Center For Independence is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-residential, grassroots;State of Colorado certified independent living center, assisting people with disabilities.
In 1982 we began as Helen Campbell Center for the Blind, founded by five newly blind women who recognized the need for and offered skills in survival and independent living for people with visual impairments. In 1986, services were expanded to encompass and acknowledge the needs of people with all types of disabilities, both physical and mental. The Center now serves 12 counties within 40,000 square miles on the Western Slope of Colorado serving people – our consumers – with disabilities help meet their independent living goals.
The Center for Independence Veteran Choice Program is contracted with the Grand Junction Veterans Medical Center to help implement the Veteran Directed Care program across Western Colorado. This program empowers veterans to decide which services they receive, choose the support staff who provide their care, and remain in their homes and communities. Veterans of any age enrolled in VA Health Care may qualify for this program. By appointment only M-F.