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First Steps Handbook: How to get organized to find the help you need

10/29/2007 | Requests *

Summary

A product of the MASS C-PASS mini-grant project operated by the Multicultural Services Center of the Pioneer Valley (Otro Puente) this bilingual guide was designed for newly arrived Latino individuals and families to the city of Holyoke, MA. Written in response to concerns that many families don’t know how to start looking for supports for a person living with a disability, the guide reviews how to prepare for an interview or home visit, ways to gather information and a list of local agencies.

Author

Available Files

Handbook (Spanish) PDF (127K, 24 pages)

Keywords

CPASS; bilingual; gathering documentation;

Topic

Consumer Direction, Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Physical Disabilities

Type/Tool

Checklists, Manuals

Source

Grantee produced, Massachusetts

State

Massachusetts, All States/Territories

Date Created

10/29/2007

Contact

Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez
Department of Mental Retardation
MASS C-PASS Project Director

Nilka.Alvarez-Rodriguez@state.ma.us
617-624-7506

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2065

Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.

* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007

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