Additional Resources
If it appears that your need could be long-term, we encourage you to contact the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services to learn more about federal assistance programs. Health and Human Services can be reached Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 970-641-3244, or you can visit their office at 225 N. Pine St. in Gunnison, or visit their website at http://www.gunnisoncounty.org/149/Health-Human-Services.
Below are more helpful links:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/apply.htm - Temporary Assistance to Need Families (TANF)
http://www.colorado.gov/coloradoworks - Old Age Pension (OAP)
http://www.senioranswers.org/index.php?q=node/109 - Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=CDHS-SelfSuff%2FCBONLayout&cid=1251582137869&pagename=CBONWrapper#andab - Additional Colorado financial assistance programs
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDHS-SelfSuff/CBON/1251581873140 - Feeding America
http://feedingamerica.org/