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Children and Families

Adoption Services

The Weld County Adoption Unit works diligently to find appropriate adoptive homes for legally free children, utilizing many different resources to find the best match for the child.

Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP)

Financial assistance to eligible families who are working, searching for employment, in training or in an educational activity and need child care services.

The Child Support Services(CSS) Division of the Weld County Department of Human Services provides help to parents and anyone caring for a child. CSS can help locate parents, establish paternity, establish a child support order and enforce child support obligations.

Childhood Obesity Prevention

The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment (WCDPHE) is working to reverse the obesity trend in early childhood obesity in Weld County by intervening specifically in specific areas

Child Protection

The Child Protection Intake Unit is responsible for investigating allegations of abuse or neglect of children from birth until the age of 18.

Financial Assistance Programs

Colorado Works in Weld County - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is the Federal name for the program that is known in Colorado as Colorado Works.

Food and Nutrition Programs

The Food Assistance Program provides a basic level of nutritional well being for eligible low-income families and individuals.

Foster Care

Weld County is seeking dedicated families willing to offer abused and neglected children a safe, stable, and loving home. Offering your home to a child is a great community service and will impact a child for the rest of his or her life.

Health and Wellness

Public Health Services offers a range of health and wellness services.

Kinship Programs

For relatives who live in the state of Colorado, the Department offers two types of kinship placements, Kinship Care and Kinship Foster Care.

Medical Assistance Programs

Health First Colorado is free or low cost public health insurance for Coloradans who qualify.

Report Abuse/Neglect

All reports made to the Department are confidential including the name of the party who reports the alleged abuse or neglect. Colorado Law protects people from liability if they make a report in good faith.