EQUITY e-newsletter: September 2004
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the September EQUITY:
The Future Looks Bright: Youth with Disabilities Planning Their Own Destiny
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE
Investing in the Future: The Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship, and
Downpayment (SEED) Initiative
René Bryce-LaPorte, CFED, provides an overview of the youth initiative-SEED-
that encourages youth to learn fiscal responsibility and plan for the future
from an early age. He also addresses the issues that youth with disabilities
face in their efforts to break the cycle of poverty.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=fa
SPECIAL SECTION: Life Beyond College
Welcome to the ‘Real World’
Gina Semenza, a bright, well-educated, motivated woman with a disability
should have no problem finding a job. Wanting to work is not the problem;
life with a disability is often complicated by ‘work disincentives’.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=ss
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
Youth Innovation: Communities United Credit Union- Wichita, KS
Vonie Adams, CUCU, describes how their credit union is striving to become
one of the most inclusive programs in the mid-west. Their newly established
teen board offers insight into the unique challenges that young adults
encounter when trying to prepare for their futures with a good financial
foundation.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=pm
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Setting Savings Goals: More Than Just Another Math Class- Joanna Huffaker
Joanna Huffaker is a typical teenage girl- except that she was born with
cognitive delays and is exceptionally good at saving money. Thanks to her
mother’s influence and the Youth$ave program in Portland, Oregon, Joanna is
proving that all kids can learn the valuable lesson of saving money and
setting goals for their future.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=profile
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Saving for an Education: 529 College Savings Plans
Not just for the wealthy, these savings devices can help people with low
incomes save for college too.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=tm
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions.
Special Needs Trusts
I’ve heard of trust funds that can help people with disabilities retain
assets and stay on public benefits. Can you give me more information?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200409&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
The World Institute on Disability presents the 6th Annual Ever Widening
Circle, an evening of entertainment by professional performers with
disabilities. The event will be held on September 29, 2004 at the Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Tickets will be on sale July 1
at the Yerba Buena Center box office: (415) 987-2787. Call (510) 251-4361
for event sponsorship information.
http://www.wid.org/performance/
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people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical
assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve
the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In
addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with
disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related
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