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The Community Development Society provides leadership to professionals and citizens across the spectrum of community development. Members have multiple opportunities to learn what's new in the profession, to exchange ideas, to obtain the most current research and reference information available and to share professional expertise. They offer a annual conference, publications, and listservs. The current issue of CD Practice focuses on Strategic Partnering: Partnering For Change.

This guidebook/workbook is designed to help caregivers work with their families to share information, get organized and plan for the future. The packet includes lots of important information to help families become, and stay, organized and informed, keeping much-needed information available for quick, organized access. Much of the information is about healthcare and medical records as well as other important numbers for bank accounts, real estate holdings, property titles, and service providers.

The ARC of Tennessee developed this Personal Assistance Supports and Services Guide to provide people with disabilities the information & tools needed to hire and manage a Personal Assistant. Consumers first complete the self-assessment tool to determining needs. This entry also includes the user's guide and evaluation feedback form.

Tip sheet to be shared with consumer task force or advisory board members regarding how they can be effective at the meeting and in the between times.

These two papers outline ways governors can support caregivers who assist people who need in-home services. State Support, lists strategies to help both kinds of caregivers as they restructure their LTC systems. A Lifetime of Health & Dignity recommends that officials inform home care workers about their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit, assist in the development of employer health insurance purchasing pools, & connect low-wage workers to support systems.

Draft version of paper created by the grantees of SAMHSA/RWJ Evidence-based Preactices Project. This paper answers questions about supported employment for persons in recovery from a mental illness. This version is directed to program leaders as an audience.

The Inventory of Community Services & Supports was designed by the Texas Nursing Home Transition project as a comprehensive profile of the requirements of an individual seeking to relocate from a nursing facility to a community residence. It was intended to be a working document, developed over time as decisions are made about the services and supports for an individual.

This guide for consumers and their families covers the how to's of hiring a personal assistant. A presentation, workbook and other files are used to guide people through the process.

Teleconference introducing Tennessee's Web-Based Housing Registry for People with Mental Illness with Deborah Wolkhamer and Support Staff.

The Aging and Disability Resource Center Grant Program, was developed to assist states in their efforts to create a single, coordinated system of information and access for all persons seeking long term support. This toolbox has been developed for ADRC grantees to: 1) List and succinctly explain the AoA-CMS requirements per each topic, and 2) provide materials that will support the design, development and operation of resource centers.