Mile High Down Syndrome Association
has several community groups that
meet on a monthly basis. The goal
of the community groups is to help
parents meet with other families
to connect, share resources, and
provide mutual support.
Look through our list of community
groups, find a group near you, and
plan to attend! Be sure to call the
MHDSA office at 303-797-1699 to RSVP.
The regular monthly meeting days
and meeting times are listed below,
but please call (303) 797-1699 for
more information.
| Aurora Community Group – Dates and times fluctuate. Please call (303) 797-1699 for more information. |
Castle
Rock Community Group
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for more information.
Focus: Parents whose child
with Down syndrome is between
birth and 7 years of age.
Meeting Day: Meets 2nd Friday
of the month
|
Denver
Area Community Group-Español
- "Grupo el Cromosoma del
Amor"in collaboration with
El Grupo VIDA and PASCO (All
ages)
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for more information.
Focus: Spanish-speaking parents
of children with Down syndrome
of all ages.
Meeting Day: Fourth Saturday
of every month. |
Denver Metro Grandparents and Extended Family Group
Location: MHDSA offices
Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
Focus: Grandparents, aunts,
uncles and family friends
who want to learn how to
support each other and celebrate
their loved ones with Down
syndrome.
Meeting Day: Third Saturday
of every month at: The MHDSA offices, conference room, 3515 South Tamarac Drive, Denver 80237, suite 320.
Contact Info: Greg and Jeanne Robertson, 303.766.1353 or email GregRobertson2001@hotmail.com
|
Northern
Colorado Birth to Five
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for more information.
Focus: Parents whose child
with Down syndrome is between
birth and 5 years of age.
Meeting Day: Third Friday of
every month.
|
Littleton
Area Evening Community Group
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699 for more information.
Focus: Parents whose child with Down syndrome
is between birth and 5 years of age.
Meeting Day: First Friday of every month. |
Longmont/Boulder
Area Community Group
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for more information.
Focus: Parents whose child
with Down syndrome is between
birth and 18 years of age.
Meeting Day: Third Friday of
every month - January through
May
No meeting in July or August
Third Friday September and
October
No meeting in November
Holiday gathering in December
(date TBD). |
Longmont
Area Grandparents/Extended
Family Community Group
Time: Meeting time
fluctuates.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for specific information.
Focus: Grandparents, aunts,
uncles and family friends
who want to learn how to
support each other and celebrate
their loved ones with Down
syndrome.
Meeting Day: Meets first Monday of every month.
|
Loveland/Ft.
Collins Area - "Northern
Colorado Circle of Friends"
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Call (303) 797-1699
for more information.
Focus: Parents in Weld and
Larimer Counties whose child
with Down syndrome is between
5 and 12 years of age.
Meeting Day: Second Saturday
of every month. |
Montrose
Area/Western Slope Community
Group
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: To be announced.
Focus: Families with children
of all ages are welcome.
Meeting Day: Second Saturday
of every month. |
Northeast Colorado Chapter
Serving Sterling, Twin Buttes, Wray, Brush, Crook, Atwood, Akron, Otis, Ovid, Sedgwick, Julesburg, and Merino. Focus: Birth – 18 years old. Please call 303-797-1699 for more information. |
Northwest
Colorado Community Group
Northwest
Colorado Community Group
including Routt, Moffat,
Grand, Jackson and Rio Blanco
counties. Ages birth to 18.
This group meet 3-4 times
a year. Stay tuned
for further details. |
North
Metro Area/Broomfield/Thornton/Northglenn/Henderson/Brighton
Meets: 1st Saturday
of each month from 1-3 p.m.
(Birth-12) Call (303) 797-1699
for more information |
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| Additional
MHDSA Groups |
DS-Autism
Connection - Offered in collaboration
with the Denver Adult Down
Syndrome Clinic (DADSC) and
the Autism Society of Colorado
(ASC).
Focus: Providing support,
education, resources and inspiration
to families, health care providers,
teachers and community support
persons who provide care and
services to individuals with
Down syndrome and autism/complex
behaviors.
Interested? Please
email robin@autismcolorado.org to
learn how to join our listserve
and to receive updates on this
new initiative. Please email
familyprograms@mhdsa.org to
be invited to join our new
listserv for families and providers
(All ages) |
Aging
Issues Action Group - In Collaboration
with the Alzheimer's Association
and the Denver Adult Down Syndrome
Clinic
Time & Location: Call
(303) 797-1699 for details.
Focus: Parents and extended
family members of adults with
Down syndrome and aging issues.
2011 Meeting Dates: Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of every other month. Next meeting: November
28
Contactdirector@denverdsclinic.org for more information. |
