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Current Initiatives

Name

Adult Care Home Transition to the Community

Contractor

Disability Rights, North Carolina

Purpose

This initiative will assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to transition from Adult Care Homes to homes of their own, with the appropriate services and supports. To read more, click here.

Contact

Elaine Whitford, [email protected]


Name

Advancing Strong Leaders

Contractor

University of Delaware

Purpose

Advancing Strong Leadership in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ASLiIDD) is a leadership development program for early career professionals in the intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) field in North Carolina. To read more, click here.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


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Advocacy Ambassador

Contractor

Mike Mayer, Monica Foster, Barton Cutter, Jonathan Ellis

Purpose

This group will work to obtain a current and accurate assessment of the state of self-advocacy in North Carolina and receive clear feedback from self-advocates about how the NCCDD can best support and advance the self-advocacy movement. Click here to read the final report from Nov 2014.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


Name

COVID-19 Registry of Unmet Needs Relief

Contractor

First In Families of North Carolina.

Purpose

The COVID-19 Registry of Unmet Needs Relief initiative is designed to provide certain types of relief for individuals on the Registry of Unmet Needs whose unmet needs were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Archive on 12-Oct-2022
To read more, click here

Contact

Debby Torres, [email protected]


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Cross-System Navigation in a Managed Care Environment

Contractor

 i2i Center for Integrative Health

Purpose

The goal of this initiative is to develop recommendations for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) about how individuals with I/DD and their families can best be supported to effectively navigate across various service systems (cross-system navigation) as DHHS moves toward implementation of Medicaid Transformation. Medicaid Transformation is NC's plan to transition the physical Medicaid program to managed care to improve overall service delivery and improve the integration of behavioral and I/DD healthcare and physical healthcare services. Archive on 12-Oct-2022
To read more, click here

Contact

Kelly Friedlander, MSW, MPA. [email protected]


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Everybody Works NC 

Contractor

 North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities

Purpose

EveryBody Works NC sees inclusive, competitive employment as the best means to assure independence and quality of life for everyone in North Carolina regardless of their disability, substance misuse disorder history or economic status. A “real meaningful job” provides dignity, financial security and new social opportunities to those who face barriers to employment including as at- risk teens, people who are striving for or in recovery for substance misuse and people with intellectual/developmental or physical disabilities.To read more, click here.

Contact

 


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Employment LookBook

Contractor

 

Purpose

Inclusive employment creates one workforce. It enhances the lives of people with and without disabilities and creates pathways to financial security, community living and self-determination - things we all work for.

Within the disability community, there is an untapped pool of talented individuals who are determined, driven and ready to work. It has been proven that people with disabilities achieve equal or better job performance ratings while staying in their jobs longer. To read more, click here.

Contact

 


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Emergency Preparedness

Contractor

NC Department of Public Safety

Purpose

This initiative implemented and maintained a program that is inclusive of persons with I/DD and that builds capacity for disaster preparation, emergency response, and related procedures and systems. To read more, click here.

Contact

Philip Woodward, [email protected]


 Name  Employer Virtual Forum
 Contractor  
 Purpose  
  • The unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 12.6 percent in 2020, increased by 5.3 percentage points from the previous year. Their jobless rate continued to be much higher than the rate for those without a disability.
  • Jobs are truly life-changing events for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A job can make a huge difference in their lives and dramatically improve their lifestyle and standard of living over their lifetime.
  • Misconceptions can stand as major barriers to job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To read more, click here
 Contact  Tamira White, [email protected]

Name

Expansion of Employment Opportunities for People with I/DD

Contractor

Employment Services Coordinator: Patricia K. Keul, [email protected]

Purpose

NCCDD engaged an Employment Services Coordinator to actively engage in opportunities to expand competitive, integrated employment and careers for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). To read more, click here.

Contact

Travis Williams, [email protected]


 Name

Families Support: Coming of Age   

Contractor

First In Families, NC

Purpose

Families Support will identify the barriers to accessing family support; develop recommendations for removing such barriers; and recommend systems change strategies that are cost-effective and consistent with the values that both families and self-advocates espouse. Click here to read the final report.

Contact

Debby Torres, [email protected]


Name

From Planning to Action: Integrated, Collaborative Care for People with I/DD

Contractor

The Arc of NC in partnership with Easter Seals/UCP and the Autism Society of North Carolina

Purpose

Primary care practices and providers have identified the need for access to colleagues with I/DD expertise to increase their competence and comfort in caring for children and adults with I/DD in their community.

The two demonstration pilots will evaluate individual and population health outcomes, consultation structure and effectiveness, funding implications, and the impact of consultation services on access to care. To read more, click here.

Contact

Philip Woodward, [email protected]


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Inclusive Advocacy Leadership Development (IALD)*  

Contractor

Brandon Matthews, [email protected] and Lauren Borchert, [email protected]

Purpose

* Though inactive, the IALD initiative was integral to the Council’s investment in the Leadership Development Training Initiative and the NC Empowerment Network, an emerging statewide self-advocacy organization. This effort focused on several important areas of advocacy and leadership development, including: Advocacy Organizing and Leadership Training and Delivery. To read more, click here

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


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Inroads to Employment

Contractor

National Disability Institute, Washington, D.C.

Purpose

This initiative aims to expand on, and create new paid apprenticeships for individuals with I/DD, leading to integrated, competitive employment and career opportunities. To read more, click here.

Contact

Travis E. Williams, [email protected]


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Learning & Earning After High School  

Contractor

Western Carolina University

Purpose

The Role of Transition Services in Raising Expectations and Attitudes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. To read more, click here.

Contact

Visit the Roads to Learning and Earning website at RTLE.org for more information.


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Medicaid Reform Stakeholder Engagement Group (SEG)  

Contractor

National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)

Purpose

The NC Stakeholder Engagement Group (NC SEG) is a cross-disability advocacy initiative focusing on shaping the long-term support and service systems through meaningful engagement and dialogue with policymakers. To read more, click here.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


Name

Medical Health Homes

Contractor

Easter Seals, UCP in partnership with The Arc of NC

Purpose

This initiative works with stakeholders across the State to identify the needs and concerns of people with (intellectual and developmental disabilities) I/DD and their families, and gaps in the current systems of care, in order to develop recommendations that promote person centered collaborative care in the right setting at the right time. To read more, click here.

Contact

Karen Luken, [email protected]


Name

NCABLE Project Prosperity

Contractor

National Disability Institute, Washington, D.C.

Purpose

To increase public awareness and expand outreach efforts through training and education about NCABLE and other savings options available to people living with disabilities and their families. This initiative supports NCCDD's Goal 1 of the current Five Year Plan: Increase financial security through asset development for individuals with I/DD. To read more, click here.

Contact

Travis E. Williams, [email protected]


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NC Alliance of Direct Support Professionals 

Contractor

Benchmarks

Purpose

This initiative established a local chapter of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) to advance the quality of the workforce that supports individuals with disabilities through increased competency, professionalism and a voice in decision-making. To read more, click here.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


 Name  NC Employment Collaborative
Contractor  
Purpose This Initiative is focused on providing technical assistance, coordination and other support for the efforts of the Unified State Plan Committee. Using a Collective Impact Model of systems change to increase the percentage of positive employment outcomes for individuals with I/DD and other disabilities as lead departments under the Unified State Plan coordinate their activities to achieve their respective goals as defined in North Carolina’s Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act Unified State Plan. To read more, click here.
Contact  Tamira White, [email protected]

Name

Partners in Policymaking

Contractor

Advocacy Institute, Inc.

Purpose

Partners in Policymaking is a nationally replicated, forward-thinking, cutting-edge leadership and disability advocacy training program for parents of school-aged children with developmental disabilities and adults with developmental disabilities. To read more, click here.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


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Project SEARCH

Contractor

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Purpose

Project SEARCH is a high school or young adult transition initiative which is a business-led, one-year, school-to-work program that combines classroom instruction, career exploration, and relevant job-skills training through strategically designed internships for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). To read more, click here.

Contact

Susie Rutkowski, [email protected]


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Reaching the Summit of Success

Contractor

University of Massachusetts

Purpose

This program will offer students with intellectual disabilities experiences and interactions with other students within the context of a typical college environment; integrated with access to the activities and services a college provides its students. Click here to read the Final Report from September 2015.

Contact

Cindy Thomas, [email protected]


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Rethinking Guardianship: A Person-Centered Approach

Contractor

DHHS Division of Aging and Adult Services

Purpose

This program funded training, consultation and technical assistance to support the development of policies and practices, relative to guardianship and alternatives to guardianship, that advance integration, productivity, independence, integration, inclusion and self-determination for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). Click here to read more.

Contact

Kate Walton, [email protected]


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Safety and Security: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Contractor

The Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.

Purpose

The goal of this initiative is to increase the capacity and knowledge of domestic violence and/or sexual assault service providers for the needs of victims who have intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). Click here to read more.

Contact

Emily Turner, RCC Supervisor, [email protected], 910-392-7185


 Name

Sibling Support  

Contractor

First in Families of NC

Purpose

Sibling Support addressed the various needs and barriers that siblings of a person with an intellectual or other developmental disability face. To read more, click here.

Contact

Melissa Swartz, [email protected]


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Supported Living: Making the Difference

Contractor

Vaya Health

Purpose

This initiative launched a learning community around the work of the supported living initiative. To read more, click here.

Contact

Philip Woodward, Systems Change Manager, [email protected]


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Upward to Financial Stability

Contractor

National Disability Institute, Washington, D.C.

Purpose

To provide education and training to spread financial awareness and conduct financial literacy training to individuals and families to raise expectations for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities to develop financial assets. As part of this initiative, a Financial Asset Development course was developed.  This curriculum can be found here (NCCDD_SPANISH_FINAL_0517.pdf and NCCDD_ENGLISH_FINAL_0517.pdf).  As a resource to the community, this initiative also resulted in a community resource guide. The purpose of this community resource guide was to assist low-to moderate income families, along with organizations dedicated to serving them. A link to this guide can be found here. In year three of this initiative, a cohort of Master Trainer’s was established to provide training to those interested in training others on the Upward to Financial Stability curriculum. To receive information on Master Trainers that are in your local area, please email the contact below. Lastly, a final report of this initiative can be found here. For more information, please click HERE 

Contact

Travis E. Williams, [email protected]

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This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001NCSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

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