In this issue:

Greetings from EI Dept ............ 2

Triad News. ............................... 3

Health Insurance Reminder ..... 3

Jeffco Connections .................. 4

Physicians & Others

Take Note .................................. 5

Helping Kids Thrive .................. 6

Holiday Gift Reminder .............. 6

Tips from the EI Team…. .......... 7

Be Beautiful, Be Yourself Fund-raiser / Fashion Show ............... 8

Illness/Inclement

Weather Policy ........................... 8

Jeffco Public Library Children’s Services ..................................... 9

JCPL Cultural Pass ................... 9

Volunteer Opportunities ......... 10

DDRC Newsletter Online ......... 10

Colo. PEAK Program

Computer.................................. 10

Mountain Happenings ............. 11

DDRC Players~ The Hunchback of Notre Dame .......................... 12

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The mission of DDRC is to

provide leading-edge services

that create opportunities for

people with developmental

disabilities and their

families to participate fully

in the community.

Volume 5, Issue 4

Fourth Quarter

Oct.—Dec. 2012

Developmental Disabilities Resource Center

www.ddrcco.com

Serving Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek

and Summit Counties

www.eicolorado.org

DDRC Early Childhood Connector

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Learning that your child has a disability can be very hard. I found out that

my daughter had Schizencephaly when she was nine months old. It’s a quarter size

hole in her brain where her motor skills are. It causes the left side of her body to be

weak. When I found out that she had this condition, we were sent to a physical ther-

apy clinic in Boise Idaho where we lived at the time. I can say that by the time we

walked out of there my daughter was mad and nothing was done or learned. I felt

robbed. All I wanted was for my daughter to be able to learn like every other kid.

About a month later we moved to Colorado, where I found the Early Intervention

program. I can honestly say that it changed my daughter’s life as well as my own.

Before we started therapy my daughter was already one year old. She could only sit

up by herself. She could not crawl, she couldn’t eat alone, she couldn’t pull herself

up onto things, and there were so many things I felt she was missing out on. Being a

first time mother I had no clue how to help her to give her that extra push.

Initially, we decided that she would just need physical therapy. Having

someone come into your home can be a little scary. The first physical therapy ses-

sion that we had went amazing. Taryn came into my house with open arms, ready to

teach. She understood that there was a purpose for the visit and also the respect of

my daughter and our home. At the end of the visit my daughter had learned to sit on

a chair and pull herself up to the table. I was surprised that my daughter did it that

fast. So in the hour that we spent with her, she made progress with my daughter and

made me feel comfortable with her and DDRC. My daughter continued to make

progress week after week, doing things that I never thought she would. My biggest

thing with her therapist was that she knew Tyeler’s limits. She has never pushed her

like the other therapist did in Boise.

Months went by with great progress from Tyeler. She was learning to crawl

and walk. I couldn’t have been happier. I started to notice that her motor skills

where taking off but her speech was not improving with time. I expressed my wor-

ries with her coordinator. We then deiced that it would be best to get a speech thera-

pist. They were very fast on finding “Miss Jo.” Although, with speech, it took Tye-

ler a little bit of time to get the hang of, but she has been improving every day.

When I first found out about my daughter’s condition, I was a worried par-

ent like anyone else would be. I was scared and lost. The Early Intervention pro-

gram has helped my daughter and my family improve so much. They have come

into my home and made my daughter a stronger and smarter person. I love when my

Service Coordinator calls me and asks how everything is going. I love to tell how

much this program has impacted our lives. Every day I look at my daughter with joy

in my heart and am very thankful that there is a program out there that helps chil-

dren succeed when they need that extra push.

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DDRC Early Intervention Staff/

Early Intervention Colorado (303) 462- (extension)

Roanna Davis ·································· 6648 Director- Early Intervention Beth Cole ········································ 6655 Assistant Director - Early Intervention Patti Ocelnik ······································6660 Administrative Assistant Stacey Barnes ·····································6691 Speech-Language Pathologist Jennifer Dydel ····································6664 Speech-Language Pathologist Jill Emeson ········································6571 Speech-Language Pathologist Anne Jones ········································ 6690 Physical Therapist Micki Klawes ···································· 6694 Physical Therapist Heather Magyar ································· 6675 Developmental Interventionist Tracy Meyer ····································· 6693 Speech-Language Pathologist

Ania Plocha ······································ 6695 Occupational Therapist Neve Siegfreid ··································· 6696 Occupational Therapist Marlo Trudgeon ································· 6687 Speech-Language Pathologist

Birth to Three Service Coordination (303) 462- (extension)

Joy Miles ········································ 6656

Service Coordinator Team Lead

Service Coordinators:

Molly Balmes ································ 6615

Lindsay Bollwahn ··························· 6570

Kendra Alderink ···························· 6578

Rosa Harford ································ 6658

Monica Jeske ································ 6657

Allicia Maestas ······························ 6639

Danielle Miller ······························ 6619

Emily Prock ·································· 6620

Sheryl Vick ·································· 6527

Joann Wilson ································ 6651

By: Beth Cole

Assistant Director of Early Intervention

As the weather starts to

cool, it’s not as easy to

get your child outside to

be able to move around.

Movement is still a very

important part of a

child’s development however, so the Early

Intervention article this time focuses on

ways to foster creative movement in-

doors. These ideas can provide lots of fun

activities for you to do with your child and

many of them also are good for when old-

er siblings are

home from

school. If you

need guidance

around how

best to imple-

ment these

fun ideas, talk to your interventionist.

They can help you set up the tunnels,

forts, and other suggestions and show you

different ways to play in these settings.

Have fun!

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Triad is the Early Childhood Council for Jefferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. It also serves

as the Local Interagency Coordinating Council for Part C activities in those counties. This means

that the members of Triad may include any person or organization/company who has involvement

with families who have children birth – 8. The Council looks at all the varying services available

to families, makes sure that all the members are aware of what is happening in other locations, and

looks at what services are missing. This ensures that services are coordinated, there is little over-

lap, and that all the services that families need are available.

Triad collaborates with the Department of Human Services, DDRC, Jefferson Center for Mental

Health, Jefferson County Public Health, Jeffco Schools, and others through the HB1451 Child

Welfare Goal Work Group. This year, the group’s focus is all around safe sleep. Every year there

are children who are under 1 year of age who experience Sudden Unexplained Infant Death.

(SUID or SIDS) Some of these deaths can be tied back to the child’s sleeping arrangements. Re-

search has shown that having children sleep in their own bed, placed on their back, is the safest

way to protect against sudden unexplained infant death. Triad’s focus this year is on educating

families about safe sleep practices and, where needed, providing families with safe cribs. The hope

is that this effort will help to reduce the number of sudden unexplained infant deaths in the Triad

counties over the coming years.

To learn more about Sudden Unexplained Infant Death, go to http://www.healthychildren.org/

english/ages-stages/baby/sleep/pages/Preventing-SIDS.aspx. There’s a great deal of detailed infor-

mation on this website about how to protect your child. Safe sleeping!

Next Triad Stakeholder Meeting – 10/16/12 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

in Gilpin County – Dinner provided

For more information or to RSVP, contact Pat.Bolton@rrcc.edu

TRIAD NEWS

Important Health Insurance Reminder

In January, many insurance policies are renewed. It’s important if your company changes

plans or you get a new health insurance policy, that you inform your service coordinator of

these changes. If your child is covered by more than one insurance plan, it is necessary that

you provide the information on all insurance plans the child is covered by. Any change in

plans can effect whether or not your insurance participates in the Early Intervention Trust

fund, and we are required by the State to access that funding source before any State or

Federal funds, if it’s available. This goes for plans that renew throughout the year, so when

your Service Coordinator asks if there’s been any changes, please let her know. We really

appreciate your help in keeping our records as up-to-date as possible.

PARENTS!!!

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.

Family Voices: (303) 691-9339: National grass roots

organization composed of families and friends who care

for and about children with special health care needs.

www.familyvoicesco.org. (Local: 303-691-9339)

Free online course/ Transition: Self directed online

course helps parents of children with developmental

disabilities understand and maximize the education sys-

tem. www.partnerinpolicymaking.com

FRIENDS Support Group:

Monthly, for more information call or email – Sue

McElroy 303.763.9309 ssolle1998@aol.com

Jefferson County Department of Health: (303) 232-

6301: Provides a variety of services and supports for

people with specialized health care needs including WIC

and HCP.

JFK Partners: (303) 315-2323: An interdisciplinary

program to support people with developmental disabili-

ties at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

www.jfkpartners.org.

The Legal Center for Persons with Disabilities and

Older People: (303) 722-0300: Protecting the human,

civil and legal rights of people with mental and physical

disabilities, people with HIV and older people through-

out Colorado.

Mommy & Me: Easter Seals Pool-5755 W. Alameda Ave.,

Lakewood. $9 per class for both mommy and baby. Birth—2

Call Tracie Wickham @ 303-233-1666,ext #1 to register.

Mental Health Ombudsman Program of Colo.: (303)

813-1173: Serves residents enrolled in and receiving

mental health services through Medicaid managed care.

Oasis Network: (303) 949-0161: Serves families with

special needs or chronically ill children in the Denver

area. Mom’s support group, Men’s group & marriage

group seminar.

Contact Mary Ellen Patterson.

www.oasisnetworkcolorado.org.

Parent 2 Parent of Colorado: (877) 472-7201: Connect-

ing families of sons and daughters with disabilities or special

health care needs in communities across Colorado. Website:

www.p2p-co.org.

Visit PEAK Parent Center’s online Statewide Parent

Support Calendar: www.peakparent.org

FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON!

Westminster Recreational Center Tot Classes:

http://ci.westminster.co.us/res/actguide/

JEFFCO CONNECTIONS—Below is an abbreviated list of agencies and

community resources in the Jefferson County area.

Access-A-Ride: (303) 299-2960: Provides curb-to-curb

transportation to passengers who are unable to use RTD

buses and qualify for certification under the guidelines

established by the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA) of 1990.

The Action Center: (303) 237-7704: Serving homeless

people and those at risk of becoming homeless.

Addressing Core Social Deficits in Autism: (For Parents/Grandparents) ~ 2nd & 3rd Saturday 10:00am—

noon, 1st Bank Bldg., 550 S. Wadsworth, Lakewood, CO

Phone: Stacy Goresko (303) 652-4950

Email : stacy@help-autism.com

The Arc in Jefferson County: (303) 232-1338 or

www.arcjc.org

Basic Beginner Sign Language classes: Offered

through DDRC. More info. Contact Terri Hulstrom at:

(303) 420-7385.

Childcare Innovations: (303) 914-6307: Provides

resources to help families obtain respite and child care.

Also provides support and training for licensed child-

care providers.

Come Children Sing! - Online Music Classes for

Infants, Babies & Toddlers: (from the Come Children

Sing Institute) View Free Sample Lessons at:

www.comechildrensing.com.

Email: mpinzino@comechildrensing.com to request

your gift certificate. Mention your child has Down syn-

drome. Your $35 gift cert. will be sent via email.

Development Disabilities Resource Center: (303) 233

-3363: Service and resources are provided for people

with developmental disabilities in Jefferson, Clear

Creek, Gilpin and Summit counties.

Discovery Club: (303) 233-1666 x-237: A once a

month program providing respite for families and fun

for participants.

Empower Colorado: (866) 213-4631: Support, educa-

tion and advocacy for families of children with mental

or emotional health issues, also referred to as brain dis-

orders.

Families First—Parenting Tools for Dads: 12-session program format

4-wks parent education

4-wks Parent/Child Interactional Sessions

4-wks Circle of Parents®

Registration, program schedules, or additional information,

contact Jane Irvine at 303-745-0327- info@familiesfirstcolorado.org

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The charge of Early Intervention is to use evidence-based practices in the therapy that is provided to chil-

dren birth – three. There are many therapies that are being used for early intervention that are still in the

process of becoming evidence-based. These therapies are used based on a great deal of anecdotal evidence

demonstrating their effectiveness for some children. Sensory Integration techniques are some of these thera-

py strategies that are widely used, based on anecdotal evidence. Most Occupational Therapists coming out

of school these days are well versed in Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), even though it is not yet a rec-

ognized diagnosis per the DSM 5. It has been excluded with the explanation that there is not yet evidence

supporting its inclusion. As a result, much more research is now being done around SPD. Funding from the

National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a Sensory Integration Research Collaborative (SIRC),

whose mission is to maintain a work group that will contribute to applied research in Occupational Therapy

with a Sensory Integration (OT/SI) approach. Specifically, the group's research focuses on the effectiveness

of OT/SI and understanding the physiological, behavioral, and contextual differences among children with

SPD, typically developing children, and children with other disorders.

The vision of the work group is to grow the body of research on evidence-based OT/SI practice so that peo-

ple around the world will have access to effective OT/SI intervention.

The Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation collaborated with SIRC to research:

Reliability and validity of Goal Attainment Scaling under the auspices of SPIRAL Foundation of Water-

town, Massachusetts

Development of a treatment fidelity measure for OT with a Sensory Integration approach.

Development of an approach based on published manuals (e.g., "manualized approach") to administer OT

with a Sensory Integration approach so that treatment studies can be replicated

The following studies have been (or are in process of being) published:

Schaaf, R.C., Benevides, T., Blanche, E.I., Brett-Green, B.A., Burke, J.P., Cohn, E., Koomar, J.,

Lane, S.J., Miller, L.J., May-Benson, T.A., Parham, D., Reynolds, S., Schoen, S.A. (2010). Para-

sympathetic functions in children with Sensory Processing Disorder. Frontiers in Integrative Neuro-

science: doi:10.3389/fnint.2010.00004.

Using a physiological measure of parasympathetic nervous system activity, this study suggests that chil-

dren with severe Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD) have poorer regulation than their typically develop-

ing peers. Clinically, children with more severe sensory behaviors and physiological dysregulation are also

at greater risk of problems in the area of social, communication and daily living activities.

Parham D, Cohn ES, Spitzer S, Koomar JA, Miller LJ, Burke JP, Brett-Green B, Mailloux Z, May-

Benson TA, Smith-Roley S, Schaaf RC, Schoen SA, Summers CA. Fidelity in Sensory Integration

Intervention Research. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 216-227.

A fidelity to treatment measure was developed to assess the faithfulness of OT/SI intervention to the

underlying therapeutic principles of Sensory Integration theory. Thirty four OT/SI intervention studies were

analyzed for consistency of intervention description with structural and therapeutic process categories of the

measure.

Mailloux Z, May-Benson TA, Summers CA, Miller LJ, Brett-Green B, Burke JP, Cohn ES, Koomar

JA, Parham D, Smith-Roley S, Schaaf RC, Schoen SA. (2007). Goal Attainment Scaling as a meas-

ure of meaningful outcomes for children with Sensory Integration Disorders. The American Journal

of Occupational Therapy, 61, 254-259.

This article identifies the recent and current applications of Goal Attainment Scaling to Occupational Thera-

py for children with Sensory Integration dysfunction as well as the process, usefulness, and problems of ap-

plication of the GAS methodology to this population.

Physicians & Others Please "take note" of this area in our newsletter.

Each issue will feature a fact or tip

that we hope is of help to you.

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Helping Kids Thrive

Jeffco Schools is partnering with Jefferson Center for Mental Health to present Helping Kids Thrive

parenting conference on Thursday, October 25 from 5 – 9:00 p.m. at Creighton Middle

School, 50 S. Kipling Street, Lakewood, 80226.

The free classes will provide helpful parenting tips in a broad range of topics.

Children’s activities will be provided for children who are potty trained. Drinks and sandwiches will be available for all participants. If interpreter services will be needed, please call Esmeralda at 303-432-5286. To register for classes, visit www.jcmh or E-mail questions to JCMHEvents@jcmh.org, or call 303-432-5320.

Class Sessions

The Toddler Years (ages 0 – 2) Building new bonds

Tough Talks

How to start tough conversations

The Early Years (ages 3 – 5) Creating a blueprint for success

Blending Families Roundtable

The Elementary Years (ages 6 – 11) Foundation for healthy growth

Parenting with Love & Logic®

The Teen Years (ages 12 – 19) Framing boundaries and expectations

Fuel the Body, Fuel the Mind

Empowering Successful Kids

Raising confident, caring young people

Stop Bullying and Cyber-Bullying

Parenting Through Separation & Divorce

Working as a parenting team

GIFT REMINDER

With the upcoming holidays, many of our families often ask how they can show their ap-

preciation for their child’s interventionist. While no appreciation is necessary, if you

would like ideas, one of the most meaningful signs of appreciation that you can give your

interventionist is a letter telling them why you appreciate them. Another nice gesture is

a picture of your child (and even a card made by your child, depending on his or her abili-

ties). As a company-wide policy, though, our interventionist’s are not allowed to accept

anything with a value of more than $10. Please keep this in mind if you are considering

giving your interventionist some token of your appreciation.

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Children Need to Move!

A big part of early childhood is learning

about your body and your environment

through gross motor movements. Gross motor skills are those that

require the use of large muscles of your body, such as those found in

your arms and legs. Examples of gross motor movements include

running, jumping and walking up stairs. The cold winter months can

be an especially difficult time to work on gross motor skills with

young children when going on walks or to the park are not viable options.

Here are some gross motor ideas to do when cooped up at home:

Crawling in an out of tunnels or large boxes. You can also make

“forts” by draping sheets or blankets between chairs to crawl

through.

Throwing small balls, balled up socks or bean bags between people or at targets (laundry bas-

kets work well!).

Stomping on bubbles or jumping to catch them with your hands.

Pushing a laundry basket or large tupperware storage container filled with books or other

heavy objects from one side of the room to the other.

Jumping over scarves, rope or in and out of hoola-hoops placed on the floor.

Jumping on old mattress placed on the floor (please use supervision with this).

Dancing to music; waving scarves can make these even more fun.

Singing songs that require imitation of arm/hand motions: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider, The Wheels

on the Bus, the Hokey-Pokey, etc.

Stacking pillows, couch cushions, shoe boxes, etc.

Wheelbarrow walk: hold the child at their hips and have them “walk” on their hands towards

a toy. If this is too hard, try holding them around their trunk or under their arms.

Animal walks:

Bear walk: “walking” with hands and feet on the floor

Elephant walk: bend over to dangle hands to the floor. Clasp hands together to form a

trunk; maintain this position while walking, swinging your trunk back and forth.

Frog jump: squat, putting your hands on the floor in front of you. Walk your hands

forward and then bring your feet forward towards your hands using a jumping mo-

tion; stay in a squatting position

Crab walk: walking with your hands and feet on the floor with your back towards the

ground. If crab walks are too hard, first try standing like a crab.

Kangaroo jump: squat on the floor, hands at sides, raise up and jump forward, sinking

back into squat position as you land .

Duck walk: squat down, keeping arms at your side; walk (waddle)

while maintaining a squatting position.

Try making an obstacle course using a variety of the above activities.

For example: Crawl through the fort tunnel, jump in and out of the hoola-

hoop and bear walk to the couch.

tips from the early

intervention team

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A fundraiser for the

GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION benefiting the

Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome

at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Saturday, October 13, 2012 5:00 PM—Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction

6:30 PM—Dinner, Fashion Show, Live Auction

Emcee: Kim Christiansen—9 News Sheraton Downtown Denver

1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202

To reserve your ticket visit: www.globaldownsyndrome.org

BE BEAUTIFUL BE YOURSELF

Fashion show 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we enter the fall and winter season we have many things to look forward

to; the nice cool weather and the holidays! Unfortunately, this time of year

also brings unwelcome visitors; the flu/cold season and inclement driving

weather. We want to ask you to help us in our efforts to keep from spread-

ing illnesses from family to family and to keep our interventionist’s safe.

The Early Intervention Team works with many families, and we have families of our own.

Some of the families we work with have children who are medically fragile; their bodies

have difficulty even with the common cold. If your child or any family member in your

household has had any illness including, but not limited to, fever, cough/cold, diarrhea

and/or vomiting, pink eye with symptoms within 24 hours of your appointment, we ask

that you call your Early Interventionist as soon as possible to cancel the visit.

You can also help keep your interventionist safe by clearing a path so they can reach your

door safely, clear steps of snow and ice and remember that if you live in a mountain com-

munity you will need to communicate with your interventionist regarding inclement weath-

er and road conditions. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Jefferson County Public Library

Children’s Services and Family Fun http://jefferson.lib.co.us

All LOCATIONS: 303-235-5275

(except Conifer )

All Locations closed Mondays beginning January 2011 (Storytimes details for each Jefferson County

Public Library are posted on the website)

Arvada-7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada,

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Belmar—555 S. Allison Pkwy., Lakewood, CO

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Columbine-7706 W. Bowles, Littleton

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Conifer-Conifer High School

10441 Hwy. 73;

303/982-5310 (T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri: Closed / Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Edgewater-5843 W. 25th Ave., Edgewater

(T-T: 10am-5pm / W-Th: 1-7pm )

(Fri-Sat: 1-5pm / Sun: Closed)

Evergreen-5000 Hwy 73/Buffalo Park Rd.

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Golden –1019 Tenth St., Golden, CO

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Lakewood-10200 W. 20th Avenue

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Standley Lake-8485 Kipling St., Arvada

(T-Th: 10am-9pm)

(Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

Wheat Ridge—5475 W. 32nd Ave.

(T-Th: 11am-7pm)

(Fri: Closed Sat: 11am-5pm/ Sun: noon-5pm)

American Sign Language interpreters will be

provided at any library program upon request. Please contact at least one week in advance:

TTY: 720/963-6647

Voice: 303/275-2212

Email: smckenzi@jefferson.lib.co.us

Jefferson County Public Library Culture Pass

The Culture Pass is your free ticket to visit participating metro-Denver area cultural institutions. JCPL has purchased memberships which then can be used by any library card holder. Reserve a pass today to one of the following places: Butterfly Pavilion

Colorado Historical Society for the Colorado History Museum Denver Firefighters Museum Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys MCA Denver Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum The Wildlife Experience

Using our online system you can book passes up to 30 days ahead of time. If you don’t have a computer at home, come in and use the library computers or call 303-235-5275 to book a pass. Some things to remember:

You will need your library card number to make a reservation.

You will need to have a printer available so that you can print out a confirmation pass.

If you called the Library at 303-235-5275 to make a pass reservation, you need to allow seven days for the confirmation to be mailed to you.

Be sure to click on the link to the individual institution to be sure of their hours of operation.

The pass will only be good on the specific date printed on your confirmation.

Each card holder can only have one pass booked for the same institution at any given time.

Each card holder is limited to having two passes booked at any given time.

Thank you to the Jefferson County Library Foundation for helping us fund this program.

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Volunteer Opportunities at DDRC

Be a friend. Share some good times with individuals who would like a volun-

teer to simply hang out with them a couple of times a month. An hour or two of

visiting over coffee or going shopping, taking a walk or going to a movie can

make the world of difference in another’s life. Offer a couple of hours of respite

care. Help with some holiday baking and/or decorating! Hook up with our Art

& Soul program.

Contact us for more information or to volunteer:

elizabeth.shinn@ddrcco.com (303-462-6589)

april.richey@ddrcco.com (303-462-6585)

The DDRC Early Intervention Newsletter is now posted on our website!

Go to: www.ddrcco.com

Click on the “News Tab” to find our current publication.

We are now able to send this newsletter to you electronically.

If you would prefer the electronic version, please email

patti.ocelnik@ddrcco.com

to be added to the email list. DDRC - going green!!

What is Colorado PEAK? Colorado’s new benefits website

Colorado PEAK, Program Eligibility and Application Kit, is the fast and easy website

where you can learn about cash, food and medical assistance benefits. On this site you

can see if you might qualify, apply, review assistance benefits (if you are already a cli-

ent), and report any changes to your account online. PEAK allows you to apply at any-

time from home, a library or any location with a computer that has

internet. It is simple to use and is available in English and Span-

ish.

DDRC has a computer available for families to use to access the

PEAK website (www.colorado.gov/PEAK) at the DDRC Building

at 11177 West 8th Ave. Lakewood, Colorado 80215. Let the

Receptionist know you would like to use the PEAK computer.

Staff assistance is also available if needed. www.colorado.gov/PEAK

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The Gilpin County Public Health office holds a WIC clinic on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

101 Norton Drive, Black Hawk, CO 80422 Contact: Ann Marie Bailey, RN. BSN, MS

(303) 582-5803, ext. 13 Email: abailey@co.gilpin.co.us

Lead Hazards Prevention Program

GET THE LEAD OUT!!

FREE blood lead tests of children

under six years old.

Walk-ins every Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

(closed for lunch).

Community Resource Center-1531 Colorado Blvd.

Idaho Springs

Call Public Health Nursing Services at:(303) 567-3144

Learn simple methods for protecting your children from

lead-based paint poisoning.

Sponsored by: Clear Creek Public Environmental Health, Groundwork Denver, &

the Environmental Protection Agency. www.ClearCreekHealth.us

10th Annual

Winter Arts Festival

Gilpin County

Community

Center 250 Norton Dr., Black Hawk, CO

Saturday—December 8th

10am—4pm

Arts, crafts, family holiday fun, food,

Santa Claus, Peak to Peak Choral,

Gilpin High School Choir, face

Painting and shopping.

The Toy Library is now open for

you to check out toys, it’s FREE.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER

1531 Colorado Blvd.

Idaho Springs, CO

(303) 478-1795

(Closed First Wednesday of the Month) Please Note: The Clear Creek County Toy Library is run entirely on donated toys.

If you would like to donate, please contact Stephanie at (303) 478-1795.

The Toy Library is brought to you by Clear Creek Public and Environmental

Health and TRIAD Early Childhood Council.

CLEAR CREEK

TOY LIBRARY

Bring your little witches and goblins

to the Community Resource Center,

16th

and Colorado Blvd. in Idaho

Springs. Visit us on the now famous

Trick or Treat Street ,

where costumes and fun abound!

Celebrate Halloween with us in

the CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

SPOOK TENT! It’s FREE ! October 31

st

Dusk to 8:30 p.m.

Free Glow Necklace

Sugar-Free Candy

Health & Safety Information

Oral Health Tips

Free Tooth Brush

Lots of Scary Stuff

For Information call 303-670-7546 Sponsored by Clear Creek Public and Environmental

Health

GILPIN AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES

NON PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Permit No. 109

Golden, CO

DDRC-Early Intervention

11177 W. 8th Avenue

Suite 300

Lakewood, Colorado 80215 303.233.3363

SAVE THE DATE

November 16, 2012 7:00 pm

The Ddrc players present

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

At Green Mtn. High School

13175 W. Green Mtn. Dr.

Lakewood, CO 80228

Minimal Door Fee