A total of six organizations that serve the developmentally disabled in Newton County have requested applications for funding from the county SB 40 board, also known as the Newton County Developmental Disabilities Service Board.
This will be the first funding cycle for the organization, which has hundreds of thousands of dollars to allocate after voters approved the $.06 per $100 assessed valuation property tax in November 2013.
The board was appointed last November by the co
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Today we launched a brand new Referral Program and we couldnt be more excited.
From day one, MediSked's growth and distinction in the I/DD space has been largely powered by word of mouth recommendations.
People who work at agencies tend to network with people from other agencies. So when the time comes to make a large decision (like purchasing ftware) - they talk to one another. They ask questions.. They give recommendations. It's always been incredibly valuable information - for the person that's researching software.
You've heard of an Amber Alert - but a Gold Alert?
It's a real thing that's happening in New Jersey right now - and it makes total sense. A NJ state Senate panel recently voted in favor of a bill that would establish an alert system to rapidly disseminate information about a missing person with mental, intellectual, or developmental disabilites.
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Today is St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to find a cute, inspiring story with ties to Ireland to share. But when I started searching for something warm, fuzzy, and Irish - what I ended up finding was far more profound.
Last year, Trinity College in Dublin performed a study called Advancing Years, Different Challenges to highlight the serious, complex and often times unique challenges facing Ireland’s intellectual disability population as they age.
Because these individuals are aging. And a lot of them are aging - all at once.
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