Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona: Partners in Policymaking Training
FREE Leadership Training for self-advocates & parents of children with disabilities
Application Deadline: August 31, 2010
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona has announced that applications for the next Partners in Policymaking training program are now being accepted.
Partners in Policymaking is an innovative leadership training program that teaches people to be community leaders, and to affect systems and policy change at the local, state, and national levels. The program is designed to provide information, training, resources and skill building to individuals who have a disability and parents raising young or school-aged children with a disability so that they can become better advocates for themselves and/or their children.
Young adults (18-30 years of age) with developmental disabilities and parents of children with developmental disabilities from ages birth to adulthood are eligible to apply.
This is a free, six-session Leadership Training program that takes place in Tucson, Arizona, with each session being on the following Friday/Saturday schedule:
Session 1
October 22-23, 2010
Session 2
November 19-20, 2010
Session 3
January 21-22, 2011
Session 4
February 18-19, 2011
Session 5
March 11-12, 2011
Session 6
April 15-16, 2011
The APPLICATION DEADLINE is August 31, 2010. Notification of acceptance/decline will be made by September 20, 2010.
Information and an application you can fill out online and can be found at http://www.pilotparents.org/partners.htm.
Applications can also be obtained by request.
Call Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona, 1-520-324-3150, or Toll Free 1-877-365-7220.
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