| Service Name | Description | Location | Program | Agency |
|---|
| Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence provides a variety of services to individuals of all ages living with some type of disability. | Garfield County | Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence |
| Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence provides a variety of services to individuals of all ages living with some type of disability.
Programs available:
-Low Vision:Older Blind Services
-Hearing Services for Independent Living Program
-Youth Transition Program (PACT)
-Housing & Direct Services for Independent Living Program
-Computer Skills
-Benefits Services (assistance with applying for any federal or state benefit program)
-Job Seeking Assistance & Training
| Mesa County | Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence |
| Center For Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence provides a variety of services to individuals of all ages living with some type of disability. | Montrose County | Center for Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence |
| Hearing and Low Vision Services (Mesa County) - Center for Independence | CFI Low Vision Program offers support groups and training to individuals with low vision and blindness.
Low Vision Services:
-Volunteer Readers
-Daily Living & Independent Skills training
-Sighted Guide
-Vocational Skills training - computers, keyboarding, resume writing, and job preparation
-Peer Counseling, Support Groups, Recreation
-Advocacy for the Vision Impaired and Blind
-Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
-In-Service Training & Presentations (provided to other service providers)
-Exemption Directory Assistance charger
-TAP: Telephone Assistance Program
Services at the Assistive Technology Center / Low Vision Lab (open to the public):
-Low Vision demonstration of magnifiers, writing aids, sun shields, kitchen aids, etc.
-Adaptive equipment demonstrations for talking books, descriptive movies, Bible on cassette, large print books, talking watches, clocks and calculators
| Mesa County | Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence |
| Hearing & Low Vision Services (Glenwood Springs Office) - Center for Independence | CFI offers support groups and individual training to help seniors with low vision, blindness and hearing impairments live independently, remain active and cope with vision and hearing loss.
CFI offers referrals for interpreter services by independent contractors. CFI also has a video relay phone available to the public.
Also includes the Audio/Visual lab open to the public where individuals with hearing or visual impairments can receive demonstrations for assistance devices and specialized software. | Garfield County | Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence |
| Hearing & Low Vision Services (Montrose Office) - Center for Independence | CFI offers support groups and individual training to help seniors with low vision, blindness and hearing impairments live independently, remain active and cope with vision and hearing loss.
CFI offers referrals for interpreter services by independent contractors. CFI also has a video relay phone available to the public.
Also includes the Audio/Visual lab open to the public where individuals with hearing or visual impairments can receive demonstrations for assistance devices and specialized software. | Montrose County | Center for Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence |
| Housing & Benefits Services (Glenwood Springs Office) - Center for Independence | Information, advocacy and referral services for disabled individuals seeking assistance with:
- Possible housing options
- Application assistance for Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security (SSI/SSDI), TANF, LEAP
- Finding possible funding for durable medical equipment
- Finding vendors for home modifications
- Advocacy to resolve landlord/tenant issues
- Questions about service and therapy animals | Garfield County | Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence |
| Housing & Benefits Services (Mesa County) - Center for Independence | Housing & Benefits services are available to help the disabled with housing issues/information and Direct Services assistance from housing, nursing home transition, case management, benefit advocacy and application assistance. CFI is not an emergency services organization.
Services available:
-Assist with disability hearings
-Assist with applications if needed due to the consumer's disability (TANF, Aid to the Needy Disabled, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security Benefits (SSI/SSDI), LEAP, Section 8 and other housing applications
-Assist with finding possible housing
availability
-Advocate in an effort to resolve landlord/tenant issues and tenant rights/responsibilities
-Assist with possible housing when being discharged from hospital
-Assist with those wanting to transition out of a nursing home and back to the Community (CCT)
-Work to help prevent possible nursing home placement
-Assist in finding durable medical equipment or adaptive aids and the availability of funding opportunities to help purchase equipment
-Assist with locating vendors who can do home modifications
-Answer questions about the ADA (American Disabilities Act) Fair Housing, Service Animals, Therapy Animals and Companion Animals
-Referrals to appropriate agencies and service providers in the community
| Mesa County | Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence |
| Housing & Benefits Services (Montrose Office) - Center for Independence | Information, advocacy and referral services for disabled individuals seeking assistance with:
- Possible housing options
- Application assistance for Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security (SSI/SSDI), TANF, LEAP
- Finding possible funding for durable medical equipment
- Finding vendors for home modifications
- Advocacy to resolve landlord/tenant issues
- Questions about service and therapy animals | Montrose County | Center for Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence |
| Independent Living Services (Montezuma County) - Southwest Center for Independence | Provides a variety of services to promote independent living in the Montezuma county area including but not limited to:
- Individual & systems advocacy
- Assessments for assistive technology & home modifications
- Visual Impairment assistive technology
- Assistive technology grants
- Independent living skills training
- Classes & workshops
- Nursing home diversion
- Transition from restrictive environments to those that are less restrictive (from high school, parent's home, nursing homes, jail) | Montezuma County | Southwest Center for Independence (Cortez Office) | Southwest Center for Independence |
| Independent Living Services - Northwest Colorado Center for Independence | Provides services to individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities that include:
- Peer Support
- Information and Referral
- Life Skills Training
- Advocacy
Low vision and Assistive technology resources are also available. | Routt County | Northwest Colorado Center for Independence | Northwest Colorado Center for Independence |
| New Horizon Vocational Center (Glenwood Springs Office) - Center for Independence | NHVC offers people with disabilities the opportunity to build relationships, foster education and vocational skills, and to access services and support needed to sustain life and employment.
Members will find opportunities in the following areas:
-Job seeking assistance
-Computer skills
-Janitorial Services Training
-Restaurant training such as menu planning, budgeting, shopping, cooking, serving, safe food handling, etc.
-Interpersonal skills
-Resume writing, application completion, and interviewing skills
-Community volunteering
-Fundraising
-Outreach
-Transit Training
-Small business skills
Transportation for staff and consumers provided if needed to attend the class. | Garfield County | Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence |
| New Horizon Vocational Center (Mesa County) - Center for Independence | NHVC offers people with disabilities the opportunity to build relationships, foster education and vocational skills, and to access services and support needed to sustain life and employment.
Members will find opportunities in the following areas:
-Job seeking assistance
-Computer skills
-Janitorial Services Training
-Restaurant training such as menu planning, budgeting, shopping, cooking, serving, safe food handling, etc.
-Interpersonal skills
-Resume writing, application completion, and interviewing skills
-Community volunteering
-Fundraising
-Outreach
-Transit Training
-Small business skills | Mesa County | Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence |
| New Horizon Vocational Center (Montrose Office) - Center for Independence | NHVC offers people with disabilities the opportunity to build relationships, foster education and vocational skills, and to access services and support needed to sustain life and employment.
Members will find opportunities in the following areas:
-Job seeking assistance
-Computer skills
-Janitorial Services Training
-Restaurant training such as menu planning, budgeting, shopping, cooking, serving, safe food handling, etc.
-Interpersonal skills
-Resume writing, application completion, and interviewing skills
-Community volunteering
-Fundraising
-Outreach
-Transit Training
-Small business skills
Transportation for staff and consumers provided if needed to attend the class. | Montrose County | Center for Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence |
| Positive Assistance to Community Transition - Center for Independence | A weekly life skills class which assists young adults with disabilities to build or strengthen their independent living skills as they move toward becoming an adult.
Classes meet Tuesdays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Independent Living Skills Topics include:
-Budgeting Money
-Communication Skills
-Community Resources
-Decision Making
-Goal Setting
-Hygiene
-Personal Safety
-Time Management
-Stress Management
-Sex Education
-Advocacy Skills
-Learning about how to speak up for myself and other people Learning about my rights as a person
-Learning about the voting process and Learning about how the government works and the legislative process
| Mesa County | Center for Independence (Grand Junction Office) | Center for Independence |
| Positive Assistance to Community Transition (Glenwood Springs Office) - Center for Independence | A weekly life skills class which assists young adults with disabilities to build or strengthen their independent living skills as they move toward becoming an adult.
Independent Living Skills Topics include:
-Budgeting Money
-Communication Skills
-Community Resources
-Decision Making
-Goal Setting
-Hygiene
-Personal Safety
-Time Management
-Stress Management
-Sex Education
-Advocacy Skills
-Learning about how to speak up for myself and other people Learning about my rights as a person
-Learning about the voting process and Learning about how the government works and the legislative process
Classes meet Tuesdays at the Grand Junction office 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Transportation for staff and consumers provided if needed to attend the class. | Garfield County | Center for Independence (Glenwood Springs Office) | Center for Independence |
| Positive Assistance to Community Transition (Montrose Office) - Center for Independence | A weekly life skills class which assists young adults with disabilities to build or strengthen their independent living skills as they move toward becoming an adult.
Independent Living Skills Topics include:
-Budgeting Money
-Communication Skills
-Community Resources
-Decision Making
-Goal Setting
-Hygiene
-Personal Safety
-Time Management
-Stress Management
-Sex Education
-Advocacy Skills
-Learning about how to speak up for myself and other people Learning about my rights as a person
-Learning about the voting process and Learning about how the government works and the legislative process
Classes meet Tuesdays at the Grand Junction office 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Transportation for staff and consumers provided if needed to attend the class.
| Montrose County | Center for Independence (Montrose Office) | Center for Independence |
