TACONIC RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENCE, INC.On Thursday, June 29th from 11 am-3 pm, we celebrated disability pride and culture at our 2nd annual TRI Inclusion Festival! Our event featured an array of accessible, engaging, and fun activities on the beautiful grounds of the Home of FDR Historic Site, located at 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY.
New York State is embarking on a transition to an inclusive, clean energy-powered economy. All residents, businesses, and communities across the state will have access to new opportunities to benefit from this transition including clean energy careers, home improvements, and even rebates for businesses and personal transportation. But there’s a lot of information out there, and people may not know where to start.
To help New Yorkers access and navigate these opportunities, NYSERDA created the Regional Clean Energy Hubs. Clean Energy Hubs connect people to the clean energy economy. Each economic region in the state has a Hub of its own. You can find yours here: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Regional-Clean-Energy-Hubs/Find-Your-Clean-Energy-Hub-Today
One role of the Hubs is to facilitate an effective clean energy workforce pipeline, which empowers job seekers, improves diversity and inclusion in the field, supports local businesses, and enables New York State to physically build the infrastructure needed to reach its clean energy goals.
As experts in empowering and accommodating people with disabilities, it’s important for your local Hub to hear from you! An improved clean energy workforce must prioritize people who have historically been shut out of such careers. It is known that unemployment and underemployment are significantly worse for people with disabilities than people without. New York will create an estimated 200,000+ jobs through the clean energy transition, which makes this an excellent opportunity to build the necessary knowledge and accommodations into training and hiring from the outset.
If you are located in the Mid-Hudson Valley, you may reach out to Cal Trumann (cal@nyforcleanpower.org) to begin discussing involvement in the regional Clean Energy Hub’s workforce development efforts. Elsewhere in the state, please consult the NYSERDA website to find your Hub representative.
Closed Friday, November 11th 2022. Returning Monday, November 14th.
Please join our Special Education Advocates, Karen Lynch and Jennifer O’Neill on February 23rd, 2021 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am, for a workshop and an open discussion (virtual/Zoom) on preparing parents/caregivers and/or students for their Annual Review meeting.
Topics that will be discussed include the following:
• An overview of ways to review a current Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Accommodation Plan, school documents (evaluations, assessments, other plans, or data- including progress reports and work product);
• Methods and strategies to facilitate discussions
to help determine an appropriate education that meets your child’s needs;
• Tips and Techniques to become an effective
self-advocate;
• Approaches to help ensure a child stays in school, accesses the curriculum/services and reaches educational goals;
• Finding where and how to access information
on other community resources and services.
Register in advance by clicking this link:
Helping Families Prepare for your Child’s Annual Review Meeting
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the workshop, which will include the Zoom link.
For additional information regarding advocacy and our services, please feel free to contact either Karen Lynch at k.lynch@taconicresources.org at 845-249-8293 or Jennifer O’Neill at j.oneill@taconicresources.org at 845-214-7893.
You may also complete and return our intake form by Clicking Here and our advocates will contact you to schedule a remote intake.
If you require a Sign Language Interpreter to participate in this meeting, please contact Karen Lynch by Friday, February 19th k.lynch@taconicresources.org or 845-249-8293
Funding for this program is provided by OPWDD Family Support Program, ACCES-VR and Dutchess County Agency Partner Grant. As a result of these generous grants, this service is free to the families and individuals that we serve.
Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes? Ready to make a change? If you have prediabetes (your sugar is high) or believe you are at risk for diabetes you may be eligible for this free online program most Mondays, from 5 pm – 6 pm. As part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, we work with a CDC curriculum and a trained Lifestyle Coach. Lifestyle coaches help participants reach the following goals:
Let’s do this online! Use your computer, tablet, or phone with internet access. Receive education, support, and tools for one year!
To register or for more information Click Here before February 22!
Contact: Lonna Kelly
(845) 228.7457 ext. 1110
Email LKelly@putnamils.org
