Join Our Campaign for Advocacy

 

Advocacy is the cornerstone of our work. Every day, our advocates work with individuals and family members to resolve incredibly complex issues like:

Your donation between now and December will help The Arc continue to help people solve problems and find their way forward. Click here to learn how individual advocacy helped Sarah.

Register Now for FREE Navigating the World of I/DD Services Information Sessions

Save the date and register now for Navigating the World of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Services!

When: Thursday, September 26 from 3:30 – 7:30 PM 

Where: DDRC, 11177 W. 8th. Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215

Visit DDRC's many support stations with information for all ages. Stations are staffed by specialists who can help individuals and families understand options relating to their needs. Visit the stations from 3:30 - 6:30 PM. 

Learn the basic aspects of waivers and services for children and adults with I/DD. Sessions for children and adults run concurrently from 4:30 - 5:30 PM. 

Attend a session on employment services for adults and transition-aged youth with I/DD and see how this can be a path to greater self-determination and fulfillment. This session will include speakers and panelists from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), Colorado Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), Ability Connection Colorado, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Jeffco Transition Services, DDRC and a self-advocate currently using employment support services. This session runs from 6:15- 7:30 PM.

Hear updates on DDRC and give your input during our community conversation session which runs from 5:45 - 6:10 PM.

Registration Required

Register before Wednesday, September 25 at noon.

This is a FREE event. Space limited.

Boy Scouts Troop for Children with Disabilities

Do you know a child with a disability who is interested in joining a Boy Scouts troop? Join Scouts BSA Troop 5280!

Boys and girls with disabilities from the ages of 5 - 17 are welcome to join. Beyond that, Boy Scouts of America will consider a Scout with developmental disabilities or with a severe physical challenge to join or remain a Scout BSA past 17 years-old. It is their goal to greatly increase the number of boys and girls with special needs into Scouting.

The Troop starts boys and girls on the Scouts BSA trail and works to build self-esteem, social skills and Scouting skills. The Troop follows the traditional Scouting outdoor program including: camping, fishing and hiking, as well as Rank Advancement and working on Merit Badges. Troop 5280 tailors the needs for each Scout’s advancement to the Scout’s individual strengths and challenges.

Troop meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at Saint Peter Lutheran Church, 9300 E Belleview Ave, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

For more information go to the Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council's Special Needs Scouting webpage.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Scoutmaster for Troop 5280, Juleon Duran, at [email protected] or (303) 284-8802, or John Peraro at [email protected] or (303) 378-8885.

Free Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Conferences

 

Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Conferences are designed for parents and professionals of children with disabilities, aged birth to 21.

 

Decades of research show that the participation of families in their child’s education, through specific coordinating between home and school, results in improved outcomes (Jeynes, 2012).  PEP Conferences are designed to promote family and school partnerships that are essential in supporting students with disabilities and their families in schools and the community.

 

PEP brings parents and professionals together by sharing ideas, discussing concerns, celebrating successes and obtaining information related to parenting, educating and partnering to support student learning.  PEP Conferences are offered at no cost to attendees.

 

2019 - 2020 PEP Dates:

1.     October 10 - 12, 2019  - Fort Collins, CO

2.    January 23 - 25, 2020 - Colorado Springs, CO

3.     April 2 - 4, 2020 - Grand Junction, CO

 

To learn more about PEP Conferences and to register, click here . Please note: there is limited space for professionals.  

 

If you have additional questions, please contact Joyce Thiessen-Barrett at (303) 866-6757.

Hey Lucky's Market Shoppers!

Did you know that right now you can support The Arc while grocery shopping? That's right, at Lucky's Market on Wadsworth!

From now through November 9th, we’re one of three Lucky's Market Bags for Change partners.

All you need to do is bring your reusable grocery bags and at checkout the cashier will give you a wooden dime for each. Before leaving the store you’ll see the Bags for Change display (pictured). Just drop your dimes in the slot with our name. Then, in November, Lucky’s Market will add up what the community has donated, and make a donation to us for double the amount!

Be sure to stop by Lucky's Market, and don't forget to bring your bags!