Putting together this week's edition of the Ally touched my heart with gratitude. Families as Allies is grateful to and honors all Veterans this Veteran's Day and every day. We are especially grateful to Joe Kinnan and thank him for his ongoing support and friendship. We also treasure every family member who is out there taking care of another family member. We see you. We hear you. We are you, and we want to support you in every way that we can.

One way that we want to support parents and caregivers is by making sure that policies are set up in ways that make a real difference to you in your day-to-day lives. We have shared a lot of information about MYPAC and wraparound with you recently, and this week we explain conflict-free case management in more detail. We hope that this information helps you think through what would be most helpful to your child and family and any input that you want to share. Keep us posted on whether we are on track and if there is additional information that you would like to have. We want every family to feel supported in getting the services and supports that you want for your children.

There are two important policy group meetings coming up. Both are virtual and we encourage you to attend both.

The Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth meets on Nov. 16 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and the Joint Planning Council Meeting meets on Nov. 23 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Bring Your IEP and Other School Questions Virtual Drop-In Hour is Thurs., Nov. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. Please check out our events calendar for more training opportunities.