Please check out the following CIL calendars below for our June online ILS classes, Self-Advocacy Training, Pre-Placement Training, Youth Social Group and our new Empowering Life Hacks workshops! If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact Terri Poucher at 352-378-7474 or tpoucher@cilncf.org. For the Empowering Life Hacks workshops, please contact Linda Butler at 352-378-7474 or lbutler@cilncf.org.
Today we are remembering, honoring and sending much gratitude to all those who have served and sacrificed their lives for our country.
Hurricane season is fast approaching! To get ready, Florida’s hurricane sales tax holiday starts today, May 28th and runs through June 6th. You’ll be able to save money on several essential items needed for storm preparation.
Be sure to visit the link below for a full list of qualifying items!
http://floridarevenue.com/disasterprep
Don’t forget! The 4th Annual Marion County Emergency Preparedness Expo for People with Disabilities is coming up on May 26th. The theme this year is Mental Health in honor of Mental Health Month, and attendees will learn important information about how to prepare for the unexpected. Please check out the flyer for more information!
The CIL would also like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Herr’s Potato Chips for donating 100 bags of chips for the Marion County Emergency Preparedness Expo! We truly appreciate your generosity and could not do this without your support.
To register for the expo, please go to the following links:
English: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/center-for-independent-living-of-north-certral-fl-16494197787
Please check out the link below for updated COVID-19 accessible materials and videos for people with disabilities, from the Georgia Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are the primary audience for the videos, but many other individuals, with and without disabilities, may benefit. Feel free to use and share!
In this episode, we reflect on the past year as we wrap up season 1 and look ahead at how we can continue to be the best version of ourselves so that we can better provide for those in need. Shera Curtis, Mark Brisbane, and Kevin Towles joins Tony in reflecting upon the things they’ve been doing, challenges and issues they’re seeing in the live of people they serve on a daily basis, success stories that give us hope, and share what drives each of them to being able to be of service to others.
Tony and all of us at CIL would like to extend a big thank you to our listeners, supporters, all our guests, and the producers behind the scene that have helped to make our Season 1 such a huge success. We can’t wait to see you back here on July 5th. Until then, onward and upward!
SPEAKERS: Kevin Tolls, Mark Brisbane, Shera Curtis, Tony Delisle
Continue readingAre you prepared for the upcoming hurricane season? On Wednesday, June 2nd from 4pm to 6pm, the CIL Deaf Services of Florida group will be conducting an online workshop all about Emergency Preparedness for individuals who are Deaf. Please check out the flyer below for more information!
Please read below about how your Amazing Give donations continue to make a difference in the lives of our consumers with disabilities!
Hallie is one of our consumers who is very hard working and dedicated. She studied Office Systems at Santa Fe College, and she was looking for office and receptionist type of work.
Our amazing employment services team worked extremely hard to help Hallie secure meaningful employment through the following hands-on and detailed approach:
Resume development – they made sure Hallie had an updated resume, and that it properly reflected her skills, education and work history.
Interview skills development – they worked extensively with Hallie to train and improve her interviewing skills. They reviewed her resume and highlighted all her positive and strong professional qualities, watched interview skills videos, conducted mock interviews and built Hallie’s confidence every time they practiced.
Job search and application – Hallie’s Employment Consultant executed daily job searches and applications, while Hallie also made the same efforts on her own.
Job placement – after going through many job interviews, they were able to help Hallie find work that related exactly to her degree.
Job retention – our team is continuing to check Hallie`s stability at work and her satisfaction with the job. Hallie is always appreciative and thankful for achieving her goal!
We are sending our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Venauto`s management (Mr. Luis) to give Hallie this opportunity and treat her with care and kindness. Thank you so much for giving back to the community!
Dr. Bea Awoniyi is the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs at Santa Fe College, overseeing the disability resource center, serves as Ombudsperson, and helps to oversee grant awards among many other different aspects of her role. Dr. Awoniyi has a long career in higher education, previously having worked in other universities at their disability resource centers and serving in vast leadership roles. She is a member of the Association on Higher Education And Disability and together with her colleagues, they work to better understand what they need to do, with the national organization so that they can bring individuals from the minority population to the table.
In this episode, Tony and Dr. Awoniyi talk through how to navigate our identities in a healthy way, that integrates our social and environment context, in the way we live our lives. They dive into an important discussion in reflecting about who we are, understanding our purpose, and if we have the means- how can we give back.
Contact Information:
bea.awoniyi@sfcollege.edu
352-395-5513
SPEAKERS: Bea Awoniyi, Tony Delisle
Continue readingPlease check out our May Calendar of CIL online activities below!
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact Terri Poucher at 352-378-7474 or tpoucher@cilncf.org.
