Grand Beginnings We are your early childhood connection!
We are a community 501(c)3 non-profit agency that was established in 1998. We collaborate by connecting parents, teachers and services to improve the lives of young children in Grand County. Our mission is to promote a child center school readiness system that fosters early learning, facilitates healthy child development and promote family success.

Family Voices Colorado is a chapter of the national, grassroots organization composed of families and friends who care for and about our children with special health care needs. The mission of Family Voices Colorado is to improve access to and quality of health care for children and youth with special health care needs. Family Voices Colorado is a project of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center.

Sample Supports is an agency designed to creatively serve individuals with developmental disabilities in community-based settings throughout Colorado.  Sample Supports is an approved service agency through the Division of Developmental Disabilites.

The Division for Developmental Disabilities contracts with Horizons to provide services in our five county serivce area. Horizons complies with regulations dictated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Alliance is the state-wide organization whose goal is enhancing and strengthening community services and supports for people with developmental disabilities throughout Colorado

Adam’s Camp mission is to maximize the strengths and potential of children and young adults with special needs by bringing together dedicated families with outstanding professionals and volunteers to provide specialized therapy programs, family support and recreational camps.

Community Cultivation's mission is to increase self-sufficiency and quality of life for individuals with disabilities and at risk youth by offering job skills training and vocational development. We utilize a horticulture context to enrich our community.

Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports ‘STARS’ provides recreational opportunities for people with disabilities, resulting in empowering and enriching the quality of life for its participants.

Yampa Valley Autism Program A new case of autism is diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes. Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases. There is no medical detection, treatment, or cure for autism. 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism.

Behavior Services of the Rockies Our Mission: We strive to deliver the best quality behavior supports to improve the independence, inclusion, and overall quality of life of our clients by providing evidence-based, pragmatic treatment, consultation and teaching based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Our goal is to transfer and teach skills to clients and caregivers, and to develop top-quality practitioners to expand the availability of high quality services throughout Colorado.

Grand County family helped by Horizons and Little Points of Light

Craig family: Local nonprofit a benefit to families in need

Horizons Specialized Services receives $1.27M grant for apartments in Steamboat

Our View: Persistence pays off  Steamboat Pilot 11/26/11

Steamboat Today - Horizons Offers Free Screenings For Children

Steamboat Today - United Way Day of Caring

Steamboat Today - Riding Powder on Rabbit Ears

On a bluebird day Saturday on the east side of Rabbit Ears Pass, Chambers, Sexton, Troeger and about 15 other clients and their counselors from Horizons Specialized Services were taken on a 20-mi le snowmobile ride courtesy of Routt Powder Riders, with sleds and guides provided by Steamboat Snowmobile Tours.

SteamboatToday: Overcoming Challenges

Nancy Kaminski and her daughter, Jamie, talk about how Horizons Specialized Services plays an important role in Jamie’s development and her current independence. Jamie was born missing part of her 13th chromosome resulting in her developmental disability.

Craig Daily Press:  Moffat County Woman An Example of Success

Horizons officials cite Moffat County woman as example of program success. Vickie Flanders, a counselor for Horizons Specialized Services in Craig, said client Melinda Orr has come a long way. “She’s grown into a flower,” Flanders said of Orr. “She needed a lot of TLC, but I think she’s finally made it to a rose.”

Steamboat Today: Medals abound at Special Olympics bowling event

Bruce Rule didn’t have words for what it felt like to win the gold medal. He just kissed the medal that hung around his neck and smiled. Every one of the 38 Special Olympics athletes who rolled bowling balls down the lanes of Snow Bowl on Saturday afternoon got one of those medals.

Steamboat Today: Steamboat Toffee Co. employs Horizons clients for packaging

Bill Mason loves the smell of candy. He loves the taste of it too, and he had plenty of opportunities to taste homemade toffee on his first day at a new job with the Steamboat Toffee Co. Mason was the end of a three-person assembly line Friday in a commercial kitchen near Hayden.

Craig Daily Press:  Specialized Services in Craig seeking volunteers for 1-on-1 mentorship

For more information on volunteer opportunities in Moffat and Routt counties with Horizons Specialized Services, call volunteer coordinator Rebecca Hanson at 879-4466.

Steamboat Today: Early intervention improves lives of people with Down syndrome

We celebrated recently when my youngest son, Lewis, got his first tooth. The celebration was sweeter because, like most of Lewis’s milestones, we’ve had to wait longer for it. Lewis has Down syndrome.

Steamboat Today: Steamboat a good fit for 2 men with Down syndrome

Kelly Chambers has been to some beautiful places. He has traveled to Belize with his parents and to Jamaica for his brother’s wedding. He also has accompanied his family on camping and boating trips to places such as Montrose and Flaming Gorge.

Steamboat Today: Steamboat's Horizons to host 35th anniversary party