EQUITY e-newsletter: November 2005
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the November EQUITY:
Honoring Disabled Veterans through Economic Empowerment
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Disabled, but Not Forgotten: Programs to Assist Veterans with Disabilities
Build Assets
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=fa
Blake Ortner, Paralyzed Veterans of America, provides an overview of a
variety of programs assisting disabled veterans buy homes, start businesses,
obtain employment, and lead economically independent lives.
1ST Annual REACH Awards Dinner! Saturday, November 12, 2005,
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=reach
Communities United Credit Union- Wichita, KS
Kathy Martinez, World Institute on Disability Executive Director will serve
as the keynote speaker for a special evening honoring the accomplishments of
local heroes with disabilities.
Become a sponsor today! Contact Angie Franklin at (316) 684-1500.
CFED IDA Program Survey- Still time to be included!
http://www.cfed.org/
The survey is open to all organizations currently running IDA programs.
Please do not complete the survey if you operate an umbrella organization or
if you are an IDA saver.
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
Paralyzed Veterans of America- Supporting Disabled Veterans and All People
with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=pm
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is a veterans service organization
supplying a multi-layered approach of advocacy, research, transition
assistance and more- all designed to enhance the lives of disabled veterans.
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Heart and Soul: Jeffrey Campbell
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=profile
A soul food restaurant in Iowa; a successful entrepreneur on dialysis; an
African-American veteran denied access to a loan fund for minorities?
Despite all the unlikely circumstances, Jeffrey made Soul City Café a
beloved neighborhood institution.
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Disabled Businesspersons Association Receives Veterans Business Resource
Center (VBRC) Contract
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=tm
As the newest VBRC, this organization is uniquely suited to helping veterans
with disabilities start businesses of their own.
EQUITY Responds: WID Answers Your Questions
Are there resources available to help disabled service members and veterans
buy vehicles and adaptive equipment?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200511&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES: Informative websites of interest to both
communities http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource#current
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center
dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of
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 issues.
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questions about asset building strategies or serving people with
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