Staff remain available to connect residents to supports and services remotely, including: rent, food, and child care assistance, health coverage, and other important financial help

Boulder County, Colo. -- 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 Imaging@BoulderCounty.org
• 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.

More about Boulder County Housing & Human Services

The Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services is a 500-person integrated services delivery organization that is focused on supporting whole families and individuals through a Two-Generation, Social Determinants of Health approach.

Over an average 12 months during typical times, BCDHHS serves more than 90,000 distinct clients with a wide range of wrap-around services, including food, housing, health coverage, child care, safety, education and skill building, parenting supports and much more.

Follow Boulder County Housing and Human Services on Facebook and visit the website to learn more about BCDHHS’ prevention-based wrap-around community supports and services.