February 5, 2023
The Boost News
The Community Support Network at Westchester Institute for Human Development has an excellent program, Hear Our Voices, aimed at empowering, educating and developing social connections for self-advocates. Its educational programming explores relevant topics for advocacy, and in doing so teaches those with I/DD how to become leaders and make the changes they need.
The group meets monthly, and its next Zoom promises to be a special event. The speaker is Kate Meltzer, director of operations and a case manager at Future Centered Care, a concierge social work company supporting adults with I/DD.
Date: Feb. 22, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Link to register.
The president of Hear Our Voices, Brendan Klein, is straight-out awesome. Coordinator of Self Advocacy & Community Engagement at WIHD, he engages and empowers his peers in integrated community service projects and inclusive social opportunities. He also uses his social media/tech/video skills and personal outreach to help connect young people with disabilities to each other in ways that are innovative and unique to the special needs community.
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