The weather is warming and new buds are blooming. In this issue of informDD, we’re getting families prepped for summer camps and introducing new initiatives that will improve support for both children and adults. Plus, we’re keeping you up to date with the latest and greatest Summit DD events!
More than ever before adults with developmental disabilities are living and participating in their communities with support from Summit DD. Supports can provide important services like transportation, home-care, or day programs, to name a few. Individuals who live in congregate settings, or in other words individuals with disabilities who share a residence as roommates in their community, have many of the same expenses as other citizens. However, many don’t earn as much as their typically developing peers. Sometimes income doesn’t cover all of the monthly costs for an individual with a disability and there is a need to help subsidize cost of living expenses, like groceries, through local funding.
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