OAISD Parent Advisory Committee

09/19/2022

Did you know that it is already time to be thinking about preschool registration for 2023-24? Join CSHCS this Friday at Noon on Zoom to learn all about options in our area from the OAISD Early Childhood Team.
To register, send me a pm, call/text: 616 402-2275 or email me: [email protected].
Hope to see you there!!! Please share with anyone with littles

10/21/2021

NOTE: October's session registration deadline is tomorrow, Thurs. Oct 21st.

09/09/2021

Join CSHCS Wed. Sept. 15th at Noon to hear from OC Community Mental Health's Ann Heerde. This is a don't miss opportunity!!!
Interested in Child Waiver programs? Respite Services? ABA? Infant Mental Health (birth to 47 months), I/DD services, SED Services & Waiver, Substance use services for youth and more?
Register for this or the other fantastic webinars this fall by emailing: [email protected] or call/text 616 402-2275, or send me a pm.

08/27/2021

Join us tomorrow, Wed Sept. 8th at NOON, for a discussion on advocating for your child with Michigan Alliance for Families parent mentor, Debbie Whitford. Register by email: [email protected] or call/text 616-402-2275, we'd love to have you! 🙂
Empowered Parents Webinars Wednesdays this fall!

There's still time to sign up for tomorrow's--Wed.--1:00pm webinar! "SSA Disability and Work Incentives" with Angela Mitchell from Disability Network Lakeshore. ❤ We hope you'll join us for this or any of our other fantastic webinars on Wednesdays this fall. See registration info below.

Ottawa County CSHCS invites special needs parents or caregivers in Michigan, and the professionals who support them, to join our one-hour Zoom presentations on Wednesdays (around lunch) this fall. We are excited to bring you an amazing line-up of speakers and topics. See details below and please contact me with your questions.

You must register to receive the webinar links by sending your name, email address and the webinar(s) you'd like to attend to: email [email protected] or call/text: 616-402-2275.

We hope to see you there. Please feel free to share by copy and pasting both photos and introduction. 🙂

03/26/2021

An awesome design designed in Canva by Lauren Enders.

02/21/2021

Thriving Despite Early Childhood Adversity
Saturday March 6, 2021 10:00 a,m. -- 11:00 a.m.
Our earliest childhood experiences have a big impact on shaping who we are today. Join Leigh Moerdyke from Arbor Circle and Ann Heerde from Community Mental Health to learn about how your experiences as a child may be impacting your physical and mental health as an adult as well as those around you. This presentation will also give concrete strategies for how you might go about building greater resiliency in your life. During this presentation you will learn about the original Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs, one of the greatest public health discoveries of our time, and can help us understand “It’s not what’s wrong with us, but what happened to us.”
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thriving-despite-early-childhood-adversity-a-virtual-event-tickets-139726119585?aff=affiliate1
The Zoom link will be shared with registrants prior to the event.

Thriving Despite Early Childhood Adversity

02/04/2021

Information regarding required Hearing and Vision Screenings from the OCDPH

With the 2021/2022 school year fast approaching, the Ottawa County Hearing and Vision program staff are working to envision a plan for conducting screenings when possible. The hearing and vision screenings remain an important part of ensuring children’s optimal learning capabilities. Screenings ar...

05/21/2020

Great news for SNAP recipients in Michigan.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been rolling out a program allowing those receiving food assistance to buy groceries online.

04/29/2020

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and I talked last week about putting on a town hall focused on issues facing families with disabilities. It’s tomorrow night, and you are invited. Register here 👇

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oee6EptmSieMq_pwC4Ml5w

Autism Alliance of Michigan
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service
The Arc Michigan
Special Olympics Michigan

04/22/2020