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SUCCESS STORIES!

PIP graduates Deborah Hill, Jorge Ortiz and Darlene Reeves share their thoughts about the program. Click Here
CLICK HERE to read what past participants are saying about PIP

2009 Schedule:

Partners in PolicyMaking

April 25 & 26

May 30 & 31

June 27 & 28

July 18 & 19

August 15 & 16

September 12 & 13

October 17 & 18

November 21 & 22

          (GRADUATION)

Printable 2008 Partners in Policymaking application
PDF I WORD FILE
Deadline: 5 p.m., March 10, 2008

Partners in Policymaking class of 2006
Partners in Policymaking
Class of 2006 Mock Public Hearing
 For photos of mock public
HEARING CLICK HERE

 For PowerPoint presentation
(5.6M) CLICK HERE

 


Partners in Policymaking, or "PIP," is an innovative leadership training program for adults with disabilities and for parents of young children with disabilities. 

The program provides information and training for participants to help develop and build on their advocacy skills needed to obtain appropriate services for themselves and family members

Partners participants learn about current issues and best practices, and become familiar with the policymaking and legislative processes at the local, state and federal level. The overall goal is to achieve a productive partnership between people needing and using special services and those in a position to make policy and law.

Each session is devoted to specific topics with nationally known experts as presenters. Partners participants must complete assignments between sessions and commit to one major assignment, such as serving an internship, organizing a letter writing campaign, organizing special receptions or town meetings for public officials.

PIP training consists of one weekend session a month for eight consecutive months. Sessions begin on Saturdays at 12 noon and conclude on Sundays at 3:30 p.m. Attendance at all eight sessions is mandatory. Overnight accommodations, meals and personal assistance are provided. Sessions take place at the Lafayette Yard Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 1 West Lafayette Street, Trenton

For more information, contact Advocacy Training Coordinator DENNIE TODD, 609.984.4516 or email dennie.todd@njcdd.org 

 


Congratulations

to the PIP
Graduating Class

of 2007

 

   Mark S. Bloom

E. Jennifer Brown

Daniel Capela

Gina Gousse

Luz Hernandez

Edna Holland

Tyrone Lockett

Safiyyah Muhammad

Kevin Nunez

MaryAnn Philippi

Colleen Roche

Myrta Rosa

Robert Schepise

Conni-Joi Sullivan

Sarah Won