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Low Income Energy Assistance Program
(LEAP) is a seasonal program available yearly from
November 1 through April 30 that helps low-income
families and individuals with their heating costs.
Colorado Works/Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families (TANF)
is a federal program that provides cash assistance to
needy families with dependent children.
Food Assistance (FA)
- formerly
known as Food Stamps and also
referred to as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
assists individuals or families with the costs of
purchasing food.
Medicaid
- Medicaid
provides comprehensive health and dental insurance for
low-income families, including pregnant women, eligible
adults and children ages birth to 19 years.
Energy Conservation (Weatherization) - assists multiple counties with
Weatherization, Neighborhood Energy Sweeps and Housing Rehabilitation.
Child Care Assistance
Program (CCAP) -
CCAP
provides financial assistance to eligible
low-income families who need child care to support their
efforts toward self-sufficiency. CCAP provides benefits
for children from birth to age 12.
Child Support - The
Child Support Enforcement Unit (CSEU) provides child support enforcement
services to residents and assist in many areas of child
support collection.
Old Age
Pension (OAP)
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Old Age Pension (OAP)
provides financial assistance to
residents ages 60 or older with little or no income, and
may provide medical assistance for eligible applicants.
AB + AND -
The
program provides financial assistance to low-income
Colorado residents age 18 to 59 who have at least a
six-month total disability that precludes them from
working. The
Aid to the Blind (AB)
program serves people under age 60 who
have at least a six-month total disability that
precludes them from working.
Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
is a low-cost health and dental insurance for Colorado
children and pregnant women.
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