Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge (FHFGBR)

This month, we will be highlighting family resources for Hurricane Season: Social Narrative, Communication Board and Choice Boards. Hurricanes can be challenging for everyone. What’s a strategy that you have used during Hurricane Season that was helpful for your students or families? Link in bio to download these resources!

Couples say they can't get married because of this government program's outdated rules Social Security's SSI program for people with disabilities requires couples to have no more than $3,000 in assets

The U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will host "Smart Beginnings," - a three-day virtual mini-conference on August 27-29 from 2:00 - 3:30pm ET each day. There will be presentations by OSEP leaders and subject matter experts. The sessions are designed to help families, providers, and leaders better support and promote developmental outcomes and educational excellence for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families.

Sessions will include a live question and answer session with presenters.

Don't miss this opportunity! Click here to get more details and register: https://osepideasthatwork.org/federal-resources-stakeholders/topical-issues/smart-beginnings-2024

⚜️Action Alert #21⚜️

BESE will meet Tuesday, August 20th to discuss multiple issues affecting students with disabilities

Click for more info 👇👇https://laddc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LaCAN-AA21-BESE-Considers-Two-Impt-Issues-8.13.24.pdf

Parents — as you're getting your kids ready to go back to school, don't forget to go over these bus stop safety reminders. 🚌🛑

More tips: NHTSA.gov/SchoolBus

It's OK to take a break when you need it. This prioritize self-care & take time to recharge.

Your mental health is important & seeking support when you need it is vital. samhsa.gov/find-help

IEPs vs. Service Plans: Everything You Need to Know Spread the loveAre you considering sending your child with special needs to a private school? Many differences exist when it comes to sending your special needs child to private schools. While public schools are required to offer special needs education, private schools aren’t. Public schools prov...

Clean out your freezer and support your community! This Sunday, from 1-4 PM locations in the Greater Baton Rouge area will accept frozen goods to donate to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Any properly packaged, labeled, and dated game, fish, or other protein are accepted.

Thank you to Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana for your partnership and for making this event possible!

If you attended the Luau and are missing these headphones, please give us a call to arrange to pick them up from the office.

TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!
IT'S LUAU TIME!!!!!
JOIN US 6PM-9PM
BREC's Liberty Lagoon

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Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge is seeking Board Members. Find out more information and apply today! https://conta.cc/3Yw6bRn

View 👀our Webinar on to learn about services offered by many providers, locations and contact information for children, teens, and adults👉

Mental Health Community Resources This training provides information on the services offered by many Louisiana mental health providers, locations and contact information for children, teens, ...

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🔔 We are excited to share our latest research summary: "Parent and Student Participation in IEP Meetings: Transition-Aged Students Still Overlooked." This summary explores how parents and transition-age youth engage in Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and offers practical tips to enhance their involvement.

The Research Summary:
☑️ Examines the involvement of parents and students in IEP meetings.
☑️ Identifies predictors of successful IEP meetings.
☑️ Provides practical strategies for educators to improve participation.

Discover the full summary and gain valuable insights into fostering better participation in IEP meetings for transition-aged students. Check out the Research Summary now:
https://centerontransition.org/resources/publications/download.cfm?id=1227

Don't miss out on Iberville Elementary's Back to School Open House where you can get great information and FREE school supplies, resources, health screenings, and much more!

Starting on Friday, August 9, 2024, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, in partnership with the Iberville Parish Council and the Office of Social Services will initiate the distribution of USDA Donated Food Commodities to families in need in Bayou Sorrel and Bayou Pigeon.

Commodities will be given ONLY to those clients that qualify based on the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and USDA guidelines. Qualification is based on income. You will be registered when you come to pick up the commodities.

Rules for acceptance and participation in the program are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, age, s*x, or disability. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Office of Social Services at (225) 687-5243.

Work Incentives Planning Assistance (WIPA) Program🌐
TOMORROW, August 22, 2024⏰10:00 am – 11:00 am
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/WIPAAug22
Presenter: Kay Wallace, Lighthouse Louisiana
Kay Wallace from Lighthouse Louisiana will join us to explain the WIPA Program and how it can help youth with disabilities plan for future employment and not lose their government benefits.

Mark your calendar now! 🦒🦧🦓🦩

In this episode, we interview Katie Haynes from Youngsville, North Carolina. She is the first person to compete in the Miss United States Agriculture pageant in a wheelchair and we talk about her pageant experience in many competitions. She has Gastroparesis and a rare form of dysautonomia called AAG, Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy.

https://thisabilitypodcast.buzzsprout.com

She formed her own non-profit organization called Smiling While Sending Hope and it's mission is to make an impact on others' lives and bring smiles to people's faces, to spread awareness of many chronic illnesses and special needs by supplying them with care package while in the children's hospitals in North Carolina.

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Lunch + Learns are back again for the 24-25 school year! Join us once a month for a free webinar about evidence-based practices! We're kicking off this year with a training on visual supports!

Our Lunch + Learns are great for educators and families!

We can't wait to see you there!

THIS SATURDAY 🎳

Register Here: dsagbr.org/event/bowling

📣We're Hiring! Parents & Caregivers of Children/Adults with Exceptionalities are strongly encouraged to apply! Learn more here 👉 https://conta.cc/3WMWCMA

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