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Housing Project
The goal of PACER's Housing Project is to develop information and resources to help parents of children and young adults with disabilities understand their options for independent living and housing. This project helps parents understand why it is important to consider housing options during their son/daughter's high school and transition age years, what supports and services exist, and what information and referral resources are available to meet their needs.
Housing Project Services:
- Individual assistance through information and resource referral
- Workshops on housing options, services and supports
- Housing guidebook including national and state housing resources to individuals with disabilities and their parents
Housing Project Workshops:
- Housing: Where Will Our children Live When They Grow Up?
- Housing: Funding Services and Supports for Our Children
- Parent or Consumer-Owned Housing
- Unlocking the Door to Group Residential Housing
- Housing: First Steps Toward Independent Living
- Housing and Services: Putting the Pieces Together
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Housing: First Steps Toward Independent Living
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:00pm-9:30pm
Come hear about the person-centered planning process and start to create your son/daughter’s housing plan
This workshop provides an opportunity for families to think about the steps needed to help their son or daughter with a disability prepare to move out of the family home.
You will learn about:
- Independent living skills
- Person-centered planning process and your housing plan
- Support networks
- Parents’ real-life journeys through the housing process.
Guest speaker: Matt Ziegler, project coordinator Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota
Other related workshops recommended
Getting the Help You Need - see flyer
This workshop offers families information on state and county services that can help with issues as diverse as coverage for copays, personal care attendants, grants for adapted recreational equipment, waivers that may provide pay to parents so they can spend more time caring for their children The workshop will cover public programs such as medical assistance, TEFRA, home- and community-based waivers, consumer-directed community supports, county services, and county grants. Presenters include Bud Rosenfield of the Minnesota Disability Law Center and Jerry Mellum of Hennepin County.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
6:30pm-8:30pm (Anoka)
Register for this workshop
Getting and Keeping the First Job - see flyer
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 6:30pm-8:30pm (St. Francis)
- register
Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Services: An Overview -
see flyer
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 6:30pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
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register
Social Security and Transition Age Youth - see flyer
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 6:30pm-9:00pm (Pine City) -
register
Who Pays? Taking the Maze Out of Funding -
see flyer
Thursday, November 06, 2008, 6:30pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
- register
Mental Health and Transition -
see flyer
Monday, November 10, 2008 6:00pm-10:00pm (St. Paul)
- register
PACER's site offers many PDF files for download, which require 
