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What’s Happening
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Backpacks for Brilliance provides backpacks and school supplies to children with special needs. Cash or in-kind donations are needed for this program. For more information, call Pam Burkes at 701-739-4229 or view the donation list. Click here to learn about the history behind Backpacks for Brilliance.
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SABE (Self Advocates Becoming Empowered) is seeking proposals for their upcoming conference in Indianapolis. For more information, visit their website.
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A new Medicaid program for families of children with disabilities takes effect on
April 1, 2008. To learn more about this program, read the news release from Family Voices of North Dakota.
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Ali’s Boundless Playground in Sertoma Park! Learn about this project and make a donation online. Click here to see who’s donated so far!
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Karen Gaffney will be the keynote speaker at the Pathfinder Spring Conference, scheduled for May 2 & 3 in Minot, ND. Pathfinder has limited free registration and lodging stipends for parents. For more information, visit the Pathfinder website or call 1-800-245-5840.
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MICROSOFT DigiGirlz SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUNG WOMEN, GRADES 9 - 12 Microsoft DigiGirlz Summer Camps were developed to provide girls with a better understanding of what a career in technology is all about. The camp is free of charge to participants..Camps will be held this year in the following eight locations: Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Fargo, ND; Irvine, CA; Las Colinas, TX; Redmond, WA (corporate)' Stony Brook, NY; and Washington, DC. Application due dates vary by site. For more information visit their website.
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Legislative Issues
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Take a moment to download and read the May 5, 2008 issue of the Capitol Insider.
It is a great source for your weekly news and information on disability public policy related to mental retardation, cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
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Click here for an update on the Kennedy-Brownback Bill and read the most recent version of the bill.
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The Arc, Upper Valley
2500 DeMers Avenue PO Box 12420
Grand Forks ND 58208
(701) 772-6191 Phone
(701) 772-2195 Fax
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Assistance
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The Arc, Upper Valley has partnered with LensCrafters to act as a referring agency for their Gift of Sight Program in our service area (Grand Forks County and surrounding area). If you are living on limited funds or have no health insurance, you may qualify for free eyeglasses through this program. Download the application to review guidelines.
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Prescription Connection for North Dakota is a program of the North Dakota Insurance Department that connects children and families with free and discounted prescription drugs. For mroe information or to sign up for the program call 1-888-575-6611 or visit their website.
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Third Street Clinic is a non-profit organization that provides health care, emergency dental care, vision care and limited prescription medication assistance for persons who have no health insurance, who cannot access treatment through other agencies and do not have the resources to purchase their own medical or dental care. Third Street Clinic has been meeting the needs of the medically underserved who are low income or even homeless in the Grand Forks area for 16 years. For more infomation visit their website.
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The Donated Dental Services program provided oral health care to 116 of North Dakota’s most vulnerable individuals during fiscal year 2006. The donated Dental Services Program is a partnership between the North Dakota Department of Health’s Oral Health Program, the North Dakota Dental Association, and the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped. Individuals who need care can contact the Donated Dental Services Program coordinator at 866-572-9390 (toll-free). For more information about the Donated Dental Services Program, contact Kimberlie Yineman, North Dakota Department of Health, at 701-328-4930 or visit their website.
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Publications
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North Dakota’s SHIC TALK (Senior Health Insurance Counseling) newsletter for April 2008.
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Read the May issue of RX Connector (a publication of the North Dakota Insurance Department.
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