Adams County DHS Apparently Sucks

So, Mur and Dig have been trying to get a small amount of help from DHS. They aren't looking for a ton of help. He has a job. It starts this month, on the 20th. But the first paycheck doesn't hit until the 8th. So they need something to cover food, gas, and some extra for bills and stuff.

They looked up DHS on google and found one near by, went and got a fantastic social worker. She explained that if all they needed was a little help for the one month or so while he got back on his feet and had a paycheck come in, they could do a disbursement. It was going to help with food, bills, rent, car insurance... it sounded fantastic. Until they entered the address and found out they were in the wrong county. Arapahoe county apparently, and we're in Adams. Mind you, the border for this county division is so close it's comical. They just barely were in the wrong county.

But no worries, right? If Arapahoe could help, Adams should be able to as well, right?

#@&^ No. You'd be mistaken. Apparently Adams won't even touch them because they haven't lived here 6 months. Just moved in? Can't feed the baby? Can't pay your rent? So sorry, suck it up and move out of Adams county. That's the message they are getting. What's worse is, their social worker told them "Go here, get this assistance." And they go, and guess what? Can't help, you haven't been here 6 months. Her answer? "Oh, yeah... I forgot about that."

Are Adams county workers that stupid, that poorly trained, or just that cruel? I'm not certain. Perhaps a little off the top of each.

Now, add insult to injury. They can get Tanif, if they have a state driver's license. She hands them a voucher. It's for a state ID, which doesn't allow you to drive. You cannot have a driver's license and an ID, if one is out of state. Theirs is. So they have to surrender the Driver's License to get the ID. Which means they cannot drive to work. Which means, they have to pay for public transportation to get him to work for that job. Which they cannot afford public transportation because they have no money. Which means they have to have financial assistance they cannot get because they haven't lived here 6 months.

Her reply to the ID/License thing? "Wait, what? Oh.." with that implied 'crap' at the end which tells you she had no idea how badly she'd messed up. Again, idiot or just poor training? Not certain. At least this one didn't seem to be direct cruelty.

So the bottom line is, Adams county doesn't want people moving in unless they are wealthy. Poor people go home, in another county. Your 'Department of Human Services' doesn't find you worthy of their attention or help, come back when you no longer need it, or you no longer have a place to live, provided you've been homeless but living in Adams county for at least 6 months.

If I knew who to call to bitch someone out about this, I think I would. Because it is a sad day when the PAGAN is more Christian than the goddamn Christians.