BHA will be purging their Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waitlist from the July 1, 2024, opening.

If you have an individual on the BHA waitlist, please be sure that your mailing address is up to date. 

All address updates must be submitted in writing by the applicant. The request can be emailed to vouchers@broomfieldhousingalliance.org. To ensure updates are processed before notification letters are mailed on July 1st, BHA must receive all changes by June 30th at 5:00 PM.

Please note:

• If an applicant does not respond by the deadline stated in the letter, their application will be removed from the BHA 2024 HCV waitlist.
• If a letter is returned with no forwarding address, the applicant will also be removed from the waitlist.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Adrianna Choury at: achoury@broomfieldhousingalliance.org

FRIENDS Day Program

Free Music Therapy Assesment

TLDR: Sign up for a FREE MUSIC THERAPY ASSESSMENT at FRIENDS by clicking this link

Is your loved one drawn to and motivated by music? Empower You Therapy Services is offering free music therapy assessments with a Board-Certified Music Therapist. Our music therapists assist teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing open-minded, client-centered, holistic, authentic, and empowering therapy. Music therapy uses evidence-based practice to increase an individual’s emotional, physical, cognitive, communicative, or social abilities. Music is powerful, and when used within the therapeutic setting, by a trained professional, it can unlock an abundance of potential. A trauma-informed, holistic, and neurologic approach is used to partner with clients in meeting their goals. 

With consent, a music therapy assessment will be provided at FRIENDS. Empower You will then send you a report, discuss the findings, and make recommendations for future sessions. We serve Boulder and surrounding areas (Denver, Longmont, Erie, etc.) and will drive to your home or provide music therapy sessions within their day at FRIENDS, if all parties agree this is a good fit.

Please note that the music therapy assessment is typically a one-time one-hour session to evaluate potential goals and objectives that can be addressed within continued music therapy sessions. The music therapist will discuss options for continuing services if it is recommended.

In order to receive your free music therapy assessment, please click here, to fill out a consent form. The consent form is required in order to complete the free assessment at FRIENDS.

Reach out to Grace Gomez, at ggomez@empoweryoutherpayservices.com with any questions!

Day Program Reward Store

Our Reward Store is a longtime favorite in the Day Program! Every month, Participants use tickets they’ve earned from participation in daily activities to 'purchase' items from the store. Some items are more popular than others, which means our stock can run low. How can you help keep our Reward Store fully stocked and serving Participants? You can donate items at any time! We are currently looking for the following popular items:

• DVDs, CDs
• Word search books
• Colorado sports team apparel
• Adult coloring books
• Art supplies (colored pencils, watercolors, etc.)
• Disney items

Thank you for helping us keep this beloved resource available for our Participants!

FRIENDS Social & Travel Program

Social

Travel

Do You Like To Travel?

FRIENDS of Broomfield is looking for Independent Contractors to accompany adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on their vacations and provide the care and support needed to positively enhance their travel experiences.

FRIENDS of Broomfield has trips scheduled monthly. We plan each trip with tours, activities, and unique experiences in every location. We offer:

• Day trips to activities and events around the Denver Metro area.
• Enhanced weekend trips: 1-to-3-day trips around Colorado and surrounding states.
• Extended trips: 5-to-7-day trips throughout the United States.

Independent Contractors assist FRIENDS with transportation during the trip, social and community interactions, finances, medication administration, personal care, supervision during planned activities, and other duties as assigned.

In addition to a daily stipend, Independent Contractors’ travel expenses are covered. This includes airfare, meals, lodging, and all activity costs.

Independent Contractor qualifications include:

• Experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Travel experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to quickly adapt to different situations.
• Capability to handle emergencies while maintaining the safety and well-being of the group.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certification.
• QMAP certification.
• Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; stamina to be on your feet and active for full days; and the ability to speak or exchange information in an audible manner.
• Pass a background check

To learn more about becoming an Independent Contractor with FRIENDS please contact Jen King at (303) 404-0123 or jking@friendsofbroomfield.org