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What: Social inclusion occurs when individuals and entire communities of people have access to rights, opportunities, and resources that are usually available to members of American society. People with mental health and substance use problems are more likely to fully recover and rebuild their lives when they have access not only to care and services, but also to social, economic, educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities that most citizens take for granted. A socially inclusive society also provides opportunities for individuals in recovery to contribute to their communities as peers, employees, parents, residents, students, volunteers, teachers, and active citizens. Social inclusion provides a policy framework to make this vision a reality. The SAMHSA ADS Center invites you to a FREE teleconference training to learn about three innovative community programs that are improving lives, changing communities, and transforming systems through social inclusion practices. The training will highlight the promising practices of the 2010 Campaign for Social Inclusion Award recipients, including:
SC SHARE’s Dream Team, which is reaching thousands of young people throughout South Carolina through partnerships with key government, faith, and community leaders. The Dream Team uses lived experience to show that there is hope; that a full, productive life can be the expectation; and that recovery is possible.
Heartland Consumer Network’s Poetry for Personal Power, which is changing lives and influencing educational systems by bringing open mic spoken poetry competitions to colleges throughout Missouri. This program is offering young people with mental health and substance use problems the chance to use personal experience and creativity to inspire others.
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., which developed a 30-minute documentary titled Shining Stars – Young Adults in Recovery to give a voice to young people with mental health and substance use problems who teach about what recovery looks like and the important role all of us play in supporting each other. This program will be featured during a public viewing of the documentary in June at the State Legislative Office Building in Connecticut.
These SAMHSA-supported community-based efforts will demonstrate how social inclusion programs improve lives, communities, and systems. Participants will also learn how they can apply for the 2011 Campaign for Social Inclusion Awards and become a pioneer for building a socially inclusive America.
Date and Time Monday, May 9, 2011 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain
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Nonprofit Impact: So What's Your "So What?" - Helena - Sept. 19-21, 2012 - 0 views
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Nonprofit impact today is more than how many kids you serve, how many events you sponsor, or how many "friends" you have. Increasingly donors, policymakers, volunteers and other stakeholders are asking: "So what? How does your work impact our community, our lives, our future?" No doubt your work is making a difference, but do you know how to identify it, plan for it, measure it, sustain it, and demonstrate it to stakeholders? Learn how to imagine, achieve, and articulate your impact at the 2012 MNA conference. The MNA Conference is designed for nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers; consultants, foundation staff and trustees, community leaders, public officials; and students -- anyone interested in Montana's nonprofit sector. Learning opportunities include four full-day workshops. When/Where:
September 19-21, 2012
Red Lion Colonial Hotel
Helena, MT
Social Inclusion in Action: Innovative Community Programs - Webinar - May 9, 2011 - 0 views
Webinar Presenter Recruitment - Request for Presenters - Now until July 31, 2013 - 0 views
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The AUCD is hosting thier fourth student webinar series. This webinar will focus on aging with an intellectual disability, topics could include health disparities or health promotion. The next webinar will take place on Wednesday July 31 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain.
The webinar is sponsored by The Arc for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Our last webinar participants included doctors, a dentist, therapists, students, Arc chapter employees, and state/local health department employees- so a pretty broad audience. The webinar will be live captioned.
If you are a student or know of any students who might be interested in presenting, please let us know. Each presentation is 15 minutes long (3 presenters) with five minutes of questions at the end.
Anyone interested in presenting needs to contact Alicia Dixon-Ibarra (dixona@onid.orst.edu), Kerri Vanderbom (mcmurtrk@onid.orst.edu), or Mara Nery (nerym@onid.orst.edu) with your presentation topic.
Real Life Fair - Helena - May 3, 2011 - 0 views
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Click here to download the flyer for this event (PDF) What: Learn about services to make your life easier after high school. Check into housing options, work and volunteer opportunities, and how to connect to your community! Participants 18 and under who complete a Real Life Fair Passport will earn a chance to win a FABULOUS door prize! When: May 3rd, 2011 3 PM – 7 PM Where: Helena High School Cafeteria Target Audience: Youth with disabilities & their families
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This event is organized through the school PTAs/PACs, so you hopefully have already heard about it through your child's school. In case you hadn't, I wanted to make sure you know about it. Anderson school, on Cottonwood, where our children attend, has participated all 5 years, and it's a great event! These families have been incredibly generous, donating clean, gently-used clothing, shoes, hats, etc. of all sizes, infant through adult. Volunteers are also always needed to help sort, hang, and organize the donations during set up. Any time you have to volunteer, short or long, will be greatly appreciated. If you come on Tuesday or Thursday over the lunch hour, the Tumbleweed Gourmet Food truck will be there selling volunteers their gourmet tacos and burritos. If you are able to help anytime next week for 2 hours, you can take a brown paper grocery sack of treasures for yourself! This free clothing giveaway is a fantastic opportunity to reuse and recycle gently worn clothing collected by Bozeman area schools. This event is not based on "need," but on "sharing" what we have as a community. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate by donating what they no longer need and taking what they When/Where:
Wilson School Gym
Bozeman, MT
Nov 17, 2012 9am - 3pm
Nov 18, 2012 9am - 1pm Questions?
Melea Mortenson
406-580-0508
melea@littleappletech.com