Holiday Extravaganza fundraiser for Families Together, Inc. 
will be held November 19, 2011 in Garden City.  This event is open to the public. There will be a silent auction, Santa Claus, a fashion show, picture booth, vendors and more. 

All families of children with disabilities are invited to participate in the fashion show, be a vendor to sell goods or services for the holiday shopping public or be an entertainment act, singing, dance, musical or other type of entertainment.  Please contact us at the Garden City Parent Center by November 10, 2011. 

Tickets for the meal and entry to the Extravaganza can be purchased on-line in advance.  Donations are welcome.

Rising to the Challenge: Reducing Childhood Poverty and Improving Childhood Outcomes in Kansas

Kansas City - November 14th

Wichita - November 16th

Garden City - November 17th

The purpose of the town hall meetings is to gather insight and strategies to reduce childhood poverty, increase childhood educational outcomes, and decrease childhood abuse and neglect. Register to attend the event at www.srs.ks.gov.

Does your child need help with math or reading?  Try the following site:  www.ixl.com/math/grades  Pre-K to Algebra.   Please send your feedback about this website to Teresa at Teresa@familiestogetherinc.org.

As States prepare for various technological changes and upgrades associated with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) have released a toolkit titled Your Essential Interoperability Toolkit: An ACF/HHS Resource Guide.The toolkit aims to facilitate greater communication and service integration between State agencies and their health partners. States will soon deploy new health insurance exchanges and eligibility systems that will increase coverage to more than 30 million Americans beginning in 2014. Collaboration is more important now than ever before, because many people eligible for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or insurance through these new insurance exchanges also may be eligible for various human services programs. The toolkit provides up-to-date information and resources to support the efforts of workers and agencies in order to better serve clients and achieve better outcomes.  

Updated safe sleep infant recommendations released by the AAP (updated safe infant sleep recommendations). 

Families Together, Inc.

Topeka Center

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343 

Garden City Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364

Kansas City Center

(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369

Wichita Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Statewide Spanish parent line

(800) 499-9443 

Wichita Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

All toll free numbers for Kansas parents & education advocates

www.familiestogetherinc.org

Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their own children.

Families Together, Inc. is dedicated to a society that includes and values all people. We offer families the security of belonging to a support network of other parents that face similar goals, challenges and needs.

Pittsburg

Tuesday, Nov. 15

Overland Park

Part 1: Nov. 11 

Garden City

Part 1: Dec. 2

Part 2: Dec. 3

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