PPITT Monthly Meeting
2/21/19
Facilitator: Kendra (TRE)
Note taker: Katie Ueberroth
Introductions
Presenters:
Sharon Starkey
- Autism Vision of CO
- Nonprofit
- Create community of individuals of all ages with autism
- Find out resources and provide resources and workshops
- Wonderfully Made church service
Anthony Chiofalo
- Kids Care
- Provide pt, st, ot, and feeding therapy for birth to 18
- Can meet anywhere in the community except for hospital or school
- Convenient with meetings
- Clients have to choose home health or clinic
- Accepts Medicaid, Tricare, and CHP plus
- Does not have to worry about getting to a clinic since it is done in the community or at home
- Homehealth is high quality
- Therapists are like a social worker with resources and preferred provider lists
- Help to expedite the process and update clinics for resources an individual needs
- Open communication and parent portal open to parents to look at and progress
- Therapists do an in-home assessment and work within the home
- Feeding program 12 week -competency program for therapists
- No waitlist
- Will contact families within 24 to 48 hours
- Referral process – online form – pcp sends it to them – call
Paul Gullian
- Wellspring Day Program
- Established by a parent – Mary Lou Fenton
- Enrichment and business opportunities
- Small day program
- Currently serves 81 stars
- Staff of over 30
- 175 volunteers
- Business enterprises – bakery – cafe – art studio – gardening
- Enrichment – over 47 opportunities – M – F
- Individualized for all participants
- Physical education, leadership, life enrichment, other
- Works with CALF – agriculture focus
- Intentional for a life well lived
- Relies upon star feedback
- Vision – 10 communities
- Will begin in Colorado Springs June 17th – 9 to 3
- Club 21 – Friday night social engagement
- 2nd and 4th friday of every month in Colorado Springs
- Safe and structured social environment that is fun – 2 hours – Woodmen Valley Chapel in the Stone Chapel
- Special Talented Adults Raising Standards (STARS)
- Non-profit
- Funding from tuition and businesses
- Funding from SLS waivers
- Community Connections
- PASA
- Social Events – 6:30-8:30 – online application www.wearewellspring.org – ages 18 and up
- $10 private pay
Speakers scheduled for March -Sterling and Will Boeing for March
Agency updates:
Pasco and ARC
Hosting parent night at ARC April 23rd
Guardianship
ARC – respite reimbursement form
ARC reimburses respite for parent night at the arc
A cognitive connection
TRE Woodland Park
Provider fair
As many agencies as possible for a job fair
March 14 from 10:30-1:30
Colorado College
Science for grades 1-9
A Cognitive Connection
Vision board workshop
Open to everyone
Love and Logic 6 week course
Thursday nights
Starting March 7th (TBD)
Shelly Shepard
Ages 8 to 100
Tennis participants needed for Special Olympics
March 9th – Polar plunge at Cheyenne Mtn Resort
Special Olympics
10 people needed
Soccer openings for Special Olympics
719 LaCrosse
YMCA in Briargate
April 6th 3-5
Looking for more participants
May 8th 12-1 – cheyenne mtn field house – LaCrosse game
Free luncheon tomorrow at 12:00
Norris Penrose
Call to get on the list
Whirlyball tournament fundraiser for Cerebral Palsy Association
April 1st
April 2nd Goat Patch fundraiser
Agency Resource Fair:
Posters and fliers to pass out
Break out speakers
DVR
Community Community Health Alliance
TRE
ARC
30 minutes sessions
Spanish and sign language interpreters need to be set up
Budget:
$743 left in PPITT account
1st Friday in May for a dance PPITT 11:30-1:30
Next PPITT meeting:
March 21 at 1:00
Facilitator : Angel FSL or Nicole B.
Notetaker: Cindy (Cerebral Palsy Association)