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November 7, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm EST and 4:00-5:30 pm EST: Navigator Technical Assistance Call. This Navigator TA Call, Time and Case Management Solutions, is Part Two of a two call series given by Carol Curtin of the University of Massachusetts Medical School's E.K. Shriver Center. Ms. Curtin presented at our Boston and Salt Lake City TA Meetings earlier this year and will be speaking from and adding to her previous discussion on Time and Case management. For additional resources on these topics, please visit the Stress and Time Management section of our Public Resource Library.
November 29, 2007, 3:00-4:00 pm EST: Logic Model Call. Sujata Dixit has selected two grantees, New Hampshire and Washington, DC, to present their project logic models to other grantees on this call. The selected grantees will provide feedback on the call to other grantees on how they developed their logic models, what challenges they faced, and the solutions they found to the problems. In addition, Dr. Dixit will discuss the importance of consistency in data collection, taking examples from the highlighted logic models. Dr. Dixit will also be available to provide feedback and answer questions.
Events and Reminders
New Web Site Resources
- DisabilityInfo.gov
- E-FSP Webinar
- Grant Opportunities
- P2P-USA
- Research and Training Center on Community Living
- UCP Grant
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is a bi-monthly resource for Family Support 360. If your project has resources to share with the other grantees, please email them to Sharon Ungrady. Also, if you are in need of a resource but do not have time to search our site or the Web, please let Sharon know, and she will try to assist you in locating the resource. For more information contact: Sharon Ungrady BETAH Assoc., Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 sungrady@betah.com (301) 657-4254, x302 |
DisabilityInfo.gov
DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. Information and a link to this Web site can be found in the Government Agency section of the Resource Library.
Electronic Family Service Plan Webinar
The summary, PowerPoint presentation, and recording of the October 11, 2007 Electronic Family Service Plan (E-FSP) Webinar, given by our Hawaii project members and Kevin Sypniewski of AssistGuide, is now on the private side of the Web site, in the Technical Assistance Training section.** Thank you, Hawaii for taking the time to prepare and present this very informative Webinar.
Grant Opportunities
This new link, located in the Opportunities, Grants and Scholarships section of the Public Resource Library, highlights the Grants.gov Web site. Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards. By registering once on the Grants.gov Web site, your organization can apply for grants from the 26 federal grant-making agencies.
Parent to Parent-USA
This new link, found in the Family Support section of the Resource Links page, points to the Parent to Parent-USA (P2P-USA) Web site. P2P-USA is a national non-profit organization committed to assuring access and quality in Parent to Parent support across the country. This site highlights statewide organizations that have parent to parent support as a core program and are committed to implementing evidence-based practices. Thank you to Irene Zipper, our North Carolina grantee, for sending this in!
Research and Training Center on Community Living
A major activity of the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC) is to analyze various data sets to learn about the status and characteristics of individuals with disabilities in the United States. For more information about the RTC, and a link to their Web site, please visit the Research and Statistics section of the Resource Links page.
UCP Research and Educational Foundation Grant
The United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation (UCPREF) provides funding for pilot studies on research important to the prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy, including improvement in the quality of life of persons with disabilities due to cerebral palsy and closely related developmental brain disorders. For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the Opportunities, Grants, and Scholarships section of the Public Resource Library.
**You must be a Family Support 360 Grantee to access the Grantee Web Site. If the link provided does not take you directly to the Private Resource Library, please log in to the Grantees' Web Site, click 'Private Resource Library' from the menu on the left, then click on the section heading indicated. If you are unable to log in, or if you have never logged in to the private side of the Web site, please contact Sharon Ungrady for assistance.