IPUL's E-News for May 12, 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.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2023

Watch May's Lunch And Learn

May's Lunch and Learn

If you have recently moved to Idaho or are planning to moving to Idaho? You can watch our recorded lunch and learn for may to learn more about who IPUL is, and how we can help you find the information you need.

Click here to watch the recorded presentation on Facebook

Things IPUL Shared:

Accessible Activities in Idaho

Idaho’s adventures are meant to be experienced. While this resource does not contain all the accessible activities in Idaho, it includes favorite experiences and recommendations from adventurers with disabilities to help you plan your Idaho vacation.

See the Webpage Here

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Adaptive Evening at the Zoo

Join Zoo Boise for an after-hours zoo experience designed for individuals with disabilities and their families and friends! Stations are focused on varying degrees of sensory input and will include self-guided animal artifact exploration, guided zoo exploration time (please note, some animals have an early bedtime), up close animal encounters, and art activities. This is an adaptive program. Taking place on May 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Registration is required and everyone attending must register individually. Zoo Boise members receive a discount – send us an EMAIL for more info.

This Month's Events

What is IPUL doing?

May 2023

05/01/2023 - 05/04/2023 - Idaho Gives: Donate at Idahogives.org

05/05/2023 - Cinco de Mayo

05/09/2023 - MW Having High Expectations When You Don’t Know What to Expect

05/10/2023 - LL Recently moved to Idaho?

05/14/2023 - Happy Mother's Day!

05/20/2023 - Fostering Idaho Training - North Idaho

05/29/2023 - Memorial Day - IPUL Closed

Notes: MW - Monthly Webinar LL - Lunch & Learn

June 2023's Workshop:

Power of Positive Partnerships

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Idaho Parents Unlimited

Engage + Educate + Bridge + Lead

Monthly Workshop

Power of Positive Partnerships

Join us for a dynamic and informative training session on the "Power of Positive Partnerships." This session is designed for caregivers, professionals, and anyone interested in cultivating positive partnerships in their personal and professional lives.

- Importance of building positive partnerships.

- Benefits of positive partnerships: increased collaboration, shared decision-making, and improved communication.

- Practical strategies for developing and maintaining positive partnerships.

June 13, 2023 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MST via Zoom

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

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Twitter: /IPULIdaho

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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