Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) provides free legal services in civil matters to low-wealth North Carolinians in all 100 counties of our state. Join Niya Fonville Swint, LANC’s Chief Community Engagement Officer, and learn more about what LANC is, the legal issues it helps with, who the nonprofit law firm serves, and how you […]
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Work Together NC helps individuals, families, service provider organizations, and employers work together, so that transitioning to adulthood can be a better experience for all. In this segment, WTNC project coordinator Jacklyn Boheler will share WTNC’s “What’s Next? College” guide which was developed to assist students with intellectual disabilities (and their support team) to explore
Join Aimee Combs, ECAC’s newly appointed Executive Director to learn more about what ECAC is up to in the New Year. Aimee will share information about her new role, new ideas, upcoming events, the creation of new resources and projects in the works. This is an ECAC tool Time Tuesday event.
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In North Carolina, the NC Innovations Waiver is a program that can provide a robust level of services and supports for individuals with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities. The program has a waitlist that is sometimes confusing or challenging to be placed on, so this presentation aims to explain why it’s important to be on the
Join us each month to learn about policies and programs that affect the MH/IDD/SU/TBI community. The goal of this webinar is to bring everyone together in one (virtual) place. This group includes consumers, families, advisory committees, LME/MCOs, community members, and partner organizations. Side by side, we will work together to better understand and improve our
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As we kick off a new year, join the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) and the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) for a webinar focused on strengthening the connection between person-centered planning and advancing competitive, integrated employment. Person-centered planning is an innovative process designed to learn about the choices and
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Join this free webinar to learn about housing options for adults with disabilities in North Carolina. Learn more about access to housing and housing costs. Guest Speakers will be: John Nash, Executive Director of The Arc of NC Christy Shaver, Housing Professional for Monarch NC. Moderated by Ryan Platt and Margaret Gaffney of A Special
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This seminar for families helps family members understand and access public benefits. SSI, SSDI, Medicaid for children/adults, and eligibility for benefits will be discussed. This seminar is led by Pablo Puente from Service Source.
This is a professional development opportunity as well as a free workshop for families. In this panel discussion, family navigators with “lived experience” will share perspectives on engaging families from diverse cultures and helping them navigate the services. Their roles impact families you serve, especially families from unserved and underserved communities, rural communities, and where
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Deja Barber will conduct a webinar with a deeper dive into the person-centered planning program. Specifically, she will discuss these topics and learn what a network is defined as and how she plans to help families build these outside networks. The webinar will end with a quick Q&A, and she will send out a sign-up
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