People Inc. (fiscal agent for consortium)

Capacity Building for the Behavioral and Mental Health Consortium

“A group of nine leaders from the fields of IDD and health have come together to form a consortium in search of a solution to the dearth of services available to youth with severe behavioral disorders and IDD in crisis. This grant will support the expenses of the consortium’s facilitator, travel costs and overhead expenses”

CATEGORY: Programs & Services
LOCATION: Williamsville, NY
AMOUNT: $119,083 over One Year
YEAR AWARDED: 2018
WEBSITE: www.people-inc.org


Empowering Parents to Advocate for Inclusion

Massachusetts Advocates for Children is working to remove the barriers that exist in education to create equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn, grow, and thrive. The organization focuses its advocacy efforts on children and youth who face significant barriers, inequities, and/or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity, culture, or immigration … Continued