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An Introduction to the Project

Managing the Art of Living is a project of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.  The project is aimed at helping people live the lives they want to live, with the support of family, friends, community and public resources.

The project offers self-advocates, families and friends the opportunity to create Microboards and Human Service Cooperatives, consumer-governed structures that bring resources, authority and responsibility directly into the hands of the people whose lives are most affected by the way support services are organized.

Community-Building and PATH training provide the underlying planning, community development and management skills that lie at the center of these emerging service forms.


 

Register now for

 

 

THE GATHERING

 

- our mid-project conference -

June 27 and 28, 2008

  • Learn about the progress that Illinois is making in creating Microboards and Cooperatives

  • Attend PATH renewal experiences with Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn

  • Hear from successful Microboards from Tennessee and Cooperatives from Arizona!

  • Enhance your practice in person centered planning

Grand Bear Resort 

at Starved Rock

The location is Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear resort www.grizzlyjacksresort.com 
Cabins that have 2 bedrooms and kitchens are available for $199.00 a night at our conference rate. There are also rooms at the Holiday Inn  Express at $109.00 plus tax, at 900 Holiday Street, Oblesby, IL 61348.  Holiday Inn phone is 815-883-3535.

Managing the Art of Living is a project supported and funded by

 the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities


  Register now for...

  PATH Facilitation Training

   September 24, 25, 26, 2008

  Urbana, Illinois

    Click here for more information and web registration

 


2008 Project Calendar

 

For information about any of the upcoming events listed below, please contact Wendy Partridge at (815) 262-0699 or Teri Steinberg at (847) 831-4540
               
  Date   Event   Location   Time
               
  May 14   Microboard and Cooperative Information Session   Rockford, IL   6-8 p.m.
  June 12   Microboard and Cooperative Information Session   McHenry Community College   6:30-8:30 p.m.
 
June 27-28
 
Managing the Art of Living State-Wide Project Gathering
 
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock
 
 
 
Sept. 18
 
Microboard and Cooperative Information Session
 
Easter Seals - Rockford, IL
 
6-8 p.m.
  Sept. 24-26   PATH Facilitation Training   Champaign, IL    
  Sept. 27   In-Depth Microboard and Cooperative Training   Champaign, IL    
  Nov. 5   Speak Up Speak Out Summit   Springfield, IL    
 


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