September 21, 2023
PPITT Updates
- October Dance
- Date Change from October 31st to October 30th, 11am-1pm
- Cheyenne Mountain High School Hosting
- Need Sponsors for Pizza
- PPITT will Purchase Drinks, Chips, & Cookies
- December Dance
- Tuesday, December 5th – NEED LOCATION
- District Transition Teams, please ask your schools
- Tuesday, December 5th – NEED LOCATION
- February Dance
- Monday, February 12th – NEED LOCATION
- District Transition Teams, please ask your schools
- Monday, February 12th – NEED LOCATION
Presenter/Guest Speaker
- Goodwill of Colorado, Kristin Amundson
- Serving Colorado Springs and Denver Area
- Services Include
- Possibilities Day Program – 15k/sq ft to include
- Rec Area – no guided curriculum
- Apartment – 3 living areas
- Credit Union Bank
- Art Studio – kiln use, art history & culture
- General Store – clients earn points daily to spend on SWAG
- Gym
- Full Time RN
- Employment One, Training Programs
- Senior, Alzheimer, Dementia Care
- Transition Program (18-21)
- Employment Transition Services (ETS)
- Journeys Program
- Snoezelen Room – the Snoezelen concept incorporates specialized sensory equipment and materials that can be individually customized to blend sights, sounds, textures, aromas and motion to provide stimulation and calm the primary sensory systems
- Part Time RN
- Possibilities Day Program – 15k/sq ft to include
Agency Updates
- Dungarvin
- State Audit Complete – went well
- Programs include Foster Care, Day Program, and Residential
- Autism Vision
- All Abilities Carnival (9/23/23 10-2)
- ARC
- Halloween Dance (10/27/23)
- Arcppr.org for more info
- Hosts “Guys Night” and “Sisterhood” groups every month
- Halloween Dance (10/27/23)
- Special Olympics
- September 25th, Winter Registration Open
- Snow Sports, Basketball
- October 14th, Trunk or Treat @ Skills Academy
- $100 per trunk
- $250 per booth
- September 25th, Winter Registration Open
- A Cognitive Connection
- Halloween Open House (12-3)
- Disability Connections Fundraiser $10 socks
- Brain Injury Resource Directory Registration
- Free for Agencies to Join
- TRE
- “Breaktime” services expanded to Fountain CO for I/DD
- Friday Evening or Saturday Mornings
- $10 donation requested
- Ages 3 months old – 21 years old
- ARC Hosts “The Gathering” – 18-35 year olds
- “Teens” – pre-teens to young adults
- “Our Time” – sibs 12-18 year olds
- 6 Events per month – registration required
- “Breaktime” services expanded to Fountain CO for I/DD
- Space Force
- Intake of behavioral needs students is increasing
- Respite program funding decreasing for families
- NTSOC
- Hosting a Halloween Trunk or Treak
- Hosting Peak Parent Event October 3rd
- Dinner & Movie @ Ivy Wild
- Q&A
- 16 y/o and up
- CNA School – evening courses and hybrid options
- Pasco
- Expanding Advocacy work and Veterans Support
- Denver PT/OT/Speech launch next month (Colorado Springs will be a year out before offering these services)
- DuMyon Marial Arts
- New Location “The Farm” 2660 Vickers Dr
- New Location more accessible for adaptive students
- Attending Resource Fairs for School Districts to encourage participation
- New Location “The Farm” 2660 Vickers Dr
- Foundation for Successful Living
- Offering the following courses
- Healthy Relationships
- Social Skills
- Safety in the Home and Community
- Spanish
- Budgeting
- Offering the following courses
Next PPITT Meeting – October 19th at The Arc of the Pikes Peak Region