We support individuals with disabilities and other life challenges by providing inclusive education, pathways to employment, and family support programs.
The mission of Anchor Center for Blind Children is to teach visually impaired infants, young children and their families, providing hope and a nurturing environment where children reach their highest potential. The programs they offer serve young children, birth through five years of age, who are blind or visually impaired and their families. Their staff includes teachers of the visually impaired; speech, occupational, physical and music therapists; a family resource coordinator, developmental psychology consultant and teaching assistants.
Aurora Youth Options a program of Aurora Mental Health Center works with Middle and High School aged youth and their families to navigate connect and provide positive individualized resources to help youth thrive. The AYO mentoring program is designed as a close augmentation to the AYO program model. Youth in AYO who are at risk of truancy and school avoidance have access to comprehensive services. Along with community based one to one mentoring with a community volunteer, youth also engage in life skill learning and activities and community service opportunities.
Bolder Tutor provides academic educational services for adults and children. The goal is independence for all. We also do Advocacy and consultations on IEP, IP and 504 plans.
Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System is designed to give parents of school-aged children with a brain injury the skills they need to become successful advocates. The program was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and made in collaboration with the Brain Injury Association of America. ORCAS combines scientific knowledge with technological innovation to create products that address real-world problems in public health and education.
The Career Connection Centers provides free one-on-one assistance and classes on Job Readiness (job search, applications, resumes), Life Skills (healthy relationships, financial literacy, stress management), and Computer Classes (learning the basics of computers, Microsoft office Word and Excel classes). Each center has a computer lab for job search, job boards for posting jobs, job fairs, and hiring events with local businesses and Goodwill positions, copy machines, fax, & telephones for job search. We also refer to GED programs as well. Every service offered is free.
Auditory Therapy
CLE is a post-secondary program that assists young adults as they attend college or vocational school, teach independent living skills and social skills.
CCERAP provides quarterly training for professionals who work with at-risk, vulnerable adults and their families. We provide e-newsletters on topics related to the challenges of aging. Our website provides information and links to other organizations providing up-to-date, relevant information and education dealing with elder abuse and financial exploitation.
We are an independent education and tutoring center for K-12 students. At CLC, our mission is to inspire, guide, and empower students and families through individualized learning and responsive mentoring. We offer after tutoring, test preparation, college consulting, and academic enrichment programs as well as learning coaches for home school students.
I am a Disabilities Services Coordinator and Trio Student Success Center Coordinator. As the Disabilities Services Coordinator, I verify documentation of a student's disability and honor requests for accommodations that are in line with the student's documentation. As a Trio Student Success Center Coordinator, I help students seeking an Associates Degree or seeking a career certificate get specialized tutoring, intensive academic counseling, transfer visits to other institutions, and career services.
For people who can't read standard print, Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) provides audio, Braille and large print books keeping you connected to reading, stories and adventure.
Community Reach Center is a top-tier mental health provider serving the north metro Denver area, as well as the designated provider for anyone eligible for Medicaid who resides in Adams County, Colorado. Since our incorporation 1957, Community Reach Center has provided life-changing services to hundreds of thousands of children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. The Center serves more than 10,000 clients each year at five comprehensive outpatient locations throughout Adams County, as well as in schools, nursing homes, its own residential treatment homes, physicians' offices, emergency rooms, private residences, and jails. We are fully committed to providing integrated care that marries mental healthcare with physical healthcare, in order to support the overall health and recovery of our clients.
Our mission is to provide the best possible treatment plan for children diagnosed with Autism and/or other developmental disabilities by providing comprehensive consulting services to both parents and schools. CFCI was developed to educate parents and schools to work effectively with these children, keeping the child’s best interest in mind. We strive to put the needs of the individual child and their families first, rather than any particular teaching method or philosophy. We feel that not doing so results in programs that are inadequate and overall ineffective. With our experience and extensive knowledge, and with the variety of treatment options available, we believe we can not only help children progress, but give hope back to their families.
DQUAC is a coalition of youth service providers,working together to promote the importance of quality in out-of-school-time programming, both after school and during summer.
Our Mission:
DQUAC is a communication network, a support system, and a collaborative environment for youth serving organizations.
DQUAC cultivates collaboration, innovation, and networking that fosters a city-wide perspective among our members.
DQUAC supports quality programming through professional development and sharing of best practices among members and contributes its expertise to citywide youth-focused initiatives.
All organizations and individuals who serve Denver youth are welcome to join. There is no cost or obligation!
Devereux Cleo Wallace is a school for behavioral issue kiddos ranging from 13-21 years of age. Daily we provide age appropriate activities for the students to learn how to work with one another (team work). We try to teach the students life long skills and activities in hopes to create healthy habits and skills that they can take with them when they leave the treatment facility. By creating opportunities for them to get out of their comfort zone (Such as hiking a 14er) within a healthy way have helped them establish future goals and heighten their self-esteem. Some of our students have come to us with behavioral disorders because of a traumatic brain injury.
Concussion / mild to moderate TBI evaluation and management using an integrated model of care incorporating Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Neuroeducational Testing, Physical Therapy, Vestibular Therapy, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Executive Functional Training
Fax: 970-557-2326
The mission of El Grupo VIDA is to empower people with disabilities, and their families, with information and training that will support them to be their best advocate.
With love, wisdom and support of their families and communities, individuals with disabilities can experience and live happy and productive lives.
"We are in this together!"
"¡Estamos juntos en esto!"
(Office hours: Monday, 9-5pm, Tuesday-Friday 9-2pm – Calls or emails received outside of these hours will be returned the next business day)
El Grupo VIDA is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Spanish speaking community for over 25 years. Its mission is to empower people with disabilities and their families with education and resources so they can be their own best advocate. We serve families with children or adults with physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities in the greater Denver Metro Area and the state of Colorado. We support families with education and training, social and networking opportunities and through professional development at an annual conference conducted in Spanish with interpretation available to English speakers.
Join our Educational Training and Support Group the 2nd Saturday of each month at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora from 1-3 p.m. Please check our website for other activities and services. The website is in Spanish and English.
ETA coaching provides life coaching for those that suffer from mild to moderate TBI. I offer adult groups and individual coaching to help client on focus and attention, understand how to work with cognitive issues, strength based strategies, organization, social skills, self esteem, self care, job support. So much more.
The Support Line is a statewide resource for parents or primary caregivers with family concerns. Whatever the issue, we greet callers with compassionate listening and respect, offering practical answers and information on all aspects of family life and child development. We also make referrals to community resources. Whether one just needs to talk or is seeking specific information, trained volunteers are ready to assist. Callers may ask:
-what behaviors are typical for specific ages
-discipline methods that work how to find time for themselves while single parenting the trials and tribulations of living with teens or toddlers
setting limits and sticking to them
-how to stop yelling or hitting
-how to become more involved in their children’s education.
Callers experience great comfort in being able to discuss problems that appear overwhelming.
Support Line: 877-695-7996
Bilingual Support Line: 866-Las Familias
Other services include parent education, parent support groups, and child support groups; some of which are offered in Spanish
Comprehensive disability accommodations for enrolled students. One hour intake appointment during which documentation of injury and current functioning is reviewed and plan for accommodations is written. Front Range is a public community college with developmental education, career and transfer options, as well as non-credit community education classes.
Fusion Denver is a private school where classes are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Our Teacher/Mentors can personalize curriculum and pacing for their students’ strengths, interests, and learning style. Students may attend full-time for middle and high school or part-time with classes for credit, tutoring and mentoring, post-secondary counseling, and more.
We are a global education leader that takes pride in providing blended/online educational programs operating out of Education Zones across the U.S. Our staff has hundreds of years of combined experience in education and operating online and network schools, which provide our team all the experience and expertise needed to achieve excellence. With Education Zones in 18 counties throughout Colorado, we have served more than 12,000 full-time students with our graduates also obtaining a nationally recognized workforce readiness certification.
We are dedicated to providing an outstanding education, with a focus on blended learning, career certification pathways, and training and concurrent enrollment to a diverse student population. Our program is designed to ensure that all students graduate with the academic, technological, and life skills necessary to be successful in postsecondary institutions as well as in the competitive workforce of today and beyond.
I am a high school English teacher at an online school for at-risk youth. I provide 1:1 tutoring for the group of students who are assigned to me. One of my students is a TBI survivor. I adapt her core classes so that they meet state requirements as well as working to improve those areas of her thinking that were damaged. Because I also suffered severe brain injury from multiple surgeries, working with this student has proven to be even more rewarding and challenging than my usual job responsibilities.
Customized training for staff, students, families and agencies around Transition issues. Development of Individual transitional plans with client and family. Instruction in services & strategies that enhance success in post-secondary education. Connections with school and community supports.
The CSHCN Unit works with State and community partners throughout Colorado to develop systems of coordinated service and support for children with special health care needs. Visit our web site to find an office near you.
This system of support is represented by six national outcomes, three of which are: 1) Children with special health care needs will receive coordinated services within a Medical Home 2) All children with special health care needs will have adequate insurance and 3) All youth with special health care needs will have the services necessary to transition to all aspects of adult life.
IN! is working to create fully inclusive college opportunities in Colorado for students with disabilities, who require modifications in their coursework, to foster academic growth, social development and career advancement. Pathways for students are available at Arapahoe Community College, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, and University of Northern Colorado.
We provide care coordination for families of children who have had traumatic brain injury. We also provide outreach and education for school personnel and other providers who work with children with TBI.
Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. is a publishing company focusing on concussion, blast and brain injury in children, adolescents and adults. We are dedicated to being a leading resource center for information on brain injury. Our products are easy to read, understand and implement from the hospital, rehab facility, home and school. Visit our website for the bookstore, the blog for free information and facebook and twitter for social media.
An online resource for ADHD information
LearningRx has locations in Centennial, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Canon City. Please visit their website for specific addresses.
Cognitive training is a system of highly targeted exercises used to change your brain’s capacity to think and learn. Science has proven that brain training can strengthen learning and reading skills, and even increase IQ. Unlike tutoring, LearningRx works on the brain’s ability to take in, process and deliver information, even when recovering from trauma. LearningRx can help a victim of TBI recover their independence and quality of life by treating the cause of struggles resulting from TBI, such as difficulty thinking, memory problems, mood swings and frustration, attention difficulties and loss of speed. LearningRx can help students achieve twice the results in half the time and cost; results are permanent and guaranteed.
A trusted resource for brain injury in Colorado, MINDSOURCE connects individuals to care services that can best address their complete medical and/or behavioral health needs. MINDSOURCE is dedicated to brain injury research, awareness as well as identification, understanding and support for all those affected by brain injury in Colorado.
Dysexecutive Syndrome, or deficiencies in Executive Functioning Skills, are the invisible disability, often leaving children and adolescents frustrated, unmotivated, and without hope. As an Executive Functioning Coach, I work with children and adolescents on developing skills to become effective learners and provide tools for independently managing working memory, reasoning, task flexibility, problem solving, emotional/behavioral regulation, planning and execution. We don't use check lists and we don't organize your binders; clients are given intake testing in order to drive an individualized, goal based program with frequent progress monitoring. Students are observed in their school and home setting. Training occurs in an office setting, following mastery, skills are then generalized to the school and home, gradually leading to the independent execution of skills. The aim of Executive Functioning Coaching is to empower the client by providing them internalized competency in problem solving. In addition, coaching provides tools to families and school staff, in order to develop a partnership for success across settings.
The mission of PEAK Parent Center is to provide training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through twenty-six including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children. As a result of PEAK's services to families and professionals, children and adults with disabilities will live rich, active lives participating as full members of their schools and communities.
Success By Design Education is an education consulting and advocacy practice that works exclusively with families and their children with special needs, including brain injuries, to design education plans and obtain support services in public and private schools in Metro Denver. Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504 consulting is provided for families of students in grades K-12 by Julie Hagy-Hancock, M.S.Ed. and Linda Tegtmeier, M.S.Ed.
Tutoring
The Arc – Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) achieve full and satisfying lives through awareness of their rights, responsibility, and opportunities. The advocacy team provides empowerment through direct advocacy, systemic advocacy, training and outreach. These services are available free of charge to those who have experienced a brain injury prior to the age of 22.
The Center for Trauma and Resilience is a nonprofit agency that provides culturally and linguistically responsive services to victims of crime and crime prevention education. We serve all victims of crime regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. All services are offered at no cost in over 41 languages and dialects.
24-Hour Hotline Numbers:
(303) 894-8000 (English)
(303) 718-8289 (Español)
Translation & Interpreting Center:
(303) 996-0976 English
(303) 996-0975 Español
(303) 996-0974 FAX
The Working Well helps mission-driven organizations improve their productivity and retention by teaching managers leadership skills, communications techniques, and how to embrace neurodiversity in their teams.
Many organizations struggle (especially since the pandemic) with creating a culture of inclusion and loyalty. This can lead to hiring & retention struggles, unmet financial goals and an inability to effectively focus on the company’s mission.
Through my masters in Organizational Leadership, bachelors in Psychology, years of teaching yoga and mindfulness, and my personal neurodiversity experience, I bring a fresh perspective to helping these organizations acquire the skills needed to drive a healthy, thriving company culture.
The organization I can best help is:
- Mission-driven: they care deeply about creating a better community and world around them.
- Committed to professional growth, collaborative team culture, and organizational change.
- Feeling they spend excess time and money (re)hiring and onboarding new employees.
- Might experience strained and uncomfortable communication with their team.
- Located anywhere in the U.S.; I can work with organizations locally and nationally.
Here are some of the specific ways that I helps companies improve their productivity and retention:
- Showing leaders how to foster loyalty and self-responsibility to build teams that are just as committed to the company mission as management is. This reduces the financial burden of continually replacing employees and allows companies to more efficiently meet their goals.
- Teaching managers key leadership and communication skills so they can stop micromanaging and start leading, freeing them up for larger projects and making the workplace more harmonious.
- Giving all team members the skills to create a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and ownership where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute in their own unique way.
- Teaching managers how to understand and embrace neurodiversity in their team members, and how to utilize this untapped resource to make teams even stronger.
- Providing skills and tools to reduce workplace stress so teams are more grounded, organized and productive.
Email me at jenn@theworkingwell.us or go to calendly.com/theworkingwell/45mincall to schedule a casual conversation to learn more.
Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention education for all ages - ThinkFirst is an educational injury prevention program available for presentation to schools as well as community events. Focusing on brain and spinal cord injury prevention, it is age and developmental stage focused. Programs include education on making educated decisions regarding safety. Various subjects include safe bicycle use, helmet use, car seat belt use as well as safe driving practices and sports training practices. Brain and spinal cord injury survivors are also welcome to apply to become a speaker for these presentations.
ThinkFirst/Vail Health is a local chapter of The ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation. ThinkFirst provides Brain and Spinal Cord prevention education.
Our mission is to inform and empower low-income, culturally and linguistically diverse families as advocates for their children with disabilities, ages birth to 26 to achieve meaningful participation in their schools and communities.
We do this through one on one parent advising in person, by phone or by e-mail; resource rich website with training events happening all over the Denver Metro area; e-mail newsletter twice a month; trainings and workshops on a variety of disability and school related topics; specific training sessions on development of school special education plans and on leadership development; referral to other organizations based on the individual's need. We serve the entire Denver Metro Area and there is no cost for our services.
Untapped Learning (previously Stride Learning) is an education startup that helps middle school, high school, and college students develop their executive function skills. We focus on improving organization, managing time, building routines, and more.
In one-on-one, weekly sessions, our mentors help students look through their portals and teacher websites to make a comprehensive plan for all upcoming schoolwork. In this plan, we break down big assignments into small, manageable tasks. Having a schedule to follow holds students accountable. So much can happen between sessions, so our mentors check in with their students throughout the week with texts and calls.
We know our mentoring program can be beneficial to students recovering from brain injuries; their executive function skills are often impaired post-TBI. We offer this support and accountability to help students succeed academically — despite their setbacks.
The Back Home Program is operated by Volunteers of America Colorado through the Veteran Administration's Support Services For Veterans Families Grant. The program provides financial assistance for low-income veterran families who are homeless or at-risk of being homeless. Program participants also receive transportation assistance and employment/education services. We have and currently assist participants suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries(TBI). We currently have offices in Denver, Pueblo, Alamosa, Durango, Grand Junction, Eagle, Greeley, Fort Collins, and a mobile team. We serve every county in the state excluding El Paso County.
The Warrior’s Way is a program to assist you in building your personal power, confidence, worthiness, and living life as a never ending adventure. The Warrior’s Way is based on living with honor, integrity, compassion, and assuming self-responsibility. This is done via one/one consulting or group classes.
This is accomplished by choosing to realize your worth, being comfortable in your skin, understanding and realizing your truth. and loving yourself. The Warrior’s Way is an attitude rather than a solution. An attitude that you can find your own solutions that work for you. Realizing that what works for you isn’t necessarily what works for everyone else. Having the courage to know and live your truth. Having the humility to admit when you need help and accepting that help when offered by others.
I also have an entrepreneurial spirit and consult on setting up a new business, writing a business plan, presentations to investors, etc.
Our Mission – We Connect Now is dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues.
One of the goals of this site is to help college students with disabilities to succeed in their studies by getting the information and support they need, both through resources, links, blogs latest news, studying existing laws and regulation and through personal contacts. Through this website people can also share and read other people’s stories as a source of support and comfort. We also want people using our webpage to take action by writing blogs, hosting an event or becoming involved in politics by knowing about upcoming legislation. Also, every month our webpage will focus on a particular disability or condition to bring our visitors more information and support related to our focus of the month. Through our jobs section, we also hope to help empower people with disabilities find employment through job posting and job searching tips, and if people have any questions we encourage them to contact us. The goal of this site is that people leave it having gained knowledge, a support system and having taken action.
WellPower (Previously The Mental Health Center of Denver) is a place for recovery, resilience and well-being, known locally and nationally as a model for innovative and effective community behavioral healthcare.
Our work enables adults to live more fulfilling and productive lives, children to be more resilient, and families to be happier and healthier. Through multiple community sites, mental health providers in several Denver public schools, collaborations with community partnerships and home-based outreach, we provide treatment, prevention and outreach services to more than 45,000 children, families and adults annually.
