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6.4. Additional Programs or Resources
ADAPT -- Denver, CO
Phone: (303) 733-9324
Contact: Babs Johnson
We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
Adaptive Adventures
Phone: 303.679.2770
Adaptive Adventures has something for everyone. We offer progressive programs for children, teens, adults, as well as service members (active duty and veteran) who have been severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan or other conflicts. We offer programs that cover a wide-range of physical disabilities including people with spinal cord injuries, amputations, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spina bifida, and visual impairment.
A.V. Hunter Trust
Phone: (303) 399-5450
The A.V. Hunter Trust has a reach that is state-wide and includes the urban, suburban and rural areas of Colorado. The Trust provides Grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations offering community and human services to assist those in need and Funds for Individuals who need assistance to purchase Durable Medical Equipment
Assistive Technology Partners
Phone: (303)-315-1280
ATP is a compilation of services, projects, activities, and research dedicated to enhancing access to assistive technology at home, school, work and play for individuals with disabilities, their families, employers, and professionals providing services.
Boulder, CO ADAPT
Phone: (720) 849-6997
Contact: Mike McCarty
Phone: (303) 442-8662
Contact: Julie Redenbaugh
We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
Phone: (970) 453-6422
The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) is a national leader in experiential education serving all people, while ensuring that the outdoors is accessible to those with special needs.
Canine Partners of the Rockies
Phone: 303-364-9040
Canine Partners of the Rockies' mission is to positively impact the lives of Colorado residents with disabilities by placing highly skilled service dogs with individuals who have mobility limiting conditions and therapy dogs with professionals who provide therapeutic services to people with disabilities. CaPR also is dedicated to educating the public about the role assistance dogs play in the lives of people with disabilities.
Challenge Aspen
Phone: (970) 923-0578
Challenge Aspen provides recreational and cultural experiences for individuals who have mental or physical "disabilities".
Colorado AgrAbility Project
Phone: (970) 491-5648
Promotes success in agriculture for people with disabilities or other physical challenges and their families.
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
Phone: (719)242-5994
CCMU is committed to access to affordable, timely, quality health care for everyone in Colorado.
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition
Phone: (303) 839-1775
CCDC provides advocacy services and legal resources for people with disabilities. Organization is run and directed solely by people with disabilities
Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities
Phone: (303) 733-2867
The Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities (CFPD) was established to develop a supplemental needs trust. The purpose of the trust is to protect a person's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid from being impacted should they receive funds that would make them ineligible for these or other public benefits.
El Grupo Vida
Phone: (303) 335-9875
Grupo VIDA is a network of families who have children with disabilities or special needs.
Employment Works
Phone: (303)691-9339
Since 1960, Employment Works has advocated for people with disabilities and for their inclusion as vital members of the workforce. We envision options and choices for people with disabilities as they seek and maintain employment that suits their choices, abilities and preferences.
Family Voices of Colorado
Phone: (855) 877-1747
Family Voices of Colorado is a chapter of the national, grassroots organization composed of families and friends who care for and about our children with special health care needs. For assistance in Spanish call El Grupo Vida: 303-904-6073
Friends of Man
Phone: (303) 798-2342
Provides financial assistance with wheelchairs, prostheses, eyeglasses, hearing aids, medications, and medical bills
Greeley Center for Independence
2780 28th Ave, Greeley, Colorado, 80634
Phone: (970) 339-2444
The Greeley Center for Independence provides places of growth, transition and encouragement, where people with temporary and permanent disabilities can reach toward their maximum potential of personal independence and wellness.
Home Builders Foundation of Metro Denver
Phone: (303) 551-6721
The Home Builders Foundation is committed to helping people with physical disabilities and financial need in the metro Denver area by making quality home modifications so they can live independently in their homes. The work is performed by a community of caring building professionals, suppliers and volunteers.
Ignite Adaptive Sports
Phone: 303-506-8007
501(c)3, nonprofit, located at the beautiful Eldora Mountain Resort, just 21 miles from Boulder, CO. Ignite Adaptive Sports provides safe, fun and affordable instruction in alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing to people with cognitive and physical disabilities to enhance their quality of life.
Kids Mobility Network
Phone: (303) 242-8281
Based in Denver, Colorado, Kids Mobility Network, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is changing the lives of children with disabilities by providing durable medical equipment ("DME") such as walkers and wheelchairs to children whose families are underinsured or uninsured.
Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
Phone: (800) 288-1376
The Legal Center is an independent public interest non-profit specializing in civil rights and discrimination issues.
Magic Moments
Phone: (303) 607-1005
Magic Moments produces original musical theater that includes amateurs, special needs, and professional performers of all ages fostering an environment of acceptance, growth, learning and support for our members and the larger community.
Parent to Parent of Colorado
Phone: (877) 472-7201
Connecting families of sons and daughters with disabilities or special healthcare needs in communities across Colorado. They have a toll free information and referral line in English and Spanish
PEAK Parent Center
Phone: 719-531-9400
The mission of PEAK Parent Center is to provide training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through age twenty-six including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children.
Rebuilding Together Colorado
Phone: (720) 524-0840
Rebuilding Together Colorado and its network of sponsors and volunteers provide crucial home repairs, safety modifications and energy efficiency upgrades to qualified homeowners and community centers in need.
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Phone: (970) 728-5010
A 501 (c) 3 dedicated to enriching the lives of people with physical and cognitive disabilities by providing therapeutic recreation opportunities that develop life skills, encourage personal growth, and promote independence. TASP's main activities include the adaptive ski program operating daily during the winter at the Telluride Ski Area and a mix of focused summer sports programs.
Wilderness On Wheels Foundation
Phone: (303) 403-1110
Wilderness On Wheels Foundation operates a model wilderness-access facility which makes a Colorado mountain environment accessible to all.
