Address: 121 W. 6th St.
Walsenburg, CO 81089
Phone: (719) 738-2810
Hours: M-F 8:00am 4:00pm excluding holidays
The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) helps families that are homeless, working, searching for work or in school find low-income child care assistance. Families that are enrolled in the Colorado Works Program can also use CCCAP services.
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-844-4-KIDS or 719-793-7000
Child Support Services call 738-2810 ext 133
Adult Protection Intake – 719-738-2810
After Hours Call Huerfano County Dispatch – 719-738-1044
Colorado Division of Child Support Services (state.co.us)
You can now apply for services online at www.Colorado.gov/PEAK
Report child abuse at co4kids.org/child-abuse-neglect
Visit the CSS Website
Family foster care providers. If you are interested
please call Michelle
719-738-2810 ext. 128
The RISK is great, BUT the NEED is greater
The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) helps families that are homeless, working, searching for work or in school find low-income child care assistance. Families that are enrolled in the Colorado Works Program can also use CCCAP services.
Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:
- mail:
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
[email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Civil Rights Information
Feel free to contact any of the employees below for more information. Dial (719) 738-2810 followed by their extension.
Heather Wellman – Director – Ext 118
Andrea Montoya – Family Resource Center Director – 719-738-2378
Child and Family Services:
Child Protection:
Dreama Ortivez – Child Protection Manager – Ext 126
Michelle Trujillo – Child Protection Caseworker – Ext 128
Ashley Wilkins – Child Protection Lead Caseworker – Ext 112
April Romero – Child Protection Caseworker – Ext 124
Child Support:
Kurt Liebchen – Legal Technician – Ext 133
Adult Services:
Hallie Coulter – Adult Services Manager – Ext 131
Joanna Hribar – Adult Services Caseworker – Ext 125
Benefits Assistance:
Kathleen O’Rourke – Assistance Payments Manager – Ext 115
Tayla Wilkins – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 132
Heather Pacheco – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 119
Olivia Cabrera – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 135
Kathy Melonas – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 129
Margarita Ronquillo – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 130
Beth Clowe – Assistance Payments Technician – Ext 114
Karina Sierra – Staff Assistant – Ext 110
Carey Kaestner – Call Center Technician – Ext 111
Self Sufficiency:
TANF, Employment First and Child Care:
Chantal Ramirez – Employment First Case Manager – Ext 121
Marcie Valdez – TANF/Child Care Case Manager – Ext 139