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Check out what's new this issue!
- Nominate Someone for the 2024 Community Recognition Awards
- Marcum Park Fun Day
- ADA Anniversary Celebration
- We Thrive Together Leadership Academy
- Disability Pride Cincy Events
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Help us celebrate our community's every-day heroes at our Community Recognition Awards! | |
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Deadline for Nominations is Friday, July 12
Help us honor our community’s best at the 2023 Community Recognition Awards, which will be held Thursday, September 19 at 6 p.m. at the Butler County Fairgrounds.
Do you have someone to nominate? Look at the award categories and enter your nomination now! We’re so excited to celebrate our community’s best and brightest at this year's Carnival themed Community Recognition Awards!
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Cookies and Connections Parent Networking: Housing 101
Tuesday, July 16 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for this special parent-networking event focused on housing. BCBDD Residential Options Coordinator Christy Ross will guide participants through the process of finding the right living situation for their loved ones.
Topics covered will include:
-Steps to take before seeking housing
-How to find housing
-Where the individual can live
-What they are responsible for
-Determining if the person can live on their own
-And more.
Visit our website to register! If you have any questions please reach out to Jenny Mann at jamann@butlerdd.org or 513-785-2813.
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Join the Speak Up Self Advocacy Group!
Tuesday, July 23 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join the advocacy group Speak Up sponsored by the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities! Everyone can be a self-advocate! Meetings occur once a month at the Janet Clemmons Center and are focused on ways to advocate for yourself and your community. If you have any questions please contact Courtney Hineman at crhineman@butlerdd.org or Lynn Goodwin at mgoodwin@butlerdd.org.
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Ohio State Fair Sensory-Friendly Morning
Tuesday, July 25 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Ohio Stte Fair is turning down the lights and volume to make the Fair more sensory-friendly in partnership with the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), the Autism Society of Central Ohio (ASCO), and the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD). Ride the rides with no flashing lights or music or take a break in the quiet room. Visit ohiostatefair.com/events, or download the Ohio State Fair app, to view a complete schedule of activities and exhibits.
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Marcum Park Fun Day
Saturday, August 17 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Help bring awareness to the ID and DD community at the first annual Fun Day at Marcum Park in Downtown, Hamilton! The celebration will include face painting, a DJ, disability friendly games and activities, inflatables, food, and a wheelchair maze. For more information visit www.reach-me.info.
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Virtual Programming for the entire month!
Every single day in July!
We have partnered with We Thrive Together and are excited to share their monthly events! Each day of the month We Thrive Together features virtual events that you can register for. Find anything from games to fitness to advocacy! After registering for a virtual event you will receive an email with a link to the event. You may register through the We Thrive Together website or contact Alyssa through email at Alyssa@WeThriveTogether.org or call 1-866-584-5640. Register for an event! Want to know what's going on daily at We Thrive Together? Sign up for text message alerts by texting "wethrivetogether" to (855) 680-2486!
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Community Design Session
Thursday, July 11 and Thursday, August 8 at 11 a.m.
The Starfire Cincy Community Design Sessions are a space where families, individuals with disabilities, and community members come together to create more connections and design cool things in their communities. Register to receive the Zoom link!
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ADA Anniversary Celebration
Friday, July 26 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join the Access Center for Independent Living, Inc. in recognizing the 34th Anniversary of the ADA and the fight for Disability Rights! This Event will be VIRTUAL and held via Zoom. We will bring together local officials and a nationally recognized disability rights advocate to discuss the disability rights movement, the impact that the ADA has had on our community, the challenge to the next generation of disability rights advocates, and the work that still needs to be done! The agenda for the webinar will be sent in a few weeks. Register for the virtual event!
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Advocacy Wednesdays
Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
The Ohio Self Determination Association (OSDA) is partnering with We Thrive Together every Wednesday to talk advocacy! If you are looking for leadership opportunities for members of the advocacy group in your county or region, you can create an opportunity for disability experts (people who live with a disability) by contacting Dana Charlton at osda2011@gmail.com or call 614-563-0788 for more information. Join the meeting via Zoom every Wednesday!
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Disability Pride Cincy Events
Looking for upcoming events to celebrate Pride in Cincinnati? Check out Disability Pride Cincy's event calendar in which all events not focus on inclusivity and accessibility! Look at the calendar now!
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Let the Summer Fun Begin With May We Help's Tinker Toy Giveaway!
May We Help is excited to unveil a super awesome collection of switch-adapted summer toys! They've got everything you need to make this summer a blast! Bubble machines for epic bubble-blowing action, squirt guns for water wars, dancing flowers that move and groove, sidewalk chalk dispensers for colorful creations, and a whole lot more! The toys are free, but they’ll go quick, so it's first-come, first-served. Once your application is received, May We Help will be in touch with pick up dates. When you arrive you can pick out one toy that best fits the child’s needs and interests. Enter the giveaway!
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The Nurse's Notes Are in!
Our staff nurses are ready to share more important health updates! This month, our nurses are talking about Fall Prevention. A fall is a potentially life changing event and most falls can be prevented. This is not a normal part of aging or disability, but both can increase risk! To learn more about Fall Prevention read this month's Nurse's Notes!
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USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse
The USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse has a mission to increase food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthy diet and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. If you are looking for resources resources to combat hunger including food banks and summer food programs please call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or text 914-342-7744 with key words such as “food”, “summer”, “meals”, etc. to receive an automated response to resources located near an address and/or zip code. To learn more visit the USDA website.
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Fairfield City Schools Summer Meal Program
Fairfield City Schools have launched a summer meal program in which anyone under the age of 18 years old can receive a FREE lunch! All meals are served between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on first come first served basis. On Mondays and Thursdays meals will be served at Hamilton Fairfield Skate Park, on Tuesdays meals will be served at Fairfield Lane Library, and on Wednesdays meals will be served at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield. Meals will be available Monday - Thursday in June and July. All meals must be eaten on site. To-go meals will be available at Joyce Park in Fairfield Mondays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more details visit the Fairfield City Schools website!
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Roll Mobility App
The new Roll Mobility app is designed to make life easier for people who use wheelchairs or have mobility issues. The platform provides you with reliable information on the accessibility of restaurants, public spaces, businesses, trails, and parking spaces, so you'll never have to worry about whether a place is truly accessible. With Roll Mobility, you can easily find and share detailed information on features such as wheelchair ramps, elevators, and accessible restrooms. You can download the Roll Mobility app on the Google Play store or the Apple app store.
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Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Summer Safety Alert
The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities has released its latest health and welfare alert. The "Summer Safety #02-05-24" alert provides critical information to caregivers about summer safety. Read the tips for summer safety!
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Free Summer Concert Series
Warm summer nights are perfect for kicking back to relax and enjoying a good show. The summer concert series features a variety of live music, local bands and theatre performances that you can attend any night of the week over the summer. Grab your friends and family, and get ready for a good time. Concerts are weather-permitting. Dates, times, and performances are subject to change. View the full free summer concert series schedule!
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We would never be able to do all that we do without our amazing community! THANK YOU for coming alongside us in support of the individuals and families we serve! | | | | |
