Denver County

Child Find is a component of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that requires states to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities, from birth to age 21, who are in need of early intervention (for children birth through three) or special education services (for children ages three and up). Every school district or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) has Child Find professionals who are trained to evaluate children in a variety of areas, including cognitive functioning, physical functioning, hearing and vision, speech and language and social and emotional development. Evaluations are conducted by the Child Find team at no cost to parents. The Child Find for Denver County is located in the School District 1 Denver.
Contact Henrietta M. Pazos:
p: 720.423.8001; f: 720.423.8018
email: henrietta_pazos@dpsk12.org
address: 1330 Fox Street, 2nd Floor South, Denver, CO 80204


States have different eligibility guidelines for their early intervention programs and special education services. In Colorado, early intervention services for children birth to three years of age are provided through Early Intervention Colorado. In order to receive early intervention supports and services, the family and child must be Colorado residents. The child must be under three years of age and either have a developmental delay or be diagnosed with a physical or mental condition with a high probability of resulting in a significant developmental delay. Click here for a list of medical conditions that have a high probablility of resulting in developmental delay. The Early Intervention Colorado program for Denver County is Denver Options.
Contact Ana Maria Urrutia:
p: 303.247.8423; f: 303.636.5614
email: aurrutia@denveroptions.org
address: 9900 East Illiff Avenue, Denver, CO 80231


Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) is a first-of-its-kind family civics program. Program graduates spend more than 120 hours to develop skills needed to become effective leaders in their communities. Once recruited and accepted in to the program, participants attend a 20-week curriculum that integrates personal and child development, leadership training, civic literacy and civic participation skills. The curriculum includes four components: an initial retreat, two 10-week sessions that focus on knowledge about the change process, skill building, and tools of civic engagement; and a community project. In only 20-weeks, Institute graduates make a signifcant impact within their communities. Through their community projects they demonstrate that when given civic and leadership tools, families can guide public policy and decision making directly and indirectly through their actions and commitment to children, youth and the community.
email: familyleadershipco@gmail.com
address: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530


Longterm Care Options (LTCO) is a non-profit agency specializing in the personal coordination of long-term care services in community settings for individuals with disabilities. LTCO assists individuals navigate the long-term care service network to obtain assistance with daily living activities, such as eating, bathing, dressing, and homemaking tasks. Services can be arranged in someone's own home, an assisted living facility or in a nursing facility. LTCO's case management services are available on a self pay, insurance reimbursement, low cost or Medicaid basis, depending on a person's individual circumstances. LTCO is also Colorado's Single Entry Point agency for individual's seeking long-term care assistance through Medicaid in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Elbert counties.
Denver County referrals: 720.974.2397
Main Phone: 720.974.0032, fax: 720.974.0053, intake fax: 720.974.0054
Main Address: 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80246


Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs is a program that provides information, referral, support, and connection for children who have special health care needs and their families. This HCP serves Denver County.

Contact Denver Health Children & Families Program:
p: 720.956.2150
address: 1001 Yosemite Street, MC#1701, Denver, CO 80230


Colorado Bright Beginnings is empowering parents with the guidance, knowledge and tools to create a bright beginning for their child. By the age of three, most of a child's physical, intellectual and emotional development is well underway. Everything a parent does has a lasting affect on the child's success, including the child's readiness to learn. Parents have the power to shape their child's future and Colorado Bright Beginnings has the power to help parents. We'll give you some simple ways to start with a free packet of powerful tools. In Colorado communities throughout the state, we will meet you at home, your work or any other community setting that's easy for you. Since 1995, we have helped over 100,000 Colorado families unleash the power of parenting.
Contact Amy Slaughter at the Denver County Bright Beginnings, Metro Denver Bright Beginnings.
p: 303.321.1214 x30
email: amy.slaughter@brightbeginningsco.org