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Dear Friends and Colleagues: I was very pleased to join nearly 700 individuals with developmental disabilities, family members, direct care professionals, advocates, and nonprofit providers as [...]

Next Meeting: June 13th 1430 Broadway Suite 503; Not the first Life Adjustment Suite 501 5th Floor; corner of 4oth and Broadway ANNOUNCEMENTS: AHRC       See the attached Vacancy List for […]

ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau Respite program provides planned weekend care for two individuals from Friday evening to Sunday evening, holidays, and summer school [...]

Prevention of Heat-Related Illness May 2012 Heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable. People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to cool down properly, especially in [...]

PREPARING FOR THE 1115 WAIVER–OUTCOMES THAT MATTER More about the Keynote & Panel Participants Thank you, Gerry, for your comprehensive, clear, and honest presentation. I think that if [...]

Dear Friends: We are continuing to make significant progress in development of the People First Waiver, and I would like to share the latest information on some recent events and […]

Communications liaisons: Dixie has recorded the ‘waiver basics’ presentation, and it can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjAG4YS_3IQ We will start posting this video on Facebook and [...]

I. Introductions were completed. II. Minutes from February were accepted. III. Announcements (Attachments Available Here) UCP The vacancy list is attached. Please call 212.979.9700 ext.70 for [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Lower East Side Family Union Five Non-Medicaid openings. English, Spanish and Chinese Contact: 212-260-0040 Ext. 222/208 2. YAI Family Support Series-For Caregivers of People [...]

Good afternoon, OPWDD has been working closely with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine the programmatic, administrative and fiscal reforms to the [...]