At the annual retreat of the CFI Board of Directors, an updated MISSION STATEMENT was established:

Mission

CFI Works to Promote Community Solutions and to Empower Individuals with Disabilities to Live Independently

Vision

Accessibility for all .

Non-Profit Status

CFI is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-residential, grassroots, State-of-Colorado certified independent living center, assisting people with disabilities since 1982.

The Center serves 12 counties within a 40,000 square mile range in the Western Slope of Colorado, with the majority of our clients residing in Mesa County.

Our Core Services

1. Personal & Systems Advocacy

2. Information & Referral

3. Peer Counseling

4. Support Groups

5. Classes

6. Independent/ Daily Living Skills training
   

How We Work

Peer relationships (people with disabilities assisting others with disabilities) are the basis of what we do at CFI. People work with each other by being mentors, role models and advocates.

Our Philosophy

CFI is governed by people with disabilities and upholds the independent living philosophy that people with disabilities have the right to self-determination, and the right to live their lives independently and with dignity to their fullest potential.

CFI provides information to individuals and businesses about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accessibility guidelines, and other technical assistance.

1. Chaffee
2. Delta
3. Eagle
4. Garfield
5. Gunnison
6. Hinsdale
7. Lake
   
8. Mesa
9. Montrose
10. Ouray
11. Pitkin
12. San Miguel