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Events to Note

March Drop-In Cafe Recording

Thanks to all who attended this week's Community Partner Drop-In Cafe. Information on several great upcoming events was shared. Use the link below to access the recording of the March 11th Cafe.

https://www.zoomgov.com/rec/share/YO-SDjnMZHOCjKXR2_Mop6zGR1yHYe7vTyE7myCQis6ro9ujEI2DzRxJE23Iz502.A9glatBQYHR3jIfZ

Passcode: .E8GYbW3

To access the audio transcript: https://www.zoomgov.com/rec/share/_cGKRtP3FDjkU4Py_1sizCm9On2idp8QP3_KWZ-dwE7EmpQX92-ktBgGFtvdeJVc.jzu1b7BiuOWT0LRf

Passcode: .E8GYbW3

Monitoring Events to Resume

SSB Contracts Team has developed a survey that Community Partners will be asked to complete prior to their monitoring visit. This will assist staff in understanding achievements, address trouble spots, and review how our staff are doing. Monitoring events are scheduled now through August and have been confirmed for those visits that are due. More monitoring visits will be scheduled for the end of the year. You will be notified if you are due for a visit.

Bright Path Crisis Support

The 24-hour EA service is a dedicated crisis line for individuals on a waiver, offering immediate support, expert problem-solving, and timely intervention. One simple call connects individuals with highly trained professionals, a wide range of resources, and innovative solutions to keep them safe, secure, and empowered in their own home.

Available around the clock, 24/7—it’s seamless, effective, and always there when needed. For 24 Hour Emergency Services call 651-462-3280. For more information about this provider, please, visit the Bright Path website.

Know a Student Going to College?

The College Tour! is a two-hour virtual event sponsored by Vanward Consulting. This event will provide blind and low vision high school students with the opportunity to learn about different colleges from representatives of the college’s Disability Services organizations. The University of Minnesota is included in this year's tour. This event is on Saturday, April 5th at 1:00 PM. For more information, visit this College Tour! link. To read the flyer, visit this College Tour! Flyer link.

Upcoming Forum Discussion Topics

At our April forum, we will be discussing Workforce One (WF1) and how it could help your submissions of invoices, reporting, and access to your payment information. Laura Cheney from VRS will join us. We will hear from Community Partners who are using this system, changes SSB is making, and connect you with a point person for training and other questions.

At our July meeting, we will have a presentation on "What is Self-Advocacy?" Some questions were raised at a recent monitoring event about this topic. We want to be sure everyone understands this contractual obligation.

For more information about the Drop-in Cafe or Forums, please visit our website at this link.

State Services for the Blind provides tools and training for employment, living independently, and accessing print. We assist Minnesotans who are blind, DeafBlind, experiencing vision loss, or have difficulty accessing the printed word.

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The Minnesota State Services for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation program receives 78.69 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For federal fiscal year 2024, the total amount of grant funds awarded were $10,410,449. The remaining 21.3 percent of the costs ($2,817,568) were funded by Minnesota state appropriations.