mcc car donation program - maryland community connection

M A R Y L A N D

C O M M U N I T Y

C O N N E C T I O N July 25, 2006

Connections Volume 5

Maryland Community Connection

Inside this issue:

Transitioning Youth Life & Employability Skills Training

2

Dining Out with MCC 3

Voter Registration for Indi-viduals with Disabilities

4

MCC ISS/CSLA Program Expands

5

Welcome New Staff 5

Important Dates 6

Employment Opportunities 5

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MCC Car Donation Program Donate your

vehicle to Maryland

Community Connec-

tion. MCC’s Vehicle Do-

nation program offers a

free and quick way for

donating your used car,

truck, motorcycle, van,

trailer, or boat in all 50

states. When you donate

your vehicle to Maryland

Community Connection,

you are helping improve

the quality of services to

Maryland Community

Connection’s individuals.

Your donation can make a

difference in someone’s

life.

When you are

thinking of selling or trad-

ing in that old vehicle, why

not donate it to Maryland

Community Connection

instead? As a charitable

contribution, your dona-

tion could make a big dif-

ference in serving people

with developmental dis-

abilities. Your donation

will be used by MCC to

improve the quality of life

for individuals with devel-

opmental disabilities.

MCC endeavors to em-

power individuals with

developmental disabilities

by providing in-home ser-

vices, job placement,

transportation, skills and

job training, and recrea-

tion programs. All pro-

ceeds from our car dona-

tion program will assist

individuals with disabilities

in achieving their goals.

Benefits of Donating

Your Vehicle to MCC

• You may receive

greater value for your

vehicle as a charitable

contribution on your

itemized tax return.

• You’ll be spared the

ordeal of selling your

vehicle. We will tow

your vehicle at no

cost.

• You’ll make a valuable

contribution to help

individuals with dis-

abilities in your com-

munity.

MCC will make

arrangements to conven-

iently and quickly pick-up

your vehicle donation at

no cost to you. We han-

dle the title transfer re-

quirements and provide

you with a tax deductible

donation receipt at the

time of pick-up!

MCC’s Vehicle

Donation program offers

a free and easy way to get

rid of your unwanted ve-

hicle with one phone call

at 301-583-0358 or visit

MCC’s website at

Donate your vehicle to Maryland Community

Connection

www.marylandcommunityconnection.org

The Transitioning Youth Life & Employability Skills Training Pro-gram began its services on July 3, 2006 at the Training Source. The 2006 participants will attend for the next eight-weeks. The Transi-tioning Youth Life & Employability Skills Training Program has pro-vided individuals with developmen-tal disabilities the opportunity to complete an intensive skills train-ing course that will bridge the transition from school to the workforce and the skills, knowl-edge, and attitudes necessary to compete in the job market under the instruction of Linda Stro-man and Desmond Mackall.

Monday through Thursday, the participants in the program incorporate life and work skills behaviors needed to obtain em-ployment and advance on the job. On Fridays, the participants con-duct job search and career coun-seling activities with Angela Gra-ham.

On July 7, 2006 Diana Jackson, Disability Navigator, ar-ranged at the PG Career Net One-Stop for all the MCC’s par-ticipants to have orientation and registration in order to secure job opportunities. Participants were able to login on the Maryland com-puter system to track and locate employment opportunities. Ms. Jackson and her staff made them-selves available to all MCC’s par-ticipants.

On July 18, 2006, Vanessa Antrum from Developmental Disabilities Administration spon-sored the Work Incentives & So-cial Security Training for the fami-lies and participants of the pro-gram. Greg Hudgins, from Inde-pendence Now, shared valuable information on how individual’s Social Security benefits will be af-fected when the students begin working in the community.

On July 21, 2006 Chris-tine Hall from the Greenbelt Marriott arranged for the partici-pants to have a tour and speak to department heads about career opportunities in the hotel field. MCC is thankful to the Greenbelt

Marriott for all their hospitality and for providing breakfast and lunch to our participants.

The employer partnerships are an intergrial part of this pro-gram. As an Employer Partner, Greenbelt Marriott, CVS Phar-macy, NW Works, Federal Highway Administration, and Helping Hands have agreed to one or all of the following commit-ments:

• Tour of their company

• Mock interviews with the youths

• Guest Speakers

• Hire a graduating youth

Maryland Community Con-nection is proud that the following participants have dedicated them-selves to this program: EvaMarie Anthony, Lolita DiCarlo, Sean Douglas, Kevin Gayle, Brian Greene, Everett Kegler, Ter-rell Rawles, Charles Schultz, Dane Thomas, and Ebony Walton.

For more information about Social Security Benefits con-tact, Benefits Info Source at 301-277-2839. For more information about the TY program, contact André Burno Coates at 301-583-0358.

1st day at the Training Source


Transitioning Youth Life & Employability Skills Training Program

A partnership between Resource Connections of Prince George’s County, Inc., The Training Source, Inc., Maryland Community Connection, Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services, Prince George’s County Public Schools, The Arc of Prince George’s County, and Abilities Network.

A Bright Idea for a Better Future!

Greg Hudgins shares SS benefits info.


MCC will be sponsoring

Pizza Night, the 3rd

Tuesday of every month

beginning August 15, 2006

from 5:00 pm -9:00 pm at

CiCi’s Pizza, 6171 Oxon

Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD

20748. CiCi’s Pizza will

donate to MCC 10% of your

receipts for the designated

date & time, if you put your

receipt in the donation

bucket.

If you are unable to

dine out with MCC on the 3rd

Tuesday, you can purchase

the CiCi’s Pizza coupons. The

Pizza coupons cost only

$10.00 when you buy 1 large

pizza & get 1 free or buy 1

adult buffet & get 1 buffet

free. The CiCi’s Pizza coupons

can be used at Glen Burnie,

Rockville, Falls Church,

Chantilly, Gaithersburg,

Catonsville, California, and

Oxon Hill. The CiCi’s Pizza

coupons can be purchased

directly from any MCC staff or

call us at 301-583-0358.

Tex-Mex Night

with MCC

MCC will be

sponsoring Tex-Mex

Night on August 29,

2006 from 7:00pm-

10:00pm at Chevys

on 7511 Greenbelt

Road in Greenbelt,

MD.

Chevys will

donate 15% of the

proceeds to MCC for

the designated date &

time if you cut out the

coupon to the right

and give to your

server.

MCC

encourages all our

readers to join us on

MCC Eating Out

Nights and show your

support.

Dining Out with MCC

Maryland Community Connection

15%

DATE: August 29, 2006

TIME: 7:00 P.M.– 10:00 P.M.

ADDRESS: 7511 Greenbelt Road

Greenbelt, Maryland 20770

You must give your server this flyer

Voter Registration for the Disabled Maryland Community Connection

wants you to know Maryland

residents with disabilities can

vote.

To register to vote in Maryland,

you must:

• be a U.S. Citizen;

• be a Maryland resident;

• be at least 18 years old

by the next General

Election;

• not be under guardian-

ship for mental disabil-

ity;

• not have been convicted

of buying or selling

votes;


more than once of a

crime of violence

(Criminal Law, Art. 14-

101);


of an infamous crime[1]

unless:

* you have been

pardoned,

* you have com-

pleted the court-

imposed sentence (first

conviction), or

* At least 3 years

has passed since you

completed the court-

imposed sentence [2]

(second or later convic-

tion).

You may complete a Voter Regis-

tration Application in person at a

county Board of Elections or the

State Board of Elections. Voter

Registration applications are also

available throughout Maryland at

any office of the State Depart-

ment of Health, Social Services

Administration, Motor Vehicle

Administration, Offices on Aging

and all public institutions of

higher education as well as many

other State Agencies.

On Election Day

Voters may choose to bring a

person to provide assistance with

voting; the person cannot be the

voter's employer or an officer or

agent of the voter's union or em-

ployer.

If you choose not to bring some-

one with you, election judges of

differing affiliation are available

at each polling place to provide

assistance. A Voter Assistance

Record form is available at each

polling place and is required to

be completed before voting.

August 22 at 9:00 p.m.: Last

day to register to vote before the

Primary Election. The deadline to

request an absentee ballot is:

If the application is mailed, 4:30

p.m. on September 5, 2006.

Gubernatorial Election Dates:

• Primary Election

September 12, 2006

• General Election

November 7, 2006

If you would like more infor-

mation about voting, please

contact:

Maryland State Board of Election

P.O. Box 6486

Annapolis, MD 21401-0486

410-269-2840

800-222-8683

Fax 410-974-2019

Maryland Relay Service

800-735-2258

http://www.elections.state.md.us/index

Prince George’s County Board of

Election

14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive

Suite 205

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

301-627-3352


Welcome New Staff

Employment Opportunities at MCC

Maryland Community Connection is pleased to announce that Angela Graham came aboard as the Lead Employment Specialist on June 27, 2006.

Ms. Graham comes to MCC with over six years of experience in working with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

MCC participants and their family have already expressed how great Angela is to have as an MCC staff.

MCC is a fast growing agency that is in need of qualified staff for the follow-ing positions:

Part-time Agency Nurse – Train & monitor staff on DDA medication admini-stration and other related health trainings, and main-tain the DDA nursing stan-dards and regulations. Send salary requirement.

Part-time In-Home Aide – (Bi-lingual English/Spanish) Train individuals with devel-opmental disabilities in home related skills, per-sonal care & recreational services. Starting salary up to $12.50 a hour, paid holi-days, tuition assistance, & credit union. Will train the right person.

Full-time Employment Specialist – Provide job development, train & super-vise individuals with devel-opmental disabilities in the workforce. Starting salary up to $13.50 a hour, vaca-tion leave, sick leave, paid holidays, tuition assistance, credit union, and health benefits. Will train the right person.

All interested applicants mail resumes to MCC.

No calls please.


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MCC ISS and CSLA Programs Expands

MCC’s Individual Support Services (ISS) & Community Supported Living Arrangements (CSLA) are designed to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities desiring specific areas of support. MCC’s ISS and CSLA Services cover a wide array of support and are provided by making use of resources available in the community, while at the same time, building on the individual’s existing support network.

MCC has support staff to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Budgeting • Case Management • Benefits Maintenance • Purchase of Services • Medical Appointments • Medical Equipment • Menu Planning • Recreation • Shopping • Transportation

MCC’s ISS & CSLA services accommodate a wide range of choices that individuals and their families make about how to live in their communities. MCC welcomes Mayra Rodriguez to our CSLA Program.

Angela Graham works with Charles Schultz on his career

development plan.

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Donations

MCC will accept all donations in good condition.

To make a donation to MCC, please contact us (301) 583-0358 or visit our website:

www.marylandcommunityconnection.org

Maryland Community Connection 6490 Landover Road

Suite A9 Landover, Maryland 20785

Phone (301) 583-0358 Fax (301) 583-0359

Email: [email protected] www.marylandcommunityconnection.org

Supported Employment (SE), Individual Support Services (ISS), Community

Supported Living Arrangements (CSLA), and Recreation Programs for Individuals with Disabilities

August 2006

August 1, 2006 MCC Agency Training

August 7, 2006 TY Life & Employable Skills Committee Meeting 9:00 am

August 9, 2006 RC Fun Things & Places to Go

Kettering Library 6:00 pm—8:30 pm

August 15, 2006 MCC Fundraiser at CiCi’s Pizza Night

Oxon Hill, MD 5:00pm -9:00pm

August 16, 2006 TY Family Meeting at

The Training Source 6:00pm

August 24, 2006 TY Life & Employable Skills Graduation

6:30 pm—8:30 pm

August 29, 2006 MCC Fundraiser at Chevy’s

Greenbelt, MD 7:00pm-10:00pm

August 4, 2006 TY Budgeting and Shopping Trip

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Important Dates

September 2006

September 4, 2006 MCC Closed for Labor Day

September 12, 2006 DDA’s Provider Meeting – Kettering Library

September 19, 2006 MCC Fundraiser at CiCi’s Pizza Night

Oxon Hill, MD 5:00 -9:00pm

September 21, 2006 MCC’s Quality Assurance Meeting

September 26, 2006 DDA’s Quality Assurance Meeting

September 7, 2006 MCC Fundraiser at Uno

Landover, MD 5:00pm -9:00pm

“Helping individuals with developmental disabilities achieve their goals”

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