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The
Resource Center for Disability Advocates
The Resource Center for Disability Advocates offers free
overview workshops or specific advocacy trainings pertinent
to your needs. Consultants are available to train individual
community groups and organizations who are interested in
taking action and making a difference. Specific advocacy
trainings are provided in the following areas:
- Strategic and
Long Range Planning
- Establishing
a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization
- Coalition
Building and Organizing for Change
- Fund Raising
and Grant Writing 101
- Effective
Organizational Management
- How to Work
with the Media
- How to Become
Your Own Best Advocate
- Legislative
and State Budget Process
Become
a Leader in Disability Advocacy
Are you a leader of an organization wanting to promote
independent living, a person with a disability, a family
member of someone with a disability, or an individual
wanting to make a difference for people with
disabilities?
Whether you want
to change the world, your community, or take greater control
of your own life, The Resource Center for Disability
Advocates has the information and training you need to take
action -- and it's free.
Obtain
Assistance Through the Resource Center
Through a grant from the PA Developmental Disabilities
Council, we provide training, technical assistance and
consulting to individual community groups and organizations
in order to help them achieve their missions. Our expert
guidance is designed to support all levels of advocates from
organizations that have been serving people with
disabilities for many years to individuals that want to make
a difference but aren't sure how to get started.
Educate
Yourself Through Overview Workshops
Whether you're trying to get started or want to learn how to
make your voice be heard, The Resource Center for Disability
Advocates conducts overview workshops across the state of
Pennsylvania that will educate you in the basic areas of
advocacy. A top expert in the field of advocacy will provide
you with the training and materials you need to start making
a difference for those with disabilities.
Scheduled
overview workshops may cover four basic areas of
advocacy:
- Putting an
Action Plan Together
- Getting &
Keeping Your Group Organized
- Networking --
Getting a Louder Voice
- Deciding
Which Advocacy Actions to Take
Take the first
step and contact The Resource Center for Disability
Advocates to learn about any upcoming free overview
workshops or to request a free training specific to your
needs. Help make a difference in your life and
others.
The
Resource Center for Disability Advocates
Provided by Independent Living Consultant
Services
207 House Avenue, Suite 107, Camp Hill, PA
17011-2308
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Local
(717) 731-1900
(717) 737-1335 (TTY)
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Toll
Free
(800) 323-6060
(800) 829-7404 (TTY)
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This program
is funded in part through the Pennsylvania Developmental
Disabilities Council.
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