Colorado Resources

The information in this section is from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Colorado_2003.pdf 
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp 
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM 
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=CO 
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/co.htm 
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/co.htm 
http://www.respitelocator.org/cstates.htm 
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html 

Parent Contact

Nancy Ring

310 Elizabeth Ave. Box 306

Platteville, Colorado 80651

Phone: (970) 785-6188

Email: momnancyring@aol.com 

Title V, Children With Special Health Care Needs Program
CSHCN Contact
Kathy Watters, Acting Director
Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs
PSD-ADM-A4Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO,80246
(303) 692-2418
(303) 782-5576 fax
Email: kathy.watters@state.co.us

For more information on the program and eligibility go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Colorado_2003.pdf

Lorri Park and Christy Blakely, Co-Directors
Family Voices
c/o CP of Colorado
2200 S. Jasmine Street
Denver, CO 80222-5708
(800) 881-8272
E-mail: policy@cpco.org
Web: www.cpco.org
Web: www.FamilyVoices.org

Medicaid
Colorado Medicaid Office
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing of Colorado
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203-1818
Local: 1-303-866-2993
Toll-Free: 1-800-221-3943
Spanish Phone: 1-888-367-6557
Local TTY: 1-303-866-3883
Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-659-2656
Fax: 1-303-866-4411
Website: http://www.chcpf.state.co.us/

For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=CO

WIC
William Eden, Director 
Nutrition Services 
Colorado Department of Health 
FCHSD-NS-A4 
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South 
Denver, CO  80246-1530
telephone:  (303) 692-2400 
toll-free in-state:  1-800-688-7777
fax:  (303) 756-9926 
email: William.Eden@state.co.us
website: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/wic/wichom.asp  

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Child Health Plan Plus
P.O. Box 929
Denver, Colorado 80201-0929
(800) 359-1991
Web: www.cchp.org/

Education
State Department of Education: Special Education
Lorrie Harkness, Director
Exceptional Student Services Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6694
E-mail: Harkness_L@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Susan Smith, Part C Coordinator
Early Childhood Connections
Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 305
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6709; (888) 777-4041
E-mail: Smith_s@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Nan Vendegna, 619 Coordinator
Exceptional Student Services Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 305
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6602
E-mail: Vendegna_n@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

State Mediation System
Charles Masner, Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 300
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6685
E-mail: masner_c@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Colorado Options for Inclusive Child Care
Colorado Office of Resource and Referral Agencies (CORRA)
7853 E. Arapahoe Court, Suite 3300
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 290-9088 ext. 201
E-mail: aconner@corra.org
Web: http://www.corra.org/

Early Childhood Connection/Part C
Center for Independence
1600 Ute Avenue, Suite 100
Grand Junction, CO 81501-4647
(970) 245-6357; (970) 255-1981
E-mail: eccmesa@juno.com

Special Education Guide Barbara Day
E-mail: specialed.guide@about.com/
Newsletter: http://specialed.about.com/gi/pages/mmail.htm
Web: http://specialed.about.com/

Hospital’s/Rehabilitation Facilities
The Children's Hospital
1056 E. 19th Ave.
Denver, CO 80218 USA
Phone: 1-800-624-6553
http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/index.cfm

Specific Disabilities
Blind/Visually Impaired
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Tanni Anthony, Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6681
E-mail: Anthony_T@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Mary Ann Siller, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy/Physical Disabilities
Judith I. Ham, President/CEO
Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
2200 S. Jasmine Street
Denver, CO 80222-5708
(303) 691-9339
E-mail: jham@cpco.org
Web: www.cpco.org

Lynn Robinson, President
Easter Seals Colorado
5755 W. Alameda Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 233-1666 (V/TTY); (800) 875-4732
E-mail: hansonn@cess.org
Web: www.eastersealscolorado.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
2200 S. Jasmine Street
Denver, CO 80222-5708
(303) 691-9339; (800) 881-UCPA
E-mail: JHAM@ucpco.org

Epilepsy
Veronica Valdez, Interim Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, Inc.
234 Columbine Street, Suite 333
Denver, CO 80206-4711
(303) 377-9774; (888) 378-9779 (in CO)
E-mail: efco@msn.com
Web: www.epilepsycolorado.org

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
State Developmental Disabilities Program for Children and Youth
Sheila Peil, Program Manager
Division for Developmental Disabilities
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7467
E-mail: sheila.peil@state.co.us
Web: www.cdhs.state.co.us/ohr/dds/dds_center.html

State Developmental Disabilities Program
Fred L. DeCrescentis, Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7450
Web: www.state.co.us/

State Developmental Disabilities Council
Marcia Tewell, Executive Director
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council (CDDC)
3401 Quebec, Suite 6009
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 941-0176
E-mail: cddpc.email@state.co.us
Web: www.cdhs.state.co.us/opi/cddpc/index.htm

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Cordelia Robinson, Director
JFK Partners
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
4200 E. 9th Avenue, Suite C-221
Denver, CO 80262
(303) 864-5266
Web: www.jfkpartners.org

Bill Baesman, Executive Director
The Arc of Colorado
8000 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite D-1
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 864-9334; (800) 333-7690
E-mail: bbaesman@thearcofco.org
Web: www.thearcofco.org

The Arc of Arapahoe and Douglas, Inc.
Cg La Scala, Director of Advocacy
7600 E. Arapahoe Road, #101
Englewood, Co 80112
(303) 220-9228
fax: (303) 220-0994
E-mail: cglascala@msn.com

The ARC/Pikes Peak Region
12 North Meade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80909.
(719) 633-4601
E-mail: Arc@thearcppr.org

Speech and Hearing
Polly Somers
Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 345
Sedalia, CO 80135
(720) 733-9097
E-mail: cshassoc@aol.com
Web: www.cshassoc.org

Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 261460
Littleton, CO 80163-1460
(720) 733-9097
Fax (720) 733-9044
E-mail: cshassoc@aol.com
Web: http://www.cshassoc.org/

General Disability Resources
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mary Anne Harvey, Executive Director
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 722-0300; (800) 288-1376 (in CO only)
E-mail: tlcmail@thelegalcenter.org
Web: www.thelegalcenter.org

Client Assistance Program
Geoffrey Peterson, Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency

Advocacy for the Whole Child
Advocacy Project
4313 South Andes Way #204
Aurora, CO 80015
(303) 680-6741
E-mail: advocacypro@aol.com
Web: www.advocacyproject.net

Advocacy Project - Advocacy training and classes; conferences
4313 South Andes Way, Suite 204
Aurora, CO 80015
303-680-6741
E-mail: AdvocacyPro@aol.com
Web: www.advocacyproject.net

Colorado Advocacy Website
Website: www.coloradoadvisory.org

Parent Organizations
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Barbara Buswell, Executive Director
PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
611 N. Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 531-9400; (800) 284-0251
E-mail: info@peakparent.org
Web: www.peakparent.org

Parent-To-Parent
Dianne McNamara, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of Colorado
c/o CP of Colorado
2200 S. Jasmine Street
Denver, CO 80222-5708
(877) 472-7201
E-mail: mail@p2p-co.org
Web: www.p2p-co.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving the City and County of Denver including Denver Public Schools)
Barbara Buswell, Executive Director
The Denver Outreach Project
1177 Grant Street, Suite 104
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 864-1900; (800) 284-0251
E-mail: bbuswell@peakparent.org
Web: www.peakparent.org

Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
Clayton Foundation
3801 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 820-5631
(303) 820-5656

Respite Programs
This information is from the National Respite locator website:
http://www.respitelocator.org/cstates.htm

Adventure Center Alamosa (719) 589-3671 www.slvmhc.org 

Respite Care Project Alamosa (719) 589-3671

Crawford Family Resource Center Aurora (303) 340-0880

Developmental Pathways Aurora (303) 360-6600

Heart of Colorado Boulder (303) 440-0384

Respite Temps/Harmony Homes Brighton (303) 659-6992

We Care 4 Kids Canon City (719) 269-1523

We Care 4 KIDS Too Canon City (719) 269-1523

CHINS UP Youth and Family Services Colorado Springs (719) 475-0562

Resource Exchange Colorado Springs (719) 380-1100

Special Kids - Special Families Colorado Springs (719) 329-1717

Operation Kiss Cortez (970) 565-1231

Piñon Project Cortez (970) 564-1195

Respite Care of the Yampa Valley Craig (970) 824-8233

 A.C.T. for Health Denver (303) 757-4808

 Bayada Nurses Denver (303) 333-2900 www.bayada.com

 Denver Options, Inc. Denver (303) 753-6688

 Division of Child Care Denver (303) 866-4556

 Jewish Family Service of Colorodo Denver (303) 759-4890

 La Plata Family Centers Coalition Durango (970) 385-4747

 Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seal Camp Empire (303) 892-6063

 Centennial Developmental Services Evans (970) 339-5360 Colorado

 Respite Care, Inc. Fort Collins (970) 484-1511 www.fortnet.org/Respite/ 

Tender Loving Care Crisis Child Care Fort Collins (970) 416-1615

The Disability Connection Fort Collins (970) 229-0224

The Family Care Connection, Inc. Fort Collins (303) 223-9026

The Family Center Fort Collins (970) 221-1615

Advocacy Resource Coalition for People with Developmental Disabilities Grand Junction (970) 245-5775

Mesa Developmental Services Grand Junction (970) 243-3702

Arapahoe Early Childhood Network Greenwood Village (303) 706-0075

Arkansas Valley Community Center La Junta (719) 384-8741

Developmental Disabilities Center Lafayette (303) 926-6439

Take A Break Inc. Lafayette (303) 665-9741

Jefferson County Community Center Lakewood (303) 233-3363

 A Lot Like Home Longmont (303) 702-0908

 Visiting Angels of Boulder County Longmont (303) 828-2664 www.visitingangels.com 

 Some Time for Me? Respite Service Montrose (970) 240-4388

 Family Safety Net Nucla (970) 864-2245

 West End Family Link Center Nucla (970) 864-2245

 Horizons Specialized Services Steamboat Springs (970) 879-4468

 For even more resources go to: http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/co.htm

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