Please accept my apologies for sending out two KCDC Disability News messages today. I found a draft from yesterday that wasn't sent. The HCBS Final Setting Rule Public Comment Notification and the Home ARP listening sessions are next week.??

Martha

*Martha K. Gabehart* | "Executive Director
"Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
*Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
*900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov [ [link removed] ]

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HCBS Final Settings Rule Public Comments Notification

HCBS Final Settings Rule Public Comments Notification

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has posted a list of the following HCBS Settings Final Rule documents for public comment:

1. Settings that have characteristics of isolation (Heightened Scrutiny Category 3).
Each setting will remain posted for 30 days to allow public comments from HCBS participants, guardians, their families, staff, and other community stakeholders.

Starting June 22, 2022, documents can be reviewed at the following link or by request:

Community Connections website link at [link removed]

Comments can be made through the following methods:

1. Online
o Community Connections website [link removed]
2. By Email
o Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services ADCSP, Senior Administrative Assistant
[email protected].
3. By Standard Mail ?
o Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Attn: HCBS Programs
503 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603

Special Accommodations: Any individual may request accommodation by contacting Anita Flewelling.
ATENCI?N: si habla espa?ol, tiene a su disposici?n servicios gratuitos de asistencia ling??stica. Llame al 1-785-296-4983 (TTY: 1-711).

Visit the Community Connections Website [ [link removed] ]

Our mailing address is:
Kansas Community Connections
503 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, KS 66603-3404

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REMINDER:HOME-ARP Listening Sessions

The final listening sessions for Kansas Housing Resources Corp. (KHRC's) HOME-ARP Program are just one week away! They will be held on June 28 and June 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. The writing of the Allocation Plan began earlier this year, and this will be the final opportunity for State and local partners to share information directly with our organization and our consultants before the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan is completed. Any comments following these sessions must be made in writing.

In partnership with KHRC, our consultants have prepared a chart regarding the Eligible Activities and a list of considerations to have in mind for each activity. This document will provide organizations with information to consider when thinking about what Eligible Activities they may want to seek HOME-ARP funding for. Prior to attending the sessions, please take the time to review the HOME-ARP "Things to Consider" Chart.

KHRC has $22,929,650 to fund the following Eligible Activities:

? Development and support of affordable housing
? Supportive services
? Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
? Acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units
? Up to 10% of funds can be designated for operating and capacity building expenses for non profits carrying out HOME-ARP activities.

If you serve individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homeless, are victims of domestic violence, or are otherwise at risk of housing instability, you are encouraged to attend the virtual listening sessions. Please note: there is no need to register for these sessions!

Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 9:00-10:30am | Click here to attend [ [link removed] ]

Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 9:00-10:30am | Click here to attend [ [link removed] ]

Additional information about the HOME-ARP Program can be found on our website [ [link removed] ]. If you have not already done so, please also consider taking a few moments to share more about your organization by completing the HOME-ARP Stakeholder Survey [ [link removed] ].

VISIT OUR PUBLIC NOTICE

Questions? Email HOME-ARP Program Manager Abigail Phillips at [email protected].

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
611 S Kansas Ave., Suite 300 | Topeka, KS 66603
[email protected]

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Greetings Prospective Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS),

The University of Kansas has released its Fall 2022 Tobacco Treatment Specialist training dates. If you are still interested, we would love to receive your application!

Please see attached flyer for program details. APPLY HERE! [ [link removed] ]

Thanks,

*Karla Van Goethem*

Data Specialist

Masonic Cancer Alliance

4350 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., #1100

Fairway, KS?66205 *Phone:* 913-945-6823

*Fax:* 913-945-6644 *Email:* [email protected] ????

www.masoniccanceralliance.org [ [link removed] ] www.facebook.com/masoniccanceralliance [ [link removed] ]

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Celebrating Olmstead:
How Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing Leads to Integrated Employment

Webinar: Wednesday, June 29, 3:00-4:00 P.M. ET [ [link removed] ]

State and local agencies and partners are eager to help people with disabilities enter high-quality jobs and careers. As they support people through their employment journeys, they want to do so in the most effective and efficient way possible. Blending, braiding, and sequencing of funding and resources are three strategies that can achieve those goals.

This federal interagency webinar, hosted by the LEAD Center [ [link removed] ], is the second in a series of webinars on blending, braiding, and sequencing resources and funding to support employment outcomes, and to promote equity and inclusion for people with disabilities. The first webinar [ [link removed] ], hosted on March 22, featured examples from Colorado, North Carolina, and Arizona. On June 29, Maryland will share their promising practices at the state and local levels, including lessons learned and tools they use to sustain their partnerships.

Featured speakers include Maryland?s:
? Governor?s Workforce Development Board
? Division of Rehabilitation Services
? Behavioral Health Administration
? Anne Arundel County Workforce Development Corporation

This webinar is presented by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor, along with federal partners at the Employment and Training Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Administration for Community Living, the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Special Education Programs, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Social Security Administration.

REGISTER FOR THE JUNE 29 WEBINAR [ [link removed] ]

www.leadcenter.org [ [link removed] ]

The LEAD Center is led by Social Policy Research Associates and National Disability Institute. It is fully funded as the WIOA Policy Development Center by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Contract No. 1605DC-19-F-00341.

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* Fall 2022 TTS Flyer.pdf [ [link removed] ]

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