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Welcome to the Family Resources Hub

Click on the tabs to the left to find specific resources, and scroll below for upcoming events that may be of interest. If you would like to share a favorite resource with other Overbrook  School for the Blind families, please email Rhonda Davis at rhonda.davis@obs.org. We welcome your suggestions! 


Check here frequently for upcoming events:


Parent Cafe, January 21st, 3:00 pm

Featuring Dr. Jeff Gerber on the topic of Covid-19 Vaccines for Children with Disabilities.

Do you have questions about Covid-19 vaccines for children with disabilities? Please join us for a special session of Parent Cafe on Thursday, January 21, at 3pm where we will discuss this topic with Dr. Jeff Gerber, Associate Chief Clinical Research Officer at CHOP's Division of Infectious Diseases.  Dr. Gerber is leading a group doing vaccine trials in children, so will be a wonderful source of information for parents.  OSB staff is invited to attend too, in order to better support our families. Look for Zoom information headed to your email inbox.  


The PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning presents: Virtual Vitality Cafes
 

Join virtually with families of children receiving Early Intervention and/or Family Support Services for conversations focusing on selfcare, health and wellness.

Who: If you are a family member of a child currently receiving Early Intervention and/or Family Support services in Pennsylvania, we invite you to join in these conversations with other family members.

What: Virtual Vitality Cafes (through zoom)

When: 12:30-2:30 pm  on Jan. 27, 2021,   Feb. 24, 2021,   and  March 24, 2021

Pre-Registration is required for each café. Register Here

Feel free to join one, two or all three!!

Any accommodations (language or ADA) must be requested at least two weeks in advance of each cafe, during the registration process. To support participation, family members of children enrolled in Early Intervention Services or Family Support Services, a stipend of $40.00 will be offered for your participation. A child care reimbursement will be offered if needed to participate in the Cafes. Information on how to access the stipend/reimbursement will be provided after registration and necessary forms to be submitted for the stipend will be provided at the end of each Café. Support for families of children who are deaf/heard of hearing is provided from Pennsylvania Department of Health. For other families of children receiving EI services that do not have a diagnosis hearing loss and children receiving Family Support Services, support is provided by The Office of Child Development and Early Learning. This will require ALL participants to pre-register and indicate what program(s) your child is receiving services and whether or not your child has a diagnosis of hearing loss.


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Free Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking 2021


C2P2 is a FREE 9-weekend interactive leadership development training and networking series to educate, inform and develop leadership skills of Pennsylvanians who are family members of children or young adults living with an intellectual disability and/or on the autism spectrum. 

2021 Session Dates and Details

January 29 and 30

February 26 and 27

March 19 and 20

April 23 and 24

May 14 and 15

June 4 and 5

June 25 and 26

August 27 and 28

September 17 and 18

Sessions will be held virtually*, using Zoom.
*(In-person option MAY become available in the summer of 2021 and would be held in Harrisburg, PA)

Applicants MUST commit to attending both sessions, all nine weekends: 
Fridays: 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Applications must be completed and submitted by January 8, 2021. All applicants will be notified if they were accepted, during the week of January 11, 2021 via email.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE DETAILS
Click Here

For further information, email IOD@temple.edu

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