Thank you to our wonderful staff, board members, vendors and contracted companies for all your efforts and donations. Our Turkey Drive was a Success! We were able to provide for 105 of our neediest families! Thank you for the Donations and Thank you for all your Hard Work!
The Philadelphia Intellectual disAbility Services Public Awareness Committee (PAC) has honored some of our employees at the 18th Annual Points of Transformation Awards last Friday!
Congratulations to our Partnership winners and those who received honorable mention for the Points of Transformation awards:
Debra Ferrill—Service Coordination winner
Jennifer Zulli-Ferrill and Tianna Jennings—Supports Coordination team winner
Evelyn Burgos—Honorable mention
Kaitlin McMorrow—Honorable mention
Joyce Moss—Honorable mention
Thanks to all of our employees for their excellent work and dedication to our consumers!
Beat the Heat, Links for the Facts & Safety Tips!
American Red Cross Heat Safety Tips
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Heat Safety Tips
Helpful Phone Numbers:
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia Senior Center: 215-546-5879
PCA Heatline: 215-765-9040
Pennsylvania Health Department: 1-877-PA-HEALTH
Bucks County Area Agency On Aging: 215-348-0510
Chester County Department Of Aging Services: 610-344-4141
Delaware County Heat Emergency Hotline: 610-490-1220
Lancaster County Department Of Aging: 717-299-7979
Montgomery County Aging And Adult Services: 610-278-3601
Northampton County Area Department Of Aging: 610-559-3245
Congratulations to Paulina who was awarded the Service Excellence award at the MAX conference on Wednesday, March 28, 2018!
“Paulina’s work ethic and dedication to supporting individuals empowers her staff, co-workers and families to be the best they can be. “
Great Resources if you can attend!
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This is four-part series about kids with disabilities who age into adulthood and well beyond and what life is like for the parents who care for them.
Vision for Equality has worked closely with reporter, Ronnie Polaneczky on this important expose. This sadly is the story of many of the thousands of voiceless families and their love ones with an intellectual disability or autism in Pennsylvania who wait often alone and with so little help.
This series is appearing in the Inquirer and Ronnie Polaneczky would love to collect additional stories. It is important that needs are brought to light.
Here are the links for the Four Part Series:
Falling off the Cliff Part 1: Crisis of the Disabled
Falling off the Cliff Part 2: Finding Good Help
Falling of the Cliff Part 3: Find Work
Falling off the Cliff Part 4: Life After Death
On Monday, many of our employees, board members, vendors and contracted companies have donated money, gift cards, and food. Many of them offered to pick up the turkeys and packed and delivered food baskets to make the holiday a little brighter for some of the neediest families that we support. This year we were able to support 108 families so that they could have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. This is the highest number ever that we have supported at Thanksgiving. Thank you to all the staff and board members who donated food or money, purchased food, or packed and delivered the boxes. There are too many to mention individually. Our employees are truly wonderful to work with. Through the excellent supports and service coordination work that they do all year. Thank you employees for your work everyday in finding ways to support our individuals in living a fulfilling life in the community!
The Points of Transformation Awards ceremony was held in September. The ceremony was very nice and recognized several of our staff. This is a celebration of Direct Service Professionals and Supports Coordinators who exemplify the IDS motto: “It’s all about Community!”
Congratulations to Dana Bowser, an ID Supports Coordination Supervisor, who received the Kathy Sykes “It’s all about Community Award of Excellence.”
Congratulations also to Katherine Cordoba, Maryann Fricano, and Kathaleen Sheehan, Supports Coordinators, who received Honorable Mention Points of Transformation awards. We are very proud of their work that was acknowledged by nominations to Partnership for this award.
Congratulations to all of you!!
Here is a resource. It’s a pilot program trying to help individuals get PA IDs, if you are eligible, the fee could possibly be waived, Below is information with the website link that explains this program. Just click the Link Below