August is Child Support Awareness Month

Montrose County wants to give recognition to our amazing Child Support Services team for their outstanding work that focuses on helping the children in our community. 

Proclamation 6-26 was read as follows:

WHEREAS, financial and emotional support from parents is an important component of child success; and

WHEREAS, children’s support from caregivers is also an important support to the child’s health and wellbeing; and

WHEREAS, the support of parents, extended families, caregivers and the community helps children grow into healthy, productive adults; and

WHEREAS, Montrose County is committed to promoting the health and well-being of all of its children by providing a variety of family-centered child support services to help ensure that parents pay child support on a regular and timely basis; and

WHEREAS, the payment of child support contributes to improved parent-child relationships, improved educational attainment for children, and reduced reliance on public assistance programs; and

WHEREAS, this month we salute those parents who support their children and honor the 699 child support professionals of the State of Colorado who collected more than $321.9 million for families across the state in 2025; and

WHEREAS, this month we salute those parents of who support their children and honor the 8 child support professionals of Montrose County who collected more than $3.95 million for the families of Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties; and

WHEREAS, Montrose County wishes to educate families about the availability of child support services and to continuously enhance the services that the state provides with innovative initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of all family members;

THEREFORE, the Montrose Board of County Commissioners, does hereby proclaim the month of August, 2026 as CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH in Montrose County.

Adopted this 19th day of August 2026 at a meeting of the Montrose County Board of County Commissioners.