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* Your Vision for Your Everyday Life! *

 

  • We’ll talk about:

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  • Everyday Lives,

  • Your Vision for YOUR Life,

  • Supports to reach YOUR vision,

  • Waivers and Services,

  •  and fun new tools to help you think about your life and supports in new ways! 

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This is an ONLINE event on Zoom.

 

 Wednesday, July 8 

6:00 to 7:30pm

 

OR

 

Friday, July 10

10:30 am to 12:00 noon

 

 

Here's how to join the event: 

 

* Before the event starts, please call or email Carla for the password at 724-588-2378 or carla@sau1.org

 

* At the time of the event, go to sau1.me/power to join the Zoom call. * 

 

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* You Are Not Alone!  Let's Talk About Trauma. *

 

 Let’s Talk About:

 

What trauma is and why we should talk about it,

 

Who may have trauma,

 

Where, when and how trauma may happen,

 

What trauma may look and feel like,

 

What we can do about trauma, and

 

A tool called the STAR to make a plan for help for trauma.

 

 

This is an ONLINE event on Zoom.

 

 

Wednesday, July 15,

6:00 to 7:30 pm

 

 

Here's how to join the event: 

 

* Before the event starts, please call or email Carla for the password at 724-588-2378 or carla@sau1.org

 

* At the time of the event, go to sau1.me/power to join the Zoom call. * 

 

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* Power Talk with ODP! *

 

  Friday, July 17

 10:30 to 11:30 am

 

This is an ONLINE event on Zoom.

 

 

Power Talk with ODP is monthly chat with staff from the PA Office of Development Programs (ODP).

 

ODP is the government office that oversees and funds many supports and services in PA.

 

 

People with ID/A can speak up with ODP while staff and others are welcome to listen and learn.

 

Our call starts with reviewing the questions we sent to ODP for this call.

 

After the ODP staff leave, stay to talk about what we heard, and offer questions to send to ODP for next month.

 

 

What questions or concerns do you have about supports and services

for people with intellectual disabilities and or autism (ID/A) in PA?

 

Email them to christine@sau1.org by July 3 for this month's call.

 

 

Here's how to join the Power Talk event: 

 

* Before the event starts, please call or email Carla for the password at 724-588-2378 or carla@sau1.org * 

 

* At the time of the event, go to sau1.me/power to join the Zoom call. *

 

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* All About Relationships! *

 

  • Join us to talk all about relationships!

  • We will go over the different kinds of relationships and how we make them.

  • Learn what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like.

  • Learn what abuse is, and what to do about abuse. 

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This is an ONLINE event on Zoom.

 

 Wednesday, July 22 

6:00 to 7:30pm

 

OR

 

Friday, July 24

10:30 am to 12:00 noon

 

 

Here's how to join the event: 

 

* Before the event starts, please call or email Carla for the password at 724-588-2378 or carla@sau1.org

 

* At the time of the event, go to sau1.me/power to join the Zoom call. * 

 

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* All About Jobs! *

 

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    • Join us to talk about:

    • Planning to work,

    • Finding and keeping a job,

    • Your rights,

    • Workplace accommodations,

    • ODP funded services, and

    • Your benefits and other supports!  

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This is an ONLINE event on Zoom.

 

 Wednesday, July 29 

6:00 to 7:30pm

 

OR

 

Friday, July 31

10:30 am to 12:00 noon

 

 

Here's how to join the event: 

 

* Before the event starts, please call or email Carla for the password at 724-588-2378 or carla@sau1.org

 

* At the time of the event, go to sau1.me/power to join the Zoom call. * 

 

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(updated July 10, 2026)

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