Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ARC OF WELD COUNTY PROMOTES AND PROTECTS THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES
ADVOCACY-ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. FAMILY TRAINING-ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO EDUCATE THE FAMILY AND ENABLE THE FAMILY MEMBERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES. SERVING MORE THAN 250 CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES.
INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY: CURRENTLY WE HAVE FOUR ADVOCATES WHO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY TO ALL OF WELD COUNTY. OUR ADVOCACY COORDINATOR, LETICIA ARGUELLO. INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES, MARCUS CERVANTES, ANDREW JONES, AND ALICE TORRES HAVE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR OVER 186 INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES: 85 OF THE CASES INVOLVE IEP AND/OR 504 ISSUES, 62 ADULT SYSTEM NAVIGATION ISSUES, 24 CHILD SYSTEM NAVIGATION ISSUES, 4 RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT NAVIGATION ISSUES, AND 11 SCHOOL PLACEMENT NAVIGATION ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADVOCATES PROVIDED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES ASSISTANCE WITH RESOURCE ONLY INFORMATION. OUR ADVOCATES RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR ADVOCACY SKILLS. TRAININGS FOCUS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES, E.G. THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN, INCLUSION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DISPUTE MEDIATION AND VARIOUS ISSUES PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. EASTERN COUNTY OUTREACH: THE ARC OF WELD COUNTY WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ARC OF COLORADO HAS EXPANDED ITS ADVOCACY SERVICES TO THE SIX NORTHEASTERN COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDING LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, WASHINGTON, SEDGWICK AND YUMA COUNTIES. WE HAVE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 29 INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES: 15 OF THE CASES INVOLVE IEP ISSUES; 5 ADULT SYSTEM NAVIGATION; 6 CHILD SYSTEM NAVIGATION; 2 RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT NAVIGATION; 1 SCHOOL PLACEMENT NAVIGATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADVOCATES PROVIDED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES ASSISTANCE WITH RESOURCE ONLY INFORMATION.PROJECT ILLUMINATION (HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CLASSES): PROJECT ILLUMINATION IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS AGO WITH THE GOAL BEING TO EDUCATE SELF-ADVOCATES, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE OVERWHELMING PROBLEM OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. IN 2014 WE RECEIVED A COLLABORATION GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING GREELEY AND WELD COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVA AND ENVISION TO CONDUCT A TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM. IN 2020 THE ARC OF WELD COUNTY PROVIDED A SHORT SERIES: MENTAL HEALTH & AWARENESS, THIS 3 WEEK 5 SESSION (3 GROUP SESSIONS & 2 ONE ON ONE SESSIONS) SERVED SIX STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES VIA A REMOTE PLATFORM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Anthony Dorsey-Kountz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Giese | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Young | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vincent Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Gribble | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Brennan | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Moos | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Kris Housel | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Marcia Anderson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kelley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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