Connections Provides COVID-19 Vaccination Assistance

Connections COVID Clinic

Weld County, CO, August 6, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living recognizes there is confusing, contradictory, and even misleading information about the COVID-19 vaccines. For persons who live with disabling conditions and who can be adversely affected by the virus, such information can be inequitable. To help provide information to allow for informed decision-making, Connections recently […]

Connect with Friends Program Aims to Tackle Isolation

man in wheelchair

Weld County, CO, June 25, 2021 – Isolation among persons who live with paralysis is a concern for healthcare professionals nationally, especially during the pandemic. Recognizing this challenge, nonprofit Connections for Independent Living has launched the Connect with Friends program specifically for persons with all types of paralysis. Providing northeastern Coloradans with weekly in-person and online […]

Connections Resumes In-Person Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays

Two Connections for Independent Living vehicles in front of the Connections offices on 8th Avenue in Greeley.

Weld County, CO, June 11, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living is resuming limited in-person office hours beginning June 15. In-person assistance will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Appointments for assistance are encouraged, but are not required. Located near downtown Greeley, Connections offers services to persons with disabling conditions […]

Connections’ Remote Video Interpreting Room Serves Regional Residents

Sarah Augenstein Using the Connections Remote Video Interpreting Room

Weld County, CO, May 27, 2021 – Greeley non-profit Connections for Independent Living has opened a remote video interpreting room (VRI) to better serve Colorado and regional residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. This specially-designed room allows for two American Sign Language (ASL) professionals to concurrently serve business meetings, conferences, legal and medical […]

Connections for Independent Living Receives 5-Star Certification for COVID-19 Safety

Connections View on 8th Avenue in Greeley

Weld County, CO, May 7, 2021 – In recognition of actions taken to confirm the safety of visitors and clients from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Connections for Independent Living has been awarded a 5-Star Certification certificate by the City of Greeley. Sponsored by the City of Greeley, the Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Evans, […]

Second Governor Jared Polis Vaccines for All Clinic May 7 at Connections

Vaccine Clinic

Weld County, CO, April 28, 2021 – The second COVID-19 vaccine clinic for individuals who received their first dose at Connections for Independent Living’s April 9 clinic is scheduled for Friday, May 7. Hosted at Connections’ offices at 1331 8th Avenue in Greeley, the 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. clinic is in partnership with Governor Jared […]

Erica Barraza Joins Connections Board of Directors

Weld County, CO, April 22, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living welcomes a new member to the organization’s governing board of directors. The board approved Erica Barraza to help oversee the Greeley-based nonprofit, which assists persons living with disabling conditions in seven northeastern Colorado counties. A Colorado native, Barraza has a passion for helping people in […]

Connections Hosting Governor Jared Polis Colorado Vaccines for All Clinic April 9

Vaccine Clinic graphic

Weld County, CO, April 1, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in partnership with Governor Jared Polis’ Colorado Vaccines for All plan on Friday, April 9. The clinic, hosted at Connections’ offices at 1331 8th Avenue in Greeley, will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. You must […]

Joshua Fulenwider Joins Connections as Director of Independent Living Services

Joshua Fulenwider outdoors

Weld County, CO, March 3, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living welcomes Joshua Fulenwider as the non-profit organization’s Director of Independent Living Services. The University of Northern Colorado graduate served as a member of the Greeley-based organization’s board of directors for two years prior to applying for the position. “Connections for Independent Living is important […]