IMPACT SYSTEMS - PARENT INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES - PASS IT ON!
Apply to Serve on the Family Support 360 Advisory Council
The Council has two vacancies for family members of individuals aged twenty-one years or younger with an identified developmental disability living in the family home and one vacancy for a self-advocate.
Guardianship: Past and Present - What Do Families Need to Know?
Parent Connection is working on developing a new parent brief on Guardianship. We and would like to hear from parents, guardians, and professionals...
“What do you wish you’d known during the guardianship process?”
Please e-mail Lisa Merchen with your comments, insights, and concerns or call (605) 348-0305. Thanks so much!
Participate in Statewide USD Center for Disabilities Focused Discussion Groups
The Center for Disabilities is gathering information about issues affecting those with disabilities. Over the next month, Dr. Greg Boris will convene groups from across South Dakota so that he can hear what is working, what needs improvement, and what suggestions people have for the Center's work in the coming years. Groups will be diverse and include family members, self-advocates, service providers, and agency staff. Please email Greg Boris for further information or call 605-357-1474.
If you are an individual with a disability (age 18 and above), a family member of an individual with a disability (of any age), or a professional serving individuals with disabilities and their families, please consider participating in one of the virtual sessions below.
Virtual (Zoom) Meetings will be conducted on Tuesday evenings at 7pm
- August 24—Rapid City area—7pm (MDT)
- August 31—Sioux Falls area—7pm (CDT)
- September 7—Pierre area—7pm (CDT) *
*Event date subject to change.