Employee Wellness

This page offers links to community resources for employees:

Helping Hands Community Resources

Community Counseling Resources

Care24 Mental and Physical Health Resources

Colorado Educator Support

Safe2Tell Colorado

Employees can also reach out to the following offices with El Paso County Department of Human Services:

Department of Human Services Resources:
719-636-0000
TTY Phone: 7-1-1 RELAY
1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. (80907) http://dhs.elpasoco.com

Provides child welfare and social services to residents of El Paso County. Services include adult self-sufficiency, investigation of adult and child abuse, day care licensing, work-incentive programs, foster care licensing, subsidized adoptions, custody evaluations, child protective services, resolution of parent/child conflicts, on-going foster care services (currently contracted with private agencies), investigation of child neglect complaints, assessment of need for protection against child abuse, and provision of cash assistance, food stamps, and Medicaid. Services for the developmentally disabled are also available.

• Adult Protective Services: 444-5755
Weekends & Nights: 444-7000

• Child Protective Services: 444-5700
Weekends & Nights: 444-7000

• Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP): 442-0007

• CO Child Care Assistance Program: 444-8178

• Employment First: 444-5930

• Foster Care (see listings page 15-16)

• Financial and Medical Assistance Programs: 636-0000
1. Old Age Pension (OAP)
2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
3. Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)
4. Options in Long-Term Care
5. Aid to the Blind Program
6. Medicaid/Medicare
7. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)