Colorado Works Program Expenditure Trends and Patterns at the County Level
December 2007
Colorado Department of Human Services
Federal TANF funds can be used for a range of cash and non-cash services to needy low-income families with children, including cash benefits, employment services, child care, and other support services, and services intended to prevent families from requiring monthly cash benefits. In Colorado, the federal TANF block grant and the related supplemental funds are used, along with state and county funds, to operate the Colorado Works program. This report describes the general trends in Colorado Works spending between 2000 and 2006 as well as county expenditures of Colorado Works funds, including basic cash assistance, non-cash assistance, and reserve amounts.