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AMVETS

AMVETS and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) offers information, counseling and claims service to all honorably discharged veterans and their dependents concerning disability compensation, hospitalization, rehabilitation, pension, education, employment, and other benefits.

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Brain Injury Support Groups

Brain injury support groups can be a valuable source of information, emotional support, encouragement and social activities for people who have sustained a brain injury as well as family members and other caregivers.

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  • Children’s Hospital Colorado
    • Phone Number: 720-777-547
    • Address:
      13123 E 16th Ave
      Aurora, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm
  • CO Center for People with Disabilities
    • Phone Number: 720-352-0465
    • Address:
      1675 Range St
      Boulder, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Thursdays 6:00 pm
  • Colorado Center for Neurorehabilitation Services Support Group
    • Phone Number: 970-493-6667
    • Address:
      1045 Robertson St
      Fort Collins, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: Young Adults Group Fridays 12:30-2:00 pm
  • Colorado Neurological Institute Epilepsy Support Group
    • Phone Number: 303-806-7417
    • Address:
      501 E Hampden
      Denver, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month 6:00-7:30 pm
      For adults with seizures/epilepsy as a result of a brain injury. Please call for more information about the group.
  • Colorado Springs Independence Ctr
    • Phone Number: 719-471-8181
    • Address:
      729 S Tejon St
      Colorado Springs, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
  • Colorado YMCA Campus Pueblo
    • Phone Number: 719-584-4384
    • Address:
      3200 E Spaulding Ave, Community room B
      Pueblo, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 3rd Wednesdays 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Colorado: Otero County Brain Injury Support Group
    • Phone Number: 719-254-7631
    • Address:
      Rocky Ford Library Conference Room 400 S. 10th St
      Rocky Ford, CO 81067
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Thursday of the month from 1-3 pm. Meeting is in Conference Room
      This support group is open to anyone in the Southeastern region of Colorado and not just residents of Otero County.
  • Craig Hospital Family Outpatient
  • East Morgan Community Hospital Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-842-4270
    • Address:
      2400 Edison St
      Brush, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 3rd Mondays 12:00 pm
  • Greeley Family Support Group Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-330-5326
    • Address:
      The Buzz Coffee and Gelato Shop, 1923 59th Ave #135
      Greeley, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Saturdays 11:00 am-1:00 pm
  • Gunnison Valley Hospital Support Group
    • Phone Number: 970-641-7248
    • Address:
      Foundation House, 711 N Taylor St
      Gunnison, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: Last Tuesday of the month 12:30-1:30 pm
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-351-1321
    • Address:
      2345 Bent Way
      Longmont, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Thursdays 6:00-8:00 pm
  • Longmont Public Library Colorado
    • Phone Number: 303-772-3337
    • Address:
      409 4th Ave
      Longmont, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Sundays, 2:00-4:30 pm
  • Memorial Hospital Brain Injury Support Group Colorado
    • Phone Number: 719-365-9837
    • Address:
      1400 E Boulder St
      Colorado Springs, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Tuesday 11:00 am-1:00 pm
  • Moving Forward Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-506-0008
    • Address:
      Greeley Center For Independence, 2774 Reservoir Rd
      Greeley, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: Every Monday 6:00 pm
  • Pagosa Springs brain injury Support Group Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-507-0252
    • Address:
      Silver Foxes Den Senior Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd
      Pagosa Springs, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st & 3rd Fridays 10:30 am
  • Parker Adventist Hospital Brain Injury Support Group Colorado
    • Phone Number: 720-203-8959
    • Address:
      Parker Adventist Hospital, Hilltop Room 9395 Crown Crest Blvd
      Parker, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Penrose Hospital Center Colorado Springs, CO
    • Phone Number: 719-596-3710
    • Address:
      2222 N Nevada Ave
      Colorado Springs, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 3rd Thursdays August-May 6:00-7:30 pm
  • Pueblo Brain Injury Support Group at Parkview Medical Center Colorado
    • Phone Number: 719 595 7699
    • Address:
      Parkview Hospital, 400 W 17th St, Columbine Room
      Pueblo, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Wednesdays of the month meeting 6:00-7:30 pm.
  • Pueblo W Library Colorado
    • Phone Number: 719-569-9369
    • Address:
      298 S Joe Martinez Blvd
      Pueblo, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 3rd Tuesdays 1:00 pm
  • Rocky Mountain Human Services
    • Phone Number: 303-636-5969
    • Address:
      10375 E Harvard
      Denver, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Fridays 10:00 am-12 pm
  • San Juan Living Center Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-596-1064
    • Address:
      1043 Ridge St
      Montrose, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: None Listed
  • SouthWest Center for Independence Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-259-1672
    • Address:
      835 E 2nd Ave Ste 200
      Durango, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Wednesday 1:00-2:00 pm and 4th Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm
  • Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital
    • Phone Number: 303-363-5159
    • Address:
      900 Potomac St
      Aurora, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 4th Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 pm
  • St Anthony’s Summit Medical Center Colorado
    • Phone Number: 970-668-6980
    • Address:  340 Peak One Dr
      Summit County, CO 80443
    • Date/Time of Meeting: Date/Time of Meeting varies. Please call to confirm details
  • The Hangout Denver CO
  • Vibra Hospital Colorado
    • Phone Number: 720-540-4316
    • Address:
      8451 Pearl St
      Denver, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm
  • Wellness Therapy Center Colorado
    • Phone Number: 719-269-8266
    • Address:
      119 S Pikes Peak
      Florence, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 2nd Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 pm
  • Western Slope Grand Junction Brain Injury Support Group
    • Phone Number: 970-255-1694
    • Address:
      Ratican Tower, 875 Main St
      Grand Junction, CO
    • Date/Time of Meeting: 1st Wednesdays 7:00-9:00 pm. No meeting in June and July.

 

Brain Injury Trust Fund

Brain injury trust funds established by state governments are intended to create funding to help people with brain injury and their families. If a brain injury trust fund is available in a state, funds may be used to pay for case management, assistive technology, home modifications, transportation, respite short term therapies, and other services depending upon the rules in a given state. State funding for a brain injury trust fund may come from a surcharge on speeding or other motor vehicle violations and through other means.

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Mindsource
Phone: 303 866 4173
Address:
  575 Sherman St, 4th Floor Denver, CO 80203
Website:
https://mindsourcecolorado.org/contact/

 

 

 

 

Client Assistance Program

The Client Assistance Program (CAP) can provide information and support to individuals who have questions or complaints about Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services in their state. The CAP program can explain the rights and responsibilities of people receiving services from VR, can mediate disputes between clients and VR, and can advise or assist in filing formal complaints or appeals of VR decisions.

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Phone: 303-722-0300
Toll Free:
800-288-1376
Address:
455 Sherman St, Ste 130 Denver, CO 80203
Website:
https://disabilitylawco.org

 

 

Independent Living Center

Independent Living Centers are non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. Each ILC offers independent living skills training, peer counseling, and information about services that can assist a person live as independently as possible in the community.

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Center for People with Disabilities
Phone:
303 442 8662
Toll Free:
888 929 5519
Address:
1675 Range St  Boulder, CO 80301
Website:
http://www.cpwd-ilc.org/

Additional locations in the state can be found online at:
https://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory-results/CO

 

Medicaid Office

Medicaid provides basic health care for people who have a disability, limited income, or receive certain other government benefits. Medicaid offices offer information on who is eligible and how to apply for Medicaid. In some states, a Medicaid home and community-based services waiver (HCBS) exists, which helps people with brain injury who prefer to get long-term care services and supports in their home or community instead of an institutional setting like a nursing home.

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Toll Free: 800-221-3943
Apply Online:
 https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com/     
Find your county office
: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/contact-your-county

 

 

Parent Training and Information Center

Parent Training and Information Centers help parents of children with disabilities, including brain injury, understand their rights and obtain appropriate services for their children within the school system. Services can include peer to peer support and assistance, advocacy for services, parent or school training, and referral to available community resources.

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  • Colorado Parent Information & Resource Center (CPIRC)
    • Phone: 303 632 6840
    • Address: 2600 South Parker
      Aurora, CO 80014
    • Website: www.thrivectr.org

     

  • Colorado Peak Parent Center

 

 

Protection and Advocacy

The Protection and Advocacy office works with people with disabilities, including brain injury, to ensure access to appropriate supports and services which can include educational programs, financial entitlements, healthcare, accessible housing, transportation, and employment opportunities. It also works to prevent the abuse, neglect and inappropriate placement of people with disabilities.

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Disability Law Colorado
Phone:
303-722-0300
Toll Free:
1-800-288-1376
Address:
455 Sherman St, Ste 130 Denver, CO 80203
Website:
https://disabilitylawco.org 

 

 

State Insurance Department

State Insurance Departments are state agencies that ensure insurance companies obey all state insurance laws and regulations. They can offer information about insurance laws in the state, and assist consumers in resolving complaints or concerns with insurance companies.

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Phone: 303 894 7855
Toll Free:
800 886 7675
Address:
1560 Broadway Ste 850 Denver, CO 80202
Website:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/ask-question-make-complaint-division-insurance

 

 

Victims of Crime Compensation Fund

Crime victim compensation programs across the country offer crucial financial assistance to victims of violent crimes. This government program is designed to pay for some of the costs that can result from being the victim of a violent crime. This can include payments for some medical expenses, counseling costs, lost wages or burial expenses.

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Phone: 303-239-4442
Address:
  700 Kipling St Ste 1000  Denver, Colorado 80215 

Website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dcj/contact-us-95

 

 

Vocational Rehabilitation

A federal/state program designed to assist people with a disability to return to gainful employment. Individualized services can include assessment, evaluation, career counseling, counseling, job training and job support.

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Phone: 303 866 2500
Toll Free:
877 243 2823
Address:
  2211 West Evans Denver, CO 80223
Website:
 https://www.colorado.gov/dvr
Locate Office: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dvr/contact-us-90

 

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