UnBOCS PARTNERS and AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

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Voyager
Casey Graves, Director
P.O. Box 709
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-4279
Email: cgraves721@aol.com
After school and summer program for children 5-16 years old.
Counties Served: Ouray

CO Children Trust Fund
Robin Rocke, Planner
Funding opportunity for planning, grants, training and implementation.
Counties Served: Contact agency to see about availability within our communities.

High-West Council
Monica Kelly-Warren, Pilot Coordinator
620 Mountain Village Blvd., Suite 2B1
Telluride CO 81435
Email: highwest@telluridecolorado.net
A Colorado consolidated Child Care Pilot.
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel, and the West End of Montrose

Higher Education Initiative
Sara Silver, Coordinator
620 Mtn. Village Blvd. #2B1
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-0817
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel, and the West End of Montrose

Wrights-Mesa Center
P.O. Box 340
Norwood CO 81423
970-327-0555
Wright-stuff.org
Norwood Community climbing wall, Making a Difference grants, Assets for Rural Youth, Wrights Mesa Cancer Fund, San Juan Parenting Education, San Miguel/West Montrose Adult Education and Family Literacy, ESL Programs for Adults, Norwood GED Program and ESL and GED programs in Telluride.

Community Options
Jim Womeldorf, Adult Services
P.O. Box 31
Montrose Co 81402
970-249-1412 ext 219
Provides an array of residential, vocational, and other various support services to approximately 350 individuals with developmental disabilities.
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel, all of Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, and Hinsdale

San Miguel Resource Center
Pam Stewart, Executive Director
P.O. Box 3243
Telluride CO 81435
970-728-5842
Legal advocacy, emergency shelter and safe housing, support groups, information and referrals, cultural outreach, school-based prevention education, community education, volunteer-advocate training.
Counties Served: Sand Miguel and the West End of Montrose

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Janice Becker, Rehab Counselor
1010 South Cascade Ave
Suite C
Montrose CO 81401
970-249-8609
Email: janice.becker@state.co.us
Supports people with disabilities needing rehabilitation support to work and for daily living skills.
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel, Montrose, Delta

San Miguel Health and Human Services
Annie Johnson, Case Worker
Allan Gerstle, Supervisor
P.O. Box 96
Telluride CO 81435
970-728-4411
Help for families and children, child welfare, financial benefited programs.
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel

Mesa County Work Force Center/Employment Works
David Nelson, Benefits Planner
2897 North Ave
Grand Junction CO 81501
970-256-2457
Email: dnelson@cpco.org
Social security benefits planning, assistance and outreach.
Counties Served: Mesa County

Colorado Work Force Center/Training Advantage
Disability navigator, job seekers with disabilities and resource referral.

Lisa Culver-Barrientos, Career Specialist
Dale Ann Suckow, Consumer Navigator
504 North First Street
Montrose CO 81401
970-249-7783
Email: lculver-barrientos@cwfc.net or dasuckow@cwfc.net

Becca Etchinson, Community Worker II
504 N. 1st. St.
Montrose, CO 81401
970-728-5585
Email: retchinson@cwfc.net
Counties Served: Ouray, San Miguel, Montrose, Delta

Centers for Mental Health
Patsy Boyle, Director - Out Patient Program
P.O. Box 1201
Montrose CO 81402
970-252-3214
Email: pboyle@midwestmhc.org
Provide independent/family therapy, medication management, school-based counselors, anger management groups for adolescents.
Counties Served: San Miguel, Ouray, Montrose

TASP
Colleen Trout, Director
P.O. Box 2254
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-7537
Email: tasp@tellurideadaptivesports.org
Adaptive ski program, Nordic program, summer rafting program, Hands/downhill bike clinic, hiking club.
Counties Served: San Miguel, Ouray, Montrose, Delta

Partners
Heather Ramsey, Case Manager
P.O. Box 709
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-9861
Email: partners@ouraycolorado.net
Mentor program for children ages 6-17.
Counties Served: Ouray, Montrose, Delta

Juvenile Diversion
Helene Palmer, Director
1075 Sherman
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-5365
970-318-8537 (cell)
or
P.O. Box 1068
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-4463
Email: helene@ouraynet.com
Program mission is to provide appropriate first and sometimes second youth offenders with an alternative to our juvenile justice system and an alternative to a criminal record.
Counties Served: San Miguel, Ouray

County Public Health Offices
Provides mental health, health services, nurse practitioner, well-child check, WIC, immunizations, eye care, and case management into adulthood.

Cheryl Roberts, Director of Ouray County office
P.O. Box 670
Ouray CO 81427
970-325-4670
Email: ocnuring@montrose.com

Ann Hemme, Director West End County Public Health
P.O. Box 39
Nucla, CO 81424
970-864-7319
Email: ahemme@co.montrose.co.us

June Nepsky, Director San Miguel County Public Health
P.O. Box 949
Telluride CO 81435
970-728-4289
Email: junen@sanmiguelcounty.org

Bright Futures Family Outreach
Carol White, Parents as Teacher Supervisor
P.O. Box 126
Redvale, CO 81431
970-327-4745
Email: whicd@earthlink.net

Telluride Foundation
Sara Silver
620 Mountain Village Blvd.
Mountain Village, CO 81435
970-728-8717
Parents as teachers curriculum for pre-natal– kindergarten to interact more productively with children, parenting groups, funding for preschool slots.
Counties Served: San Miguel, Montrose, Ouray

West End Family Link
Julie Noetzelman, Executive Director
Bev Skees, Family Support Worker
P.O. Box 602
Nucla CO 81424
970-864-2245
Email: famlink21@ahinet.com
Program resources, information referral, program activities for families, children and the elderly.

Aspen Diversified Industries
Lacey Anderson, Program Manager
301 N. Cascade
Montrose, CO 81401
970-240-0740
Email: adilaceya@hotmail.com
An entrepreneurial, non-profit corporation dedicated to assisting people who are disabled or disadvantaged by creating work opportunities for them to achieve their highest potential. Training, vocational, and affirmative business services. Lacey also oversees Open Arms Empowerment Center, which is a consumer run organization that provides support and empowerment for individuals that suffer from mental illness. Pre-vocational and support services.

One to One
Karine Webb, Executive Director
PO Box 1574
Telluride CO 81352
970-728-0885
onetoone@telluridecolorado.net
Program is committed to providing mentorship experiences for children ages 5-17. The role of the mentor is to give guidance, companionship and understanding to a child. It is the relationship itself that makes a difference in a child’s life.
Areas Served: Telluride, Norwood, Naturita and Nucla

Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Services (UnBOCS)
Sharon Davarn, Executive Director
P.O. Box 728
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-2977
Email: sdavarn@ridgway.k12.co.us
The UnBOCS is a regional educational service unit designed to provide instructional support, administrative and staff services, community and other services contracted by participating members.

School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP)
Dee Williams, Coordinator
P.O. Box 728
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-2977
Email: swap17@mindspring.com
SWAP is designed to help young adults successfully engage in career path employment.

Ouray School District
Janet Davis, Special Education Teacher
P.O. Box N
Ouray CO 81427
Email: jdavis@ouray.k12.co.us
970-325-4505
School-based special education services for children identified as having a disability.

Norwood School District
Sheri Carr, Special Education Teacher
P.O. Box 448
Norwood CO 81423
970-327-4336
Email: scarrbear@msn.com
School-based special education services for children identified as having a disability.

West End School District
Barb Gubka, Special Education Teacher
P.O. Box 570
Nucla CO 81424
970-864-7350
Email: barb_g13@yahoo.com
School-based special education services for children identified as having a disability.

Telluride School District
Sandy McLaughlin, HS Special Education Teacher
Caroline Lynch, MS Special Education Teacher
725 W. Colorado Ave.
Telluride CO 81435
970-728-4377
Email: smclaughlin@telluride.k12.co.us
or clynchc@telluride.k12.co.us
School-based special education services for children identified as having a disability.

Ridgway School District
Dee Dee Dever, Special Education Teacher
Mary Mingle, Special Education Teacher
P.O. Box 230
Ridgway CO 81432
970-626-5468
Email: ddever@ridgway.k12.co.us
or mmingle@ridgway.k12.co.us
School-based special education services for children identified as having a disability.