New York State Medicaid Redesign Supportive Housing Allocation Plan...
Governor Andrew Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team Web Site has been updated and information has been posted underneath the heading Medicaid Redesign Supportive Housing Allocation Plan, to include information on NYS Homes and Community Renewal's RFP for Supportive Housing Projects. Click the links below for more information.
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NYSED Office of Special Education
Seeks Public Comment
 The NYS Education Department, P-12: Office of Special Education is seeking public comment from parents, school district personnel, impartial hearing officers and other interested parties on its revised proposed amendment to State regulations relating to special education impartial hearings. |
SAMHSA Releases New Reports on Drug Use
SAMHSA has a wide range of programs in place to provide community-wide approaches to help prevent all forms of substance abuse year- round. By aggressively working to reach youth in every part of the community with effective prevention messages and programs, SAMHSA and its partners help to dissuade youth from engaging in substance abuse and other risky behaviors.
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NYSPEP & Children and Family Trust Fund:
Funding Opportunity to Support Communities in Implementing the Community Café Model
The New York State Parenting Education Partnership and the New York State Office of Children and Families Services, Children and Family Trust Fund are excited to announce a funding opportunity to support communities in implementing the Community Café model as a tool for strengthening families and building capacity to support healthy families in their community.
Our goal is to promote Community Cafés as a tool to advance family engagement and community level, cross-systems communication with the hope of increasing reciprocity within these relationships, infusing cross-systems learning with parent and caregiver perspective, and building communities' capacity for action that strengthen families.
NYSPEP and the Trust Fund are asking applicants to form community teams comprised of program staff and parent leaders who will send representative to one of the four free regional Community Café Orientations. Funds will support costs associated with program staff and parent leader representatives of Community Teams attending an Orientation. Community Teams will also receive seed funds and technical assistance to support their ability to host Cafés within their respective communities.
One-day Café Orientations (September, 2012) will be held in four locations throughout New York: New York City, Albany, Rochester and Ithaca, and will be facilitated by two members of the national Parent Leadership Team. Orientations will be held in English and Spanish in locations with Spanish speaking participants. Teams are expected to participate in technical assistance both before and after attending an Orientation as well as sharing Harvests from each Café with NYSPEP and other stakeholders. See application for more details:
- ELIGIBILITY: Community based organizations that serve young children and their families, including organizations serving at risk populations.
- TIMELINE: Applications must be submitted by July 20th
For more information, contact Liz Belsito at:
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518-474-0158
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Can't Make it to Washington DC?
Attend the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
Annual Convention From Your Couch: July 19-22, 2012 
To commemorate their 40th Annual Convention, the National Down Syndrome Congress invites you to participate in the festivities - wherever you are! For the first time in Convention history, they are live streaming 17 workshops and sessions from Washington, D.C. this July. Learn the latest developments and advancements from the Down Syndrome community's leading voices. All 17 sessions will be available for viewing through the National Down Syndrome Congress' Convention website, ndscenter.org.
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KaBOOM!
Let's Play Community Construction Grants Announced
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! are now offering grants for organizations to purchase playground equipment in accordance with the KaBOOM! community-build model. Grantees will receive $15,000 to help acquire playground equipment, as well as access to planning tools...more.
KaBOOM! is specifically looking for communities with a demonstrated need for a playground as well the project's impact on the area and its capacity to engage the community.
Applications are due July 20.
For more information and to apply, please click here.
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Twitter Roundup
Recent @NYSCCF ENGAGE 2DAY
- ENGAGE 2Day: In NYS-Gov. Cuomo Announces Air Conditioners Available for Low-Income NYers w/ Serious Medical Conditions http://bit.ly/M47cna
- ENGAGE 2Day: In NYS, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-(SNAP)-Food Stamp Program's new name. Much more: http://bit.ly/LlZZ0B
- ENGAGE 2Day: CMS releases 'Strong Start' for Mothers and Newborns funding opportunity http://bit.ly/LR7rUm
- ENGAGE 2Day:HRSA Announces 4 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reauthorization Virtual Listening Sessions July 9-18 http://1.usa.gov/Mw4kCg
- ENGAGE 2Day: Obama Administration to make resources available to help states implement Affordable Insurance Exchanges http://bit.ly/MG2viv
- ENGAGE 2Day: Worrisome Report finds children's share in federal budget decreasing http://bit.ly/KR2B9W
- ENGAGE 2Day: YOUTH POWER! NYS network withyoung people who've been labeled & seek change. Peer-to-Peer mentoring is key http://bit.ly/NCrfaM
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