Entries by Stacy Jones

Upcoming Events With Grace Church…

We wanted to share this with you on behalf of the Grace Church and the SOARly Needed R&R Events! As we are preparing for a great SOARly Needed R&R for tomorrow night, we wanted to take a minute and share some very important news about SOAR with you. First, God has been blessing SOAR in […]

Check Out Upcoming SOARly Needed R&R Events For January!

We wanted to share this with you, from Grace Church! SOAR Families Please see the email below for a fun activity for your family on Monday Jan 11! SkyZone will have a Special Needs Sensory Jump Session. Please note, this is NOT a SOAR event, we are just helping to promote great community events. Also, […]

Employment Program For Young Adults With Disabilities! Save The Date for February 2nd and 11th!

  Project Search is a nation-wide program for young adults! Flyer included in the link below. One of our participant’s parents said, “I cannot say enough good things about Project Search! Forward to families that may have an interest in employment for their young adults (age 18-30) with disabilities. This is a grant program that provides very intensive job […]

Bridge to College Program To Prepare High School Students With Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

  We wanted to share this with you on behalf of one of our families associated with this amazing program for students with intellectual developmental disabilities!  Propel is a bridge to college program where students can go after high school to continue education. Check it out! For more information, click here for flyer: propel hs one-pager2 Facebook page: Propel […]

Pictures with Santa at Autism Society The Heartland, December 6th 2015!

Pictures with Santa Autism Society- The Heartland Register now for Pictures with Santa! Sunday, December 6th (11:30am to 4:30pm) at Autism Society the Heartland 10563 Lackman Rd Lenexa, KS 66219 Santa America has partnered with Autism Society- The Heartland to help children with autism and their families have rewarding, inclusive experiences with Santa. This is […]

Proposed Changes to Kansas HCBS Program

We are sharing this link from KDADS at the bottom of this post. Please check it out. Proposed Changes to Kansas HCBS Program are linked below to read. Public Comment Period Opens November 1, 2015. The State of Kansas is requesting comments and feedback between 11/01/2015 and 11/30/2015 on proposed changes to HCBS Programs. The […]

Upcoming Webinar for Special Needs Families & Advocates

We want to share this with you…    Dear friends, colleagues and special needs advocates, I wanted to make you aware of a couple of online presentations we’ll be doing for special needs families in the next few weeks. Please share with everyone you feel would benefit from attending. Each webinar will be recorded, so […]

Waiver Integration Public Meetings & Conference Calls, HCBS program Information

Waiver Integration Public Meetings and Conference Calls November 10th-17th The Kansas Department for Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) are proposing the integration of the Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) Medicaid waiver programs. The State is proposing an 1115 waiver amendment that will integrate current HCBS […]

Blue Valley Blue Streaks Special Olympics Bowl-A-Thon Event, November 7th 2015!

  Blue Valley Blue Streaks 27th Annual Bowl-A-Thon & Silent Auction!  A community-wide event benefiting Blue Valley Special Olympics Raffle tickets are available at Blue Valley Rec, Helpers, Inc., and at the Bowl-A-Thon!  Matt Besler signed soccer ball 2 movie passes for 1 year at AMC Theaters Johnnie Rollins holiday season helicopter ride over the Plaza in […]