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Clint Eastwood

Channel Your Inner Clint Eastwood

By Matt Booth | June 5, 2018 | No Comments on Channel Your Inner Clint Eastwood

Getting mad is natural and unavoidable. You are human, after all. You will continue to feel and experience anger throughout your life. Anger is one of your strongest emotions and one of your strongest motivators. Anger is often an indicator that you would like something in your life to change. What you do when you… Continue Reading Channel Your Inner Clint Eastwood

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & Youth Who Work

By Bibiana Nertney | May 25, 2018 | No Comments on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & Youth Who Work

There is a myth that youth who are in school and receive SSI benefits can’t work or they will lose their benefits. They can indeed work. There are special SSI rules that support working for students under the age of 22. It’s called the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE). There are limits to the income… Continue Reading Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & Youth Who Work

Commitment to Community Awards: Honoring the Journey

By Bibiana Nertney | May 14, 2018 | No Comments on Commitment to Community Awards: Honoring the Journey

Now in its 7th year, the Commitment to Community Awards provides visibility and recognition to these honorees for their leadership and vision. We’re asking you to help us honor and recognize the journey taken by individuals, organizations and businesses dedicated to advocacy for individuals with disabilities. Nominees must possess three or more of the following… Continue Reading Commitment to Community Awards: Honoring the Journey

Medicaid Benefits for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Kelly Whitener | May 7, 2018 | No Comments on Medicaid Benefits for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Bridgeport, West Virginia and join the experts behind the Mountaineer Autism Project for their 2018 conference. The conference brought together families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the providers who serve them. I helped kick things off by outlining the Medicaid benefits for children with ASD,… Continue Reading Medicaid Benefits for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

How to Facilitate Successful Meetings

By Liz Caval-Williams | April 10, 2018 | No Comments on How to Facilitate Successful Meetings

Research suggests that executives and company leaders are spending half their work week in meetings (HBR, Aug. 2017). With limited resources and time in a fast-paced market, utilizing meeting time optimally is an important skill for leaders in a variety of industries. Every meeting needs a good facilitator. That person is someone who helps meeting… Continue Reading How to Facilitate Successful Meetings

New Brief Explains CHIP Extension and Other Provisions Included in HEALTHY KIDS and ACCESS Acts

By Kelly Whitener | April 2, 2018 | No Comments on New Brief Explains CHIP Extension and Other Provisions Included in HEALTHY KIDS and ACCESS Acts

The last few months have been full of twists and turns for CHIP. Child health stakeholders were disappointed to see the September 30, 2017 deadline come and go with no new CHIP funding, but then encouraged by Committee action in the House and Senate in early October. But the failure to get CHIP funding across the finish… Continue Reading New Brief Explains CHIP Extension and Other Provisions Included in HEALTHY KIDS and ACCESS Acts

New Leaders at Community Partnerships of Idaho

By Bibiana Nertney | March 20, 2018 | No Comments on New Leaders at Community Partnerships of Idaho

 Welcome New Directors   Please join us in welcoming the following new directors. Nikkita White has been named the new Director of Children’s Services for CPI. Nikkita most recently was the Program Director for Mountain Home. Nikkita joined CPI in January of 2013 as a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist (PSR) where she worked 1:1 with children in… Continue Reading New Leaders at Community Partnerships of Idaho

“This is not discussed”: Maternal Depression and Young Adult Mental Health

By Ruth Cosse and Nia West-Bey | | No Comments on “This is not discussed”: Maternal Depression and Young Adult Mental Health

“I know growing up like that this is not discussed if someone is like depressed or if they’re experiencing anxiety. Like no one knows what that is or how to like really address it or realize like this is going to be like ongoing process and a lot of times if like someone’s depressed they’re… Continue Reading “This is not discussed”: Maternal Depression and Young Adult Mental Health

Challenge Yourself

By Bibiana Nertney | February 20, 2018 | No Comments on Challenge Yourself

Have you ever experienced fear, doubt and anxiety? So have our Adventure Camp participants. These campers are individuals with an array of physical and mental disabilities, but they push through their fear, doubt, anxiety and physical limitations to challenge themselves and test their boundaries. Our campers have challenged themselves to make new friends, go on… Continue Reading Challenge Yourself

Let’s Go Camping

By Bibiana Nertney | | No Comments on Let’s Go Camping

“Don’t let your dreams, be dreams.” For a lot of individuals that we work with their dream is to be among friends without their provider or caretaker,  and to be able to do what they want, when they want. They want to be able to be free even if just for a few days, and… Continue Reading Let’s Go Camping

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