December 2012

Helping Schools Make a Difference for Youth in Foster Care

Posted on December 12, 2012

Schools can dramatically improve education outcomes – and thus life outcomes – for children in the child welfare system. While students in foster care often struggle educationally, they can excel in school when they receive the right support. Juvenile Law Center and Education Law Center of Pennsylvania have developed a set of tools to help [...]

NEW: A Family Guide to Inclusive Early Childhood Learning in PA

Posted on November 21, 2012

The Education Law Center is pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of A Family Guide to Inclusive Early Childhood Learning in Pennsylvania (Guide).  This project has been supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. This guide is designed to be a quick and easy resource to inclusive early childhood [...]

New Request for Proposals Book

Posted on August 17, 2012

Our 2012 Request for Proposals Book has been mailed and is now available on the website also. We will be funding 10 new objectives this year.  Below is a list of Preproposal Conference dates and times along with the weblink to the companion Preprosal Conference webinars.  The Preproposal Conferences are an opportunity for grant writers [...]

Seeking Nominations

Posted on August 1, 2012

The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council seeks nominations for membership of its committees. Committee members are appointed for one year terms by the Chairperson of the Council and form the group from which nominees for full Council membership are normally drawn.  Committees include Achievement, Empowerment and Engagement. Council began operating under a new structure as of [...]

New Immigrant Disability Policy Campaign

Posted on June 4, 2012

Through a grant from the PADDC, AGAPE African Senior Center, Inc. is hosting “New Immigrant Disability Equality Campaign” on Saturday July 7, 2012.  The event, being held at The Park at the Corner of Elmwood Avenue and 65th Street in Philadelphia, will have refreshments, entertainment, health screenings, and information tables.  Zeye Tete & her Cultural [...]