Each month, Connections for Independent Living hosts several peer support groups. These informal groups offer enrichment in physical and mental health, socialization, stress management, and disability education. All support groups are free of cost to Connections consumers.
Knowledgeable Connections staff members coordinate these voluntary groups, but it is the members who actively participate and guide the conversation. Participants offer support, teach valuable skills, and share useful information. Through active participation, consumers can overcome barriers, handle the stress of living with a disability, and gain awareness of resources that are helpful in maintaining personal independence through these interactions and tools.
Unless otherwise noted, groups meet in-person at our offices at 1331 8th Avenue in Greeley. Many of these meetings are also available through video conferencing online.
As a Greeley 5-Star Certified Business, temperature checks upon check-in are required when entering our office. Social distancing is enforced. Face masks are required for any unvaccinated visitors (we have masks if you need one).
Please join us.
Participants share information about how they cope with anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD). This group meets every third Thursday from 2—3 p.m. Online and in-person.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsAnxiety
Passcode: 549156
Meeting ID: 862 1870 9472
Telephone: 253-215-8782, then type 86218709472#, 0#, 549156#
A support group for those living with chronic pain and illness that focuses on positive actions. This group meets every first Thursday of the month from 3—4:30 p.m. Online only.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsChronicPain
Passcode: 565101
Meeting ID: 830 3013 8798
Telephone: 346-248-7799, then type 83030138798#, 0#, 565101#
A support group for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Deaf/Blind to socialize. This group meets every second Thursday of the month from 3:30—5:30 p.m.
This group currently meets over Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/ConnectionsDeafChat
Meeting ID: 883 91926043
Passcode: 556638
This group teaches people how to advocate for themselves. It meets the second Tuesday of each month from 10—11 a.m. Online only.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsSelf-Advocacy
Passcode: 752016
Meeting ID: 849 4953 1378
Telephone: 669-900-6833, then type 84949531378#, 0#, 752016#
This informal group is for individuals who live with a disabling condition to socialize and discuss any topic they choose. The Social Group meets the second Friday of each month at 1 p.m.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsSocialGroup
Passcode: 279168
Meeting ID: 872 3976 3680
Telephone: 669-900-6833; then type 87239763680#, 0#, 279168#.
This group offers information and support to individuals who have experienced a Traumatic Brain Injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or any other type of brain injury. Caregivers are welcome. It meets the second Monday of each month from 1—2 p.m. Online only.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsTraumatic
Meeting ID: 89278162272
Telephone: 253-215-8782, then type 89278162272#, #
A safe environment for women with disabilities to provide support to each other. This group meets the fourth Friday of every month from 2—3 p.m.
Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsWomenDisabilities
Passcode: 373583
Meeting ID: 891 9717 9026
Telephone: 346-248-7799, then type 89197179026#, 0#, 373583#
Learn about and share strategies for living with low vision/blindness. This group meets every fourth Tuesday from 11 a.m.—12 noon. Online and in-person.
Online:
Passcode: TBA
Meeting ID: TBA
Telephone: TBA
Veterans provide support to each other and learn and share strategies for living in the civilian world. The group meets every Wednesday, from 3:30—5:00 p.m.
Online: TBA
Meeting ID: TBA
Telephone: TBA
1331 8th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631-4601
Phone: (970) 352-8682
Fax: (970) 353-8058
Email: info@connections4il.org
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In-person and remote services
Appointments required for in-person