Ravalli County
January 8, 1:00 - 3:00 : Summit and Social Security Orientation Every Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 : People First Meeting Call Joanne at (406) 363-5242 for more information or to register.
PAM DAVIS AWARD
Don Johnston Ravalli Peer Advocate The Pam Davis Award is a binnenial award given at the DPHHS Community Services Bureau Conference to recognize an individual whose leadership and determination has impacted the development and promotion of quality community based services.
Peer Support Project
Summit is partnering with the Rural Institute and two other CILs to offer peer support services in Ravalli and Lake counties. This peer support project is for people with physical limitations such as walking, seeing, hearing or talking, who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, frustration or other mental health symptoms. Peer support means getting together [...]
Ravalli County Update
Come join us for the Summer Solstice Picnic at the Rock Creek Group Picnic Site at Lake Como on June 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is a bag of your favorite chips to share with the group. Watch for upcoming summer recreational activities. There may be an opportunity for a chartered fishing [...]
Ravalli County Update
First, a big welcome to our new peer advocates Joel Peden and Rick Eakle. The Ravalli County peers will be enjoying an Osprey game on June 28 and plan on having a Peer outing at the Victor Steakhouse on August 12. Kookie Karaoke Komedy Knight on May 14 was quite successful. We had a total [...]
Statewide Independent Living Legislative Day A Success
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, [...]
Our Lives, Our Homes, Our Communities Rally
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 [...]
No Fooling with Our Future Rally
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, [...]
2011 Legislative Update
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 [...]
Coming Soon
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 [...]