Children Extensive Supports Waiver
Children Extensive Supports Waiver

Children Extensive Supports Waiver (CES)

The Children’s Extensive Support Waiver (CES) helps children with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families, by providing services and supports that will help children to establish a long-term foundation for community inclusion as they grow into adulthood.

Eligibility for the CES

  • Less than eighteen years of age
  • Has been determined to have a developmental disability which inc. developmental delay if under five (5) years of age
  • Live in the family home
  • Demonstrate a medical or behavioral condition that is so intense that almost constant line of sight supervision is required to keep the child and others safe
  • Determined to meet the Federal Social Security Administration’s definition of disability
Submit applications for a DD Determination to mdsdeterminations@mesadev.org. For questions regarding applying for services, contact Jacquelyn Pinotti at 970-256-8644.

Our Leadership Team

Grant Jackson

President/CEO of STRiVE

P. 970-256-8618

Cassie Williams

Case Management Director

P. 970-256-8645

Laura Russel

Case Management Director

P. 970-256-8652

Call 911 immediately for all life-threatening emergencies.

Or call Police Dispatch for all non-emergent crisis’s: 970-242-6707

MDS On-Call: Case Management is available for emergent situations that occur during non-business hours Monday thru Thursday 5 p.m. – 8 a.m., Friday from 12:00 p.m. until Monday at 8 a.m. and during all holiday office closures.

Case Management On-Call Number: 970-433-8176

Mind Springs Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-888-207-4004

Or Mind Springs Mental Health Text Line: text TALK to the number 38255

Adult Protection Services Mesa County: 970- 248-2888

Children Protection Services Mesa County: 970-242-1211

Crisis Management Information for Mesa County, Colorado

Call 911 immediately for all life-threatening emergencies.

Or call Police Dispatch for all non-emergent crisis’s: 970-242-6707

MDS On-Call: Case Management is available for emergent situations that occur during non-business hours Monday thru Thursday 5 p.m. – 8 a.m., Friday from 12:00 p.m. until Monday at 8 a.m. and during all holiday office closures.

Case Management On-Call Number: 970-433-8176

Mind Springs Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-888-207-4004

Or Mind Springs Mental Health Text Line: text TALK to the number 38255

Adult Protection Services Mesa County: 970- 248-2888

Children Protection Services Mesa County: 970-242-1211