The Individual and Family Services (IFS) Act provides funds that support families to keep their family member safe and at home.

IFS can assist families in care giving roles, reduce the risk of families going into crisis, and help their loved ones live safer, healthier lives.

Funds can be used for extra therapies, home and vehicle modifications, respite care, counseling, excess medical costs and co-pays, and other costs.

If you are providing support to a family member with a developmental disability and are interested in receiving support services, please contact your DDD Case Resource Manager.

Region 3 Headquarters:
toll free 800-788-2053; TTY: 425/339-4850
Bellingham Outstation:
toll free 800-239-8285
360-714-5000; TTY: 360-714-5002
Mt. Vernon Outstation:
toll free 800-491-5266
360-416-7261; TTY: 360-416-7270
Oak Harbor Outstation:
toll free 877-890-2631 or 360-240-4729

Everything you Need to Know

Learn about guardianships, Medicaid, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, and how the System works.

Free training
Registration required

Contact Bean at 1-888-754-8798

July 12
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Arc's Dan Godwin Community Center
2602 McLeod Rd.
Bellingham, WA

Keynote Speakers:
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Paula Kluth, Ph.D.

Many informative breakout sessions and presentations scheduled.

A limited number of scholarships are available.
For information contact Patty Gee,
Autism Society of Washington (ASW)
president at 360-754-2584
Or Angela Dawson, ASW Office Assistant,
at 888-ASW 4 YOU

Presented By:
The Neurological Resource Center
Kadlec Foundation
Carson Kolzig Foundation

Thursday, - Friday
July 31- August 1
Conference will be held at the
Three Rivers Convention Center
Kennewick, WA

Open Conference call on National Housing Trust Fund updates

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) President Sheila Crowley will discuss the latest developments in the efforts to establish a National Housing Trust Fund.

In particular, she will address the differences between recent senate legislation that included language establishing and funding a Housing Trust Fund and the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S 2523 introduced in the Senate on Dec. 19, 2007.

The goal of the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign is to establish a dedicated source of revenue that will produce, rehabilitate, and preserve 1,500,000 units of housing over the next 10 years.

If you have questions, please contact the
Outreach Team at outreach@nlihc.org or 202-662-1530 x 314.

Conference call:
Tuesday, June 10
1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT)
The toll-free number is 1-866-878-4191
The code is 967 1875