IPUL's E-News for February 17, 2023

Here are the highlights of our upcoming events and recent activity online. Not everything is included due to timeliness.

If an advertised event already took place, we've left it off.

IPUL will be closed for the President's Day Federal Holiday

on Monday, February 20

Fred Riggers Disability Awareness Day!

Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities Presents:

Fred Riggers

Disability

Awareness Day

February 21, 2023 | 9 AM - 1 PM

Award Ceremony at Noon

First Floor of the Capitol Rotunda

We invite you to stop by to learn more about issues

concerning people with disabilities:

Direct Care Workforce
Housing Crisis
Voting Rights

2023 Parent Leadership Development Institute Applications are OPEN

(Deadline to Apply - February 21)

We are extending the application deadline until Tuesday, February 21 for 2023 Parent Leadership Development Institute!

Deadline Extended until Tuesday, February 21!

April 24 - 28th, 2023

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Parent Leadership Development Institute 2023

All expenses (lodging, travel, and meals) to attend PLDI are covered by Idaho Parents Unlimited.

- Do you live in regions 1 & 2?

- Do you want to influence change or policies affecting services for children with disabilities?

- Can you see yourself, as a parent, sharing your story to a professional group?

Participants will be asked to:

- Attend the 4.5 day, in person, overnight institute

- Participate in bi-monthly follow up calls and activities

- Establish mentors and set goals

Application deadline: February 21, 2023. Candidates will be contacted following submission of their application to schedule an interview. Selections will be notified via email by February 28th, 2023.

APPLY HERE --> https://tinyurl.com/PLDI2023 <-- APPLY HERE

"For the past 15 years, IPUL has been supporting parents in becoming strong leaders in their communities through its Parent Leadership Development Institute"

*If you need to know what region you live in please contact our office.

Tools For Life IPUL Presentation:

Having High Expectations When You Don't Know What To Expect

February 27, 2023

Parent Sessions of the Annual Tools for Life Transition Fair:

Having High Expectations When You Don't Know What to Expect

2 Sessions:

1 - 8:15 - 9:15 AM

2 - 6 - 7 PM

https://tinyurl.com/2c6u66v2

Registration encouraged but not mandatory. Only Attendance to the parent sessions are at no cost.

This is an interactive conversation to address the need to create high expectations for every child to reach their full potential. Participants will discuss how we prepare our youth for their life as an adult. The conversation will address our concerns and how to craft them into high expectations for independence for our youth, parents, educators, and the professionals who serve them.

The Riverside Hotel

2900 W Chinden Blvd Boise, ID 83714

March 2023's Workshop

Understanding The YES Program

And other Idaho Health Resources with Michelle Batten from FYIdaho!

Idaho Parents Unlimited

Engage + Educate + Bridge + Lead

Monthly Workshop

Understanding the YES Program

and other Idaho children's mental health resources with Michelle Batten from FYIdaho!

- How can you access the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program?

- What supports does the YES program provide?

- Q&A with IPUL and FYIdaho

Featuring Special Guest: FYIdaho

March 14, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST via Zoom

Registration required: https://www.ipulidaho.org/rsvp-workshop

Facebook and Instagram: /IdahoParentsUnlimited

Twitter: /IPULIdaho

ipulidaho.org

parents@ipulidaho.org

208.342.5884

Contact Idaho Parents Unlimited!

The best method to reach us for assistance is through our website:

https://ipulidaho.org/connect-with-us#contact-us-here . You can also shoot us a question using the abbreviated version of that form at the bottom of every page on our website, although we may need to get more information from you.

We monitor our intake phone line (208-342-5884) during the workday, and will try to respond to any request there within 24 hours. We use an automated intake phone system, so you will be leaving a message. (Please be sure the number you are leaving us can accept text or voice messages.)

For questions that are not about something in our scope of work, you can still leave a phone message as above, send the question to the form on our website, or shoot us an email at parents@ipulidaho.org.

We keep our website updated with new news and events, and maintain a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

IPUL's programs are funded in part through grants and contracts with the following:

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Programs and services offered by Idaho Parents Unlimited are supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education (H328M200033) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information Center (H84MC12896), opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions of either department, endorsement is not assumed