Colorado Springs CO Welfare Programs and Statistics

Colorado Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is a low-cost health insurance program for uninsured Colorado children ages 18 and under whose families earn or own too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. CHP+ encourages preventive and ear...

Colorado Energy Office Weatherization Program

Energy Assistance benefit

The Colorado Energy Office Weatherization Program (CEOWx) weatherizes more than 3,000 homes every year. These households save an average of 20 percent on their monthly heating bills after the weatherization work is completed. The dollar savings alone...

Colorado Food Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Colorado Food Assistance Program assists low-income individuals and families who need assistance purchasing food. Individuals and families should apply for food stamp benefits at their local county department of social services. The program is of...

Colorado Head Start

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care benefit

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that su...

Colorado Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is a federally funded program administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services and is available November 1st through April 30th each year. Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) also provides some of the f...

Colorado Medicaid

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

Medicaid is a program that pays for health insurance for some Coloradans who can not afford it. When state and Federal eligibility criteria are met, Medicaid covers families with children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Pe...

Colorado School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is the oldest and largest of the Child Nutrition Programs, celebrating 65 years in 2011. It is a federally assisted meal program that provides balanced, low-cost or free lunches to thousands of children in Col...

Colorado Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Colorado Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, child care institutions, and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve...

Colorado Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Colorado Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who a...

Colorado Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Colorado Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ensures that children 18 years of age and younger receive meals when school is not in session....

Colorado Unemployment Insurance

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Colorado's eligibility requirements....

Colorado Works

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

The Colorado Works Program serves low-income families with children by providing income assistance and supportive services to help participants become and remain self-sufficient. Colorado Works is the new program that replaced the Aid to Families wit...