Boulder County Housing and Human Services slowly reopens

NEWS RELEASE
BOULDER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES
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 As the statewide Safer at Home Order relaxes on June 1, the Boulder County Department of Housing & Human Services will continue to protect residents and staff from the COVID-19 pandemic by limiting public access in offices and providing remote assistance to community members accessing critical supports and benefits.

Contact Boulder County Housing & Human Services in the following ways:

• Text 303-441-1069

• Email hhscallcenter@bouldercounty.org

• Use the Boulder County Connect Chat function at BoulderCountyConnect.org

• Call the Housing Helpline and leave a message at 303-441-1206 (for rental assistance, mortgage questions, landlord/tenant mediation, etc.)

• Email documents to [email protected]

• Call and leave a message at 303-441-1069 (due to high call volume, there may be a delay, but calls will be returned as soon as possible)

• This information is also at www.boco.org/COVID-19ContactHHS

Sign-Up for COVID-19-Related Benefits

BCDHHS urges residents to sign up for supports and benefits that are available now. Food, financial, and child care assistance, help with housing and rent, unemployment benefits and business loans, free or reduced-cost health insurance, and more are available to many residents who have been affected by the virus outbreak.

Community members can visit Colorado Program Eligibility and Application Kit (PEAK) at www.Colorado.gov/PEAK to find out about a range of supports and programs, complete an application, and manage supports.

Supports and programs include:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - food assistance

• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - food assistance

• Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) - financial assistance for child care

• Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND) - financial assistance

• Colorado Works/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - financial assistance

• Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) - health coverage

• Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) - health coverage

• …and much more!

Please visit www.boco.org/COVID-19Resources to learn more about the supports that are available to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency food, financial, and rent assistance.

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