Social Services

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Jackson County Social Services

350 McKinley Street
Walden, CO 80480
Phone: (970) 723-4750
Fax: (970) 725-3696

To report suspected abuse or neglect, please call 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437).

COVID – Attention

In order to decrease the spread of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the Grand County Department of Human Services and the Jackson County Department of Social Services will be primarily conducting interviews via phone at this time.

If you feel an in-person interview is absolutely necessary, please contact our office at 970-725-3331 or 970-723-4750 during normal business hours to schedule one.

If you need to submit documents to us, please do it by utilizing one of the following methods:

By mail:
Grand County Department of Human Services
PO BOX 204
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451

By fax:
970-725-3696

If you don’t have direct access to a fax machine, you may go to the Jackson County Library located at 412 4th Street for assistance.

By email:
gcdhs@co.grand.co.us

By text message:
Take a picture of the document and text it to 970-531-0763

Online:
PEAK
https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com

You can also download the app
MyCOBenefits

Walden Office Hours

Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Staff can be reached 8:30 am – 5 pm Mon-Fri at (970) 725-3331 (Grand County Office)

Staff

Laree Howell, Eligibility Caseworker – Food Assistance, Medicaid, Colorado Works, Long Term Care, and Adult Financial Assistance

Karen Crabb, Iris Melendez, and Nichole Fuqua, Caseworkers – Child Protection, Adult Protection, ICPC, Foster Care, Adoption, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Grant

gcdhs@co.grand.co.us

Shannon Clark, IV-D Administrator – Child Support Services

gcdhs@co.grand.co.us

Jackson County Social Services is Directed and Supervised by Grand County Human Services
Deb Ruttenberg, M.S.W. – Director (970) 725-3331

Taunia Shipman, M.S.W – Child/Adult Protection Supervisor (970) 725-3331

Karen Asato-Chrysler – Income Maintenance Supervisor (970) 725-3331

gcdhs@co.grand.co.us

Important Links & Resources

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/cr/nondiscrim-english.pdf

https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/cr/nondiscrim-spanish.pdf

For information about the SNAP (Food Assistance) program, please go to

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap

For information about Health First Colorado (Medicaid) please go to

https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/

For information about Colorado Child Care Assistance Program please go to 

https://www.co.grand.co.us/319/Colorado-Child-Care-Assistance-Program-C

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