Connect with Friends Art Theory

An unknown man poses for a portrait in the 19th century.

Connections for Independent Living’s Connect with Friends program provides weekly in-person and online video conferencing workshops specifically for persons in northeastern Colorado who live with paralysis. This is an opportunity to meet and collaborate with other Coloradans and share experiences. Wednesdays through December 15 (with a special Thursday session December 10), Connect with Friends offers […]

Weld Collaborative Online Colorado Gives Day Rally

Connections for Independent Living is participating in an online rally hosted on YouTube LIVE to encourage support for Colorado Gives Day this December 7. Join us online from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 30. View Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiHTAktudYg

Give Where You Live this December with Connections

Brad Taylor prepares to leave the Connections office.

Weld County, CO, November 8, 2021 – Give where you live! For Connections for Independent Living, this December 7th has special meaning. Once a year, the first Tuesday of December is promoted in Colorado as Colorado Gives Day. The day is designed to shine a light on local nonprofits and the need for local support. This […]

Connections Honors Danielson and Taylor at Anniversary Gala

Award Ceremony at the 35th Anniversary Celebration

Weld County, CO, September 23, 2021 – An enthusiastic audience honored two leaders of the independent living movement in northeastern Colorado on September 17 at the Connections for Independent Living’s 35th Anniversary Celebration in Greeley. Beth Danielson and Brad Taylor were presented with Connections Legacy Awards by Executive Director Rochelle Mitchell-Miller and Board of Directors Chairperson […]

Social Group Holiday Party

This informal group is for individuals who live with a disabling condition to socialize and discuss any topic they choose. This special holiday party for the Social Group will online only from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Online: bit.ly/ConnectionsSocialGroup Meeting ID: 872 3976 3680 Passcode: 279168 Telephone: 669-900-6833; then type 87239763680#, 0#, 279168#.

Connections to Host Computer Skills Technical Workshops

A Connect with Friends Workshop in July

Weld County, CO, September 9, 2021 – Connections for Independent Living has partnered with The Arc of Weld County and High Plains Library District to provide equitable access technology workshops and training to area residents with disabilities. Workshops and tech sessions began today and will be provided at no cost to participants. Sessions are hosted […]

United Way Weld Project Connect

Connections is participating in the Weld Project Connect hosted by United Way of Weld County. We will assist people with disabilities in completing our pre-intake form. This will be done with people desiring our independent living services after said services have been explained. Our Section 8 Housing Program will be accepting applications for the wait […]

The Arc of Weld County Computer Knowledge Workshop

Connections for Independent Living is teaming with The Arc of Weld County to provide a computer knowledge workshop for persons who live with disabilities on three consecutive Tuesdays in September 2021. This workshop is free of cost, but participants must submit RSVPs to assure a position. Topics include email and internet search, Microsoft Windows and […]

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 […]