement program information
- National Mass Care Strategy's guidelines for COVID-19 non-congregate sheltering
Congregate sheltering
- National Mass Care Strategy's guidelines for COVID-19 congregate sheltering
- CDC's COVID-19 Guidance for Shared or Congregate Housing
- Multi-Agency Sheltering Plan
Human services
Resources include:
- Office of Behavioral Health
- Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
- Office of Early Childhood
- Office of Economic Security
- Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Office of Information Technology
- Emergency Support Function (ESF) 6
Feeding
- COVID-19 Guidance for Feeding Sites (National Mass Care Strategy)
- Colorado food assistance for individuals FAQ (Colorado Department of Human Services)
- Child and Adult Care Feeding Program (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
- Find your nearest food pantry (FoodFinder)
- School closures and school feeding sites (Colorado Department of Education)
- Hunger Free Colorado resource page
- Food Distribution Programs (Colorado Department of Human Services)
- Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger feeding resources
- FEMA Food Procurement and Distribution Program
- FEMA public assistance food guide
- FEMA Region 8 food guidance
- Sample MOA for food purchasing and distribution
- Multi-agency feeding plan
Sustainability
- Colorado Resiliency Office COVID-19 Resources
- ESF #6 Recovery Guide
- State Emergency Operations Center initial guidance on recovery from COVID-19
- COVID-19 Disaster Recovery —Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Larimer County 2020 Pandemic Formation of Long-Term Recovery Collaborative