You don’t need a lot of money to be entertained in Missoula. As a native Missoulian, I want to point you in the right direction. Although boredom can creep up on everyone, there are things you can do to get out of the house to stay active and entertained. Independent Living is more than living [...]
This summer Summit facilitated three independent living skills training classes: a Self- Awareness & Assertiveness class, a Working Well with a Disability class and a Disability Awareness and Attitudes class. The Self-Awareness and Working Well workshops both had six participants who set summer goals, and were led by Darren Larson and Jude Monson. The Disability [...]
Tiffany Beehler was hired as Summit’s new SDPAS Assistant in April. Tiffany is a single mom with two awesome kids and she enjoys traveling. As an SDPAS Assistant, she helps with the Self-Direct program by filing paperwork, helping with payroll and keeping both the employee and consumer databases updated.
Justyn Field was hired as Summit’s new Communications/Media Relations Specialist in April. A recent graduate of the University of Montana, Field earned his degree in journalism. He had previously been a Summit volunteer in the Missoula office and was the Public Relations Intern last summer. Field is now helping work on the Summit newsletter, Facebook [...]
January 20th was an exciting day to be at the Capitol! The Statewide Independent Living Council and Montana’s four Centers for Independent Living (Summit, NCILS, MILP, and LIFFT) sponsored this year’s Legislative Day event during the 2011 Legislative Session, which was held in the Capitol Rotunda. Approximately 100 people participated in Legislative Day this year, [...]
Montana’s Independent Living Centers, along with AARP Montana, Disability Rights Montana, Montana Association of Community Disability Services, Mental Health America of Montana, the Area Agencies on Aging, the Community Mental Health Centers, and consumers from all across Montana rallied in the Capitol Rotunda in Helena on Thursday, March 10th to send a message to legislators [...]
On April 1, 2011, disability advocates joined approximately 1,500-2,000 Montana citizens from all across the state in front of the Capitol in Helena for the No Fooling with Our Future rally. MEA-MFT organized the rally along with the Partnership for Montana's Future. Concerned about the legislature’s deep cuts to education, human services, children’s health programs, [...]
The 2011 Legislature is still going full steam ahead but we wanted to take this opportunity to provide this update of the legislation the Montana Centers for Independent Living has been working on this session. For more complete details about each of the bills we have been following, which are listed below, please go to [...]
Over the next eight months, Summit will be conducting an education campaign about the Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities program. Justyn Field, Summit’s new communications & media specialist, will be spearheading this effort. So, if you are asking yourself “How does this darn thing work?” or “How does the Medicaid for workers with Disabilities program [...]
This winter Summit facilitated three classes in our conference room. Living Well with a Disability led by Andrea Dahl and Darren Larson, Working Well with a Disability led by Darren Larson and Jude Monson, and a communication class called Mind over Mood led by Leanne Beers. If you are interested in taking classes at Summit [...]