Human Services

What is the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program?
This program assists low income families with child care subsidies. Funding comes from federal, state and local sources including the new Child Care and Development Block Grant. Parents pay a parental fee based on their income.

Who's eligible?

• Teen parents who are working or in school or obtaining a GED.
• Low income parents who are working or in training.

How do parents get into the program?

The Colorado Child Support Services (CSS) Program oversees the state’s child support system. Individual child support orders are managed by Colorado’s county child support offices.

You can find many helpful services on the CSS website including:

Child Welfare Mission Statement

"The Child Welfare Unity believes that all children and youth have the right to live in a permanent, safe and stable home, while preserving the rights and promoting the responsibilities of the family by respectfully partnering with families to support, strengthen and empower them in a culturally responsive and collaborative manner."

Colorado operates as a state supervised, county administered system. County Adult Protective Services (APS) programs provide for the safety and protection of at-risk adults who are, or are suspected to be, victims of mistreatment. The County APS programs:

The mission of Fremont County Department of Human Services is to provide support and essential services to enrich the quality of life for members of our community.