State Funded Services
State Funded Services

Family Support Services (FSS)

The Family Support Services Program (FSSP) provides support for families who have children with developmental disabilities or delays with costs that are beyond those normally experienced by other families. The primary purpose of the FSSP is to support children with developmental disabilities or delays remaining within their own nurturing family setting and prevent out-of-home placements.

Benefits and Services

  • Medical and Dental Expenses
  • Additional Insurance Expenses
  • Respite Care and Sitter Services
  • Special Equipment, Clothing and Diets
  • Home or Vehicle Adaptations and/or Repairs
  • Home Health Services and Therapies
  • Family Counseling and Support Groups
  • Recreation and Leisure Needs
  • Transportation
  • Homemaker Services

Eligibility for the FSS Program

Any individual with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD), as determined pursuant to Section 25.5-10-211, C.R.S., living with their family is eligible for the FSSP.

  1. Living with a family means that the individual’s place of residence is with that family.
  • Living with family may include periods of time from one (1) day up to six (6) months during which the individual is not in his or her primary residence because of transition into or out of the home.
  • The CCB, in cooperation with the Family Support Council, shall determine what constitutes a transition.
  1. The family and eligible individual shall reside in the State of Colorado. Should the family move from one Colorado service area to another, Mesa Developmental Services will continue funding for the remainder of the allotment period for services and supports committed to in the Family support Plan.  The CCB will not provide any funds to support families who move out of state.
  2. Eligibility for FSSP does not guarantee the availability of services and supports under the program.

Contact our FSS Case Manager for determination of eligibility for FSS.

Tanya Workman

P. 970-244-5519

E. tworkman@mesadev.org

Our Leadership Team

Grant Jackson

President/CEO of STRiVE

P. 970-256-8618

Cassie Williams

Case Management Director

P. 970-256-8645

Laura Russel

Case Management Director

P. 970-256-8652

Call 911 immediately for all life-threatening emergencies.

Or call Police Dispatch for all non-emergent crisis’s: 970-242-6707

MDS On-Call: Case Management is available for emergent situations that occur during non-business hours Monday thru Thursday 5 p.m. – 8 a.m., Friday from 12:00 p.m. until Monday at 8 a.m. and during all holiday office closures.

Case Management On-Call Number: 970-433-8176

Mind Springs Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-888-207-4004

Or Mind Springs Mental Health Text Line: text TALK to the number 38255

Adult Protection Services Mesa County: 970- 248-2888

Children Protection Services Mesa County: 970-242-1211

Crisis Management Information for Mesa County, Colorado

Call 911 immediately for all life-threatening emergencies.

Or call Police Dispatch for all non-emergent crisis’s: 970-242-6707

MDS On-Call: Case Management is available for emergent situations that occur during non-business hours Monday thru Thursday 5 p.m. – 8 a.m., Friday from 12:00 p.m. until Monday at 8 a.m. and during all holiday office closures.

Case Management On-Call Number: 970-433-8176

Mind Springs Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-888-207-4004

Or Mind Springs Mental Health Text Line: text TALK to the number 38255

Adult Protection Services Mesa County: 970- 248-2888

Children Protection Services Mesa County: 970-242-1211