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- May 30, 2020
Landlord Finds Stability Leasing to Veterans in Colorado Springs
Landlord who leases to a veteran struggling to pay rent receives financial stability through the Pikes Peak Veterans Housing Fund. Clark Brewer, a landlord in Colorado Springs, did not want to evict his tenant. The U.S. military veteran who rented from him was a good guy, but just didn’t quite have the wherewithal to make his rent. Enter the Homes for All Veterans (HAV) program at Rocky Mountain Human Services. Alison Gerbig, HAV program manager, connected Brewer to the Pikes
- May 30, 2020
Easterseals Colorado Increases Employment Opportunities for People with I/DD
In its second year, the Easterseals Colorado Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment pilot project helps people with I/DD find opportunities for employment. The key to helping people living with I/DD find lasting employment opportunities is to provide the fully integrated supports—such has housing, transportation, behavioral rehabilitation, mental health, and benefits counseling—while closely matching what employers are looking for with the skills, abiliti
- May 30, 2020
Rocky Mountain Human Services Welcomes Amy Becerra to the Leadership Team
Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) is excited to welcome Amy Becerra as Mill Levy Director. Ms. Becerra comes to RMHS from the State of Colorado where she had been serving as the Community Services Director for the Division of Regional Center Operations. Ms. Becerra brings a wealth of strategic planning, process improvement and leadership experience to the role and will be a wonderful addition to the mill levy team. Ms. Becerra’s career has been focused on Medicaid Waiver S
- May 30, 2020
A Necessary Shift to Telehealth Brings Continuity to Children’s Services
Children’s Clinical Services offers assessments through telehealth to maintain necessary services for children in Denver Long before COVID-19, the Children’s Clinical team at Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) knew that telehealth was a necessary piece of the puzzle for children in need of services and supports. The team anticipated the need for virtual services for families and worked to ensure telehealth was an option in their toolbox. When stay-at-home orders were put in
- May 30, 2020
RMHS Mill Levy Program: Path Plan Helps Transitioning Student Plan Future
RMHS utilizes Denver Mill Levy property tax funds to support transitioning student’s plan for future. As a parent, preparing for your child’s future can be stressful especially if he or she deals with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD). For Gabriele, mother of Tristan who is on the autism spectrum, the thought of creating a detailed and focused plan for her son’s post school future seemed daunting and very difficult until she met Lori Parker and Ruth Newell. R
- May 7, 2020
Único Punto de Entrada: Una Oportunidad Única para la Atención a Largo Plazo
Nos complace informarle que a Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) se le ha adjudicado un contrato estatal para llevar a cabo un programa de unos 11.000 clientes en un área metropolitana de Denver de cinco condados que les bridará una oportunidad única para la atención a largo plazo. El programa, llamado Único Punto de Entrada o SEP (siglas en inglés), nos permite darle información, radiografías, exámenes, y remisiones, a la gente que apoyamos; para una variedad de diferentes
- May 7, 2020
Celebrando el Aniversario de Un Año del Programa de Especialista en Transición
Rocky Mountain Human Services, celebro este mes el primer año de trabajo de su innovador Programa Especializado en Transición, el cual ayuda a las personas con la transición desde los programas de tratamiento de uso de sustancias y comportamiento hacia la comunidad. TSP es financiada a través de un contrato con el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Colorado, Oficina de Salud Conductual, y tiene 11 especialistas en transición y cuatro mentores. Los especialistas en transició
- May 7, 2020
Actualización Sobre el COVID-19
Rocky Mountain Human Services se ha movido rápidamente para adaptar su prestación de servicios ante la pandemia del COVID-19, asegurándose de que las personas que apoyamos, continúen recibiendo los servicios que necesitan. RMHS está abierto y apoyando activamente a las personas en nuestras comunidades como siempre lo hemos hecho, sin embargo, podría parecer un poco diferente en estos días. Nuestro personal ágil, están haciendo su trabajo de forma remota, interactuando con los
- May 7, 2020
Creando Conexiones a Distancia: Las Iniciativas Financiadas por Mill Levy Cambian al Aprendizaje a D
Como muchos otros negocios y programas, Jovial Concepts se enfrentó a algunas dificultades cuando inició la crisis del COVID-19 en Colorado. Jovial, quienes cultivan habilidades de vida y trabajo a través de un programa de jardinería, cambiaron rápidamente para mantener seguros a los participantes, al asegurar el distanciamiento social y tomando otras previsiones, incluyendo herramientas de saneamiento. Jovial es uno de los muchos programas financiados a través de RMHS con dó
- May 1, 2020
Single Entry Point: A One-Stop Opportunity for Long-Term Care
We are excited to tell you that Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) has been awarded a state contract to run a program for about 11,000 clients in a five-county metro Denver area that will provide them a one-stop opportunity for long-term care. The program, called the Single Entry Point, or SEP, allows us to give people we support information, screenings, assessments and referrals for a variety of different long term care services. The SEP aligns perfectly with our mission,