EQUITY e-newsletter: Summer 2005
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the Summer EQUITY:
HUD'S Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program: Saving for Economic
Independence
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Family Self-Sufficiency: A Key Asset-Building Opportunity for People with
Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&topic=fa
Jeff Lubell, FSS Partnerships, provides an overview of the HUD Family
Self-Sufficiency Program, which offers the chance for people with
disabilities to obtain employment services and access a unique savings
account to build assets and become economically self-sufficient.
SPECIAL SECTION:
WID'S Family Self-Sufficiency Fact Sheet
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&topic=ss
The World Institute on Disability's Access to Assets program has developed a
Question & Answer fact sheet on the Family Self-Sufficiency program,
specifically addressing issues most relevant for people with disabilities.
*New HUD Publication " Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities"-
July 25, 2005
http://www.huduser.org/publications/hsgspec/dds.html#2
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
Oakland Housing Authority's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Section 8 Homeownership and Family Self-Sufficiency
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&topic=pm
Meghan Riley illustrates both the opportunities and challenges the Oakland
Housing Authority faces in assisting people with disabilities participate in
Family Self-Sufficiency and the Section 8 Homeownership program.
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Visions of the Future: Scott Batchelar
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&topic=profile
Scott Batchelar wants to use his artistic talent as a photographer to help
change people's perceptions about people with disabilities. With the help of
the Housing Authority of Portland, OR and their Family Self-Sufficiency
program- GOALS- Scott is turning a passion into profit.
*In memoriam: EQUITY's first Profile participant- Lauri DeMayo passed away
unexpectedly on July 5, 2005. Lauri was quite active in the disability and
asset building communities. She presented at the 2004 IDA Learning
Conference as an accountholder.
Donations may be made to assist with funeral expenses:
Lauri Ann DeMayo Memorial Fund
P. O. Box 112, Enfield, NH 03748
Or tax deductible donations may be made in her name to:
Granite State Independent Living
21 Chenell Drive, Concord, NH 03301.
To view an on line memorial or for more information, go to www.phaneuf.net
You can also read the EQUITY article on Lauri's Story at:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200402&topic=profile
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Family Self-Sufficiency: Disability Service Providers and Housing
Authorities Collaborating to Build Assets for People with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&topic=tm
Jeff Lubell supplies a mutually beneficial proposal for disability
organizations providing employment services to form partnerships with public
housing authorities offering HUD's Family Self-Sufficiency programs.
EQUITY Responds: WID Answers Your Questions
I have a disability and want to own my own home. What programs are out there
to help?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200508&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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Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with
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Please contact:
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World Institute on Disability
Access to Assets Project Coordinator
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University of Iowa College of Law, in collaboration with Southern New
Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National
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EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation
and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
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