Events
25th Special Family
Weekend to be held at University of Maine Machias
Special Family Weekend (SFW) is an annual event, held at
the University of Maine at Machias,for children with special needs and
their families. SFW is a time for families to share experiences,
knowledge and love. The dates for this year are June 13, 14 & 15, 2008.
Special Family Weekend is a place where:
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families of children with special needs can learn,
relax, and have fun together
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families connect with other families of children with
special needs in a supportive and casual setting
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skilled childcare workers care for the children while
the adults join for workshops and sharing times
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families enjoy delicious meals, free time, swimming,
socializing, and family entertainment
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teens and young adults activities
If you would like more information or would like to
participate in Special Family Weekend, please contact: Lillian Leighton, 9
Eastbrook Rd., Franklin, ME 04634, phone 565-2774 or email to
gigglesll@peoplepc.com Registrations will be mailed in early April and
are due back to Lillian by May 1, 2008.
Sponsored by the New England Rehabilitation Continuing
Education Program (NERCEP)
Turning Interests Into Investments: Exploring
Self-Employment with Your Job Seekers
Date: August 11 & 12, 2008 (Aug. 11
from 1PM – 5 PM & Aug. 12 From 8:30 AM– 4 PM)
Location: Colby College, Diamond
Building, Waterville, Maine
Cost /Options:
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$165 includes 1.5 days of training; meals (day 1
dinner plus day 2 continental breakfast & lunch); and overnight
lodging in Colby dorm room (single occupancy with shared hallway
bath)
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$43 for additional overnight stay on Sunday (August 10)
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$125 for 1.5 day forum only (no overnight / no dinner)
10 CRC credit hours available upon completion
To register for this forum contact:
Drew Glazier at NERCEP
phone: 617.287.4337 or 800.720.2396 (voice, toll-free)
e-mail:
andrew.glazier@umb.edu
You must register and/or request accommodations
for this forum 3 weeks in advance (July 21, 2008).
Presenters:
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Nancy Brooks-Lane, Director of
Developmental Disability Services and Supports
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Doug Crandall, Director of Project Exceed,
focusing on self-employment
Nancy and Doug work for Cobb & Douglas Counties Community
Services Boards in Georgia.
This day-and-a-half forum helps job developers and agencies
learn about self-employment as an option for work for people with
disabilities. Hear nationally recognized experts share ideas and stories,
and dispel some of the myths and fears about self-employment.
A part of this event will explore Maine resources, and share
stories about entrepreneurial endeavors both past and present in Maine and
other states. Come and realize that self-employment can be a wonderful
option for some individuals, and begin to think about the next steps to take
as well as resources to tap as you explore this community employment option
with job seekers.
Training led by Doug and Nancy focuses on learning as an
interactive process using photography, documentary film, humor and story
telling. Direct experience of what their organization has found to work and
obstacles they had to overcome are presented in hopes of helping others gain
from their experience or avoid mistakes. Visit
www.start-up-usa.biz
for more information.
Participants of this forum will:
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Be able to explain the benefits of self-employment
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Understand the role of market research
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Utilize tools to help individuals with disabilities consider a
range of self-employment options including resource ownership
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Practice using a strength-based model to help people explore
self-employment options & understand the role of a supports-centered business
plan
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Explain ways to plan for and provide long-term supports as
defined through person-centered planning
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Hear stories of active and past entrepreneurial endeavors
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Interact with experts who have helped people establish
successful business ventures
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Be able to explain funding options and approaches for
self-employment including braided funding, ITAs, IDAs, micro-loans and other
creative funding
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Know about resources in Maine for assisting people with
self-employment
