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NEW RESOURCES:
 The Tim Tebow Foundation's Night To Shine, an unforgettable prom night experience for people with special needs ages 16 and older occurring nationwide, February 12, 2016. Richland, Kennewick, and Silverdale area churches will be participating. Click here to learn more.
Advocacy Day is a great way to learn about the legislative process.
2016 Advocacy Day Schedule:
1/20: Briefing on DD Issues
1/27: Supported Living (Rally)
2/3: Budget Overview
2/10: Self-Advocacy/Disability Pride
2/17: Power Up Families
2/24: Disability Protections
3/2: Employment (Rally)
Click here for more information on Advocacy Day and how to obtain a limited travel stipend.
"Parent to Parent is in the business of providing hope." - Mary Slaughter/P2PUSA National Director's meeting 2015
"Ultimately our gift to the world around us is hope. Not blind hope that pretends everything is fine and refuses to acknowledge how things are. But the kind of hope that comes from staring pain and suffering right in the eyes and refusing to believe that this is all there is. It is what we all need - hope that comes not from going around suffering but from going through it." - Rob Bell, Velvet Elvis
"The question is not whether people who are aging and/or have disabilities will be living with and relying on their families for support, but...whether they and their families will struggle alone or have a great life because the supports are there for them and they are part of their community." - Nancy Thaler
To ensure it is the latter, it will take all of us - government, community organizations, the community as a whole - and Parent to Parent!
College Success Foundation (CSF) - Since its inception in 2000, CSF has awarded almost 14,000 scholarships in Washington State and the District of Columbia. "...CSF intervenes as early as 7th grade, providing students and parents with the inspiration, incentives, advising, mentoring and financial supports they need to make a college degree possible." - Gloria Nemechek, Board Member.
Click here for more information.
Check out the latest edition of CONNECTIONS, the WA Father's Network newsletter online by clicking here.
February, 2016
2/17: Working With An Interpreter - Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) in collaboration with Open Doors for Multicultural Families free webinar at 3:15 PM PST. Click here to register.
March, 2016
3/2 - 4: 2016 General and Special Education Conference: Brain-Based Science, Learning and Achievement Pre-K through 12th grade - downtown Seattle. Click here for more info.
3/16: Adult Service Eligibility for Immigrant & Refugee Students - Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) in collaboration with Open Doors for Multicultural Families free webinar at 3:15 PM PST. Click here to register.
3/29: Statewide Transition Conference - Everett. Click here for more information as it becomes available.
April, 2016
4/15: 37th Annual Duncan Seminar - "The Heart of the Matter: Congenital Cardiac Conditions and Child Development" at Seattle Children's. Click here to register.
4/20: Working Model - Cultural Brokering & Collaborative Partnerships - Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) in collaboration with Open Doors for Multicultural Families free webinar at 3:15 PM PST. Click here to register.
4/21 - 22: BY INVITATION ONLY - Person-Centered Planning Symposium, Bainbridge Island. Contact Carolyn Carlson if you are interested in attending by clicking here to email.
4/22 - 23: National Sibling Month Celebration: Sibling Workshops, a Sibshop Facilitator Training, An Adult Sibling Gathering, and a Celebration of the Sibling Support Project's 25th Anniversary - Bellevue. Click here to email for more information.
4/23: 11th Annual All Born (In) Cross-Disability Best Practices Inclusive Education Conference - Portland, OR. Click here for more information and to register.
May, 2016
5/4 - 6: Infant and Early Childhood Conference - Tacoma. Click here for more information.
5/18: Culturally Responsive Person Centered Planning - Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) in collaboration with Open Doors for Multicultural Families free webinar at 3:15 PM PST. Click here to register.
June, 2016
6/14 - 16: Community Summit on Developmental Disabilities - Wenatchee. Click here for more information as it becomes available.
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