Current Events
April 16 - The Arc Connecticut Families for Families Lobby Day. 10:30am-1:00pm at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Bring Your Loved Ones to the Capitol! For more information contact Leslie Simoes at http://thearcct.org/catalog/contact_us.php
April 9, 16, 23, and 30 - SEIU Our Families Can't Wait Lobby Days at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. For more information contact Lara Shepard-Blue at lshepard-blue@seiu1199ne.org
April 5 - Planning for the Future: Setting Up Lifelong Supports for your Child. 10:00-3:30 at DORS-BESB, 184 Windsor Ave., Windsor, CT 06095. A parent program on creating lifetime supports for your child. Topics include: guardianship, financial planning, special needs trusts, wills, Medicaid, sibling involvement and social security.
March 19 - A Place That I Can Call Home: Housing Options for People with Disabilities. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.
February 25 & 26 - System Change to Support the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities.
February 13 - World Cafe for Creative Housing at Opportunity Works Connecticut, 156 River Road in Wllington. Email family-empowerment@comcast.net for more information.
February 7 - Informational Forum for Families of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Contact Shannon Jacovino at The Arc Connecticut, sjacovino@thearcofct.org, for more information.
February 5 - The 2014 Connecticut General Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Hartford. Bills and public hearings will be posted at http://www.cga.ct.gov.
January 16 - World Café for Creative Housing from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by Horizons at the Kerri Art Studio and Gallery on 861 Main Street in Willimantic.
The FETF will be scheduling events where families can voice their concerns to the Governor and to the legislature. Stay tuned for announcements. You may request an informational meeting near to you by sending an email to
family-empowerment@comcast.net.
For more information about upcoming events, check our groups on Yahoo or Facebook – or send an email to
family-empowerment@comcast.net
April 9, 16, 23, and 30 - SEIU Our Families Can't Wait Lobby Days at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. For more information contact Lara Shepard-Blue at lshepard-blue@seiu1199ne.org
April 5 - Planning for the Future: Setting Up Lifelong Supports for your Child. 10:00-3:30 at DORS-BESB, 184 Windsor Ave., Windsor, CT 06095. A parent program on creating lifetime supports for your child. Topics include: guardianship, financial planning, special needs trusts, wills, Medicaid, sibling involvement and social security.
March 19 - A Place That I Can Call Home: Housing Options for People with Disabilities. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.
February 25 & 26 - System Change to Support the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities.
February 13 - World Cafe for Creative Housing at Opportunity Works Connecticut, 156 River Road in Wllington. Email family-empowerment@comcast.net for more information.
February 7 - Informational Forum for Families of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Contact Shannon Jacovino at The Arc Connecticut, sjacovino@thearcofct.org, for more information.
February 5 - The 2014 Connecticut General Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Hartford. Bills and public hearings will be posted at http://www.cga.ct.gov.
January 16 - World Café for Creative Housing from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by Horizons at the Kerri Art Studio and Gallery on 861 Main Street in Willimantic.
The FETF will be scheduling events where families can voice their concerns to the Governor and to the legislature. Stay tuned for announcements. You may request an informational meeting near to you by sending an email to
family-empowerment@comcast.net.
For more information about upcoming events, check our groups on Yahoo or Facebook – or send an email to
family-empowerment@comcast.net
Past Events
The 2011 FETF Conference at the Capitol was a great success. On June 18, a group of parents, siblings, guardians, caregivers and self-advocates who receive services from DDS gathered in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol Building to plan specific actions for the coming year.
Thank you all who attended our pot luck picnic at Hammonasset Beach State Park on September 17, 2011 - especially DDS Commissioner Terri Macy, who spoke personally with each of the families at this event.
Families testified at a Public Hearing on the PROVISION OF SELECTED SERVICES FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES on September 27, 2011.
Families attended a class on ESSENTIALS OF LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY by The Keep The Promise Coalition on October 5 and 12, 2011. We are now condensing this two-day course into a 90-minute module for local meetings.
A group of families attended the 2011 Convention of the Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress, where DDS Commissioner Macy and Arc Executive Director Pam Fields discussed the future of adult services.
Thank you all who attended our pot luck picnic at Hammonasset Beach State Park on September 17, 2011 - especially DDS Commissioner Terri Macy, who spoke personally with each of the families at this event.
Families testified at a Public Hearing on the PROVISION OF SELECTED SERVICES FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES on September 27, 2011.
Families attended a class on ESSENTIALS OF LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY by The Keep The Promise Coalition on October 5 and 12, 2011. We are now condensing this two-day course into a 90-minute module for local meetings.
A group of families attended the 2011 Convention of the Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress, where DDS Commissioner Macy and Arc Executive Director Pam Fields discussed the future of adult services.
