PUEBLO — The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday proclaimed August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month and recognized county child support professionals for their work collecting support for families.

The proclamation text read in the record noted that child support is a vital income source for many low-income households and said the county “honors the 41 child support professionals who collected more than $7,700,000 for the families of Pueblo County in federal fiscal year 2024.”

A county child support representative, who spoke at the podium during the proclamation, thanked commissioners and said the proclamation “serves as a reminder of the importance of supporting children and families within our community.” The speaker offered a special thanks to the professionals seated in the chambers and noted the county received an award from the state child support unit for being “the most improved large county in current support paid for 2024,” as stated in the transcript.

Action taken: The board adopted the proclamation by unanimous voice vote; the transcript records the proclamation reading and a public acknowledgment from the child support representative.

What was not specified: The proclamation does not create binding obligations or new funding; implementation actions or outreach plans for the awareness month were not detailed in the transcript.