Adult & Building Connections

Adult & Senior Community Day Program

3450 N Nevada Avenue Suite 110, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 | 719-634-4675

Adult Services for people with disabilities | The founding premise for our Adult Services Program is that families and clients know the best way to meet their own needs in order to achieve maximum community integration and independence throughout their life.

Day Programs

SKSF Adult Day Habilitation Programs use mentorship, flexibility, understanding of family and home care provider concerns, and incorporate the individual’s goals, interests, and skills to promote their clients to live full independent and productive lives.

Support Services

Respite care is temporary relief care and supervision of your loved one in your home or in the home of a respite care provider. Respite can range from a few hours, on a one-time basis, overnight or longer. There is a matching process that may include a staff person and/or a provider, this is to ensure that respite is a good experience for you and for your loved one. If you are interested in respite care services contact the Host Home Department at: 719-447-8983.

Residential Programs & Services

SKSF offers Residential Living Services to support an individual and/or guardian when they find the time is right for a supported living environment as the best choice for their continued health and wellbeing. SKSF serves El Paso and many surrounding counties.

Community Day Program

Special Kids Special Families Adult Services Community Day Program provides participants the opportunity to be active in the community and integrate fully in volunteer and community service activities with different businesses in our area. This helps our adult participants gain useful life skills and become more independent in their daily lives. Program participants also have the opportunity to enjoy many recreational and leisure activities to encourage self-expression and growth.

A group of cloned people skating at Joey's Place, an indoor ice rink.
A woman is petting a white horse in Joey's Place barn.
Two people sitting on a ride at Joey's Place, an amusement park.

SKSF Adult Services Community Day Program provides services to adults with disabilities ages 18 and older. Activities are client driven and community based focusing on the development of relationships and natural supports.

Independent Living Skills

  • Finance & Budgeting

  • Computer Classes

  • Banking & Transitional / Classes

  • Volunteer and community outreach opportunities

Health & Wellness

  • Hiking

  • Yoga

  • Bowling

Personal Growth

  • Arts & Culture (Dance, Ballet, Music)

  • Museum & Libraries

  • Communication

  • Socialization

JOEY’S PLACE

Joey’s Place is a center based Adult Day Program of SKSF for ages 18 and older. We work together daily towards helping individuals to reach their highest level of personal and economic independence.

Joeys place
A man with a green watering can providing Adult Services for people with disabilities.
A group of people building connections through dancing in a classroom.

Building Connections Day Program

Building Connections is a program that supports building friendships, gaining leadership and social skills, enhance interpersonal communication skills, critical thinking, increase problem solving and decision-making skills and collaboration. Participants can talk and learn about subjects that they want, while giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and teach others about what they know and enjoy.

Dionna Lanich

A Note from the Adult Services Director, Dionna Lanich

“Individuals have an opportunity to learn, grow, and become independent. These opportunities are based on the needs and interests of each person. We strive to offer activities that are sensory stimulating, challenging, fun, and interactive. It is vital for everyone to be encouraged to participate and engage at some level. Communication is a major focus within the program. We help individuals to communicate their wants and needs, either verbally or with pictures.”

Health & Wellness

  • Yoga

  • Wii Video Sports

  • Recreational Activities such as table bowling, spoon races, parachute, basketball & volleyball

  • Alliance For Kids
Personal Growth
  • Arts & Culture including dance & ballet, music

  • Promoting diversity by researching our world and understanding different countries

  • Craft Activities

Life Skills

  • Personal Care

  • Cooking

  • Finance & Budgeting

  • Gardening

  • Academics – Science projects, Reading and Math, Computer Classes

Support

A boy and girl, both with special needs and disabilities, giving each other a basket of flowers.

Ways to Give

A group of people posing for a support photo.

Volunteer

A woman multitasking with a credit card and a cell phone while caring for children with special needs and disabilities.

Pay for Services

Special Kids Special Families services are made possible from community support of time, talent and treasure. In order to ensure services remain available and that no one is turned away for the inability to pay, please consider a donation. All self-pay options are competitively priced and 100% of proceeds serve resource-limited individuals and families.

We accept various payments including, Medicaid, Sliding Scale Self-Pay, and all major credit cards.

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