Arkansas Valley Resource Center, 415 Colorado Ave, La Junta, CO 81050, US

Otero County Department of Social Services is responsible for coordinating child welfare and other programs. It undertakes corrective actions and conducts follow-up reviews. The department ensures timely investigatory processes and responds to child protection referrals. Otero County Department of Social Services is a part of the Colorado Department of Human Services, which is one of the largest agencies in the Colorado state government. It oversees more than 60 county departments, such as social and human services and public mental health systems. The department maintains a juvenile corrections system and state and veterans nursing homes. The Colorado Department of Human Services employs more than 5,000 employees and community-based service providers. It also administers a food distribution program that is a part of the office of self-sufficiency and the division of food and energy assistance.