FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2009
Contact: PACER Center
(952) 838-9000, (800) 53-PACER
PACER Center workshop focuses on transition planning for youth with disabilities
PACER Center is offering “Community Transition Partners Meeting,” a free workshop for parents of transition-age youth with disabilities. It is on Monday, May 4, 2009, from 1 to 4 p.m., at Nobles County Government Center, 315 10th St., Worthington, Minn. Advance registration is requested.
Parents are invited to come meet professionals who serve transition-age youth; hear about current transition initiatives; and gather transition-planning resources.
Participants will learn about:
- Local youth-serving agencies and how to find them through C3online.org, a searchable database created by PACER Center’s Project C3 (Connecting Youth to Communities and Careers)
- Strategies from the Minnesota Department of Education on secondary transition planning and efforts to track and measure student outcomes
- Opportunities for employment assistance provided by Minnesota’s Vocational Rehabilitation program
- Local resources
To register, call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190 (TTY). In Greater Minnesota, call 800-537-2237 (toll free) or visit PACER.org.
PACER Center is a parent center for families of children and young adults with any disability. PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities.
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