We hope this finds you well. We have been busy making connections in the community, and we appreciate your support and engagement. If you take a look at our Facebook page, you will see that a LOT has been happening! This is our primary method of communication with our network, but we also utilize our website, blog, and an occasional e-newsletter. Please let us know if there is anything you would like us to share. We are a hub for youth with disabilities, which means that we work to unify the community to empower youth, by sharing information, participating in events, and building community partnerships. If you take a look at our website, you will see some examples of this. Click here to check it out...

 

We are very proud of youth leader, Hope Hoffman, who recently spoke at the Family Voices of Minnesota gala. She started her own organization: "Camogurl." Check out her video on her website by clicking here. She's brilliant and powerful!

 

We connect with organizations, schools, and initiatives to promote empowerment and inclusion of youth with disabilities. 

For example: We will be assisting with the Job Skills Competition, a multi-district event, on December 4. Students will participate in activities to become employment ready, such as online job applications, interviewing, and more. 

Recently, we joined community members and leaders at the Green Central School in Minneapolis for 100 Strong Who Care - a program designed to prepare Minneapolis Public School students for higher education and career opportunities. 

We are involved with the Arc Greater Twin Cities Self-Advocacy Committee and Partnership Resources, Inc. (PRI)'s ReelAbilities Film Festival, as well as the Minneapolis Community Transition Interagency Committee (MCTIC). We have connections with Gillette Children's Speciality Healthcare, Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH), and the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI-MN), and many other groups. We promote their good work and opportunities, and share our messages around inclusion and empowerment of youth with disabilities. Through collaboration, we can better serve the youth in our community. Stay tuned for more updates!