FW: Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

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Fw: Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

THE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. FOUNDATION

PARENT PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The ph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking parents of persons with

mental retardation and other developmental disabilities for an intensive

one-year Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. During this one year

Fellowship, the successful applicant will learn how legislation is

initiated, developed, and passed by the Congress.

Each year the Foundation brings a parent or family member of a child with a

disability to Washington for a full year, where they actively participate in

public policy development through work on the staff of a congressional

committee, or a federal department. Former Parent Fellows describe the

Fellowship as a major life-enhancing event in their lives. This next year

offers exciting opportunities to be involved in policy and legislative

development in key areas such as special education, health and mental health

care, child care, housing, justice, child welfare and other areas related to

improving the quality of life for individuals with mental retardation and

other disabilities.

We seek parents or other family members with experience in:

1) State-level advocacy for persons with mental retardation and other

developmental disabilities and their families;

2) vocational rehabilitation, education, child care, child welfare, law,

community organizing or development of community supports and services;

3) health or mental health care; or

4) development of family training or family support services.

The successful applicant's background will include distinguished involvement

in efforts to improve the lives of persons with mental retardation and other

disabilities at the local, state or national level. Salaried experience in

the field is NOT a requirement. The expectation is that fellows will become

future leaders in the field of disabilities, and will return home after

their year in Washington to make significant contributions to policy and

program development in their home state.

The program provides a one-year full-time exposure to the federal public

policy decision making process, and includes a stipend, and relocation

expenses. Program applicants must be from the United States. Selected

fellows are expected to live in the Washington, DC area during their

fellowship year.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants should submit a 2-4 page letter stating their interest and

accomplishments to date, and what they hope to do with the knowledge and

experience gained from the fellowship. They should also attach either a

resume or a summary of their involvement in the field, and at least three

letters of support, by July 31, 2001. The Fellowship starting date will be

negotiated with the successful applicant, but is expected to begin in

January of 2002. Finalists will be invited to Washington to be interviewed

by a distinguished panel of Public Policy experts.

Address letters of application to:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Executive Vice-President, The ph P. Kennedy, Jr.

Foundation

1325 G Street, N.W. Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-4709

ATTENTION: Parent Public Policy Fellowship Program

A similar Kennedy Foundation Fellowship is available to professionals in the

field of mental retardation. For more information visit

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/jpkf/FELLOW.HTML

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*Reference Points: Transition updates from the TATRA Project is administered

by PACER Center www.pacer.org as a joint technical assistance activity of

the TATRA Project and the National Center on Secondary Education and

Transition http://ici.umn.edu/ncset/ . Reference Points features resources

and updates to help parent organizations, advocates and professionals better

serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and their families.

You can Subscribe or Unsubscribe to Reference Points on the web at

http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp. Visit our web sites for access

to a wealth of additional resources and information!Readers are invited to

send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and

vocational rehabilitaiton topics to tatra@.... Approved items will be

posted. Please note that Reference Points is not a discussion group.

Questions about Reference Points should be directed to Deborah Leuchovius,

National Coordinator of Technical Assistance on Transition and Vocational

Rehabilitation, PACER Center at tatra@... National Center on

Secondary Education and Transition is funded by and is a partner with the

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs,

cooperative agreement # H326J000005. The TATRA Project is funded by the

Rehabilitation Services Administration

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/index.html.

[Guest guest]

Goldstein --- I hope you are going to apply for this fellowship. You'd be

great!!

Davia Mazur

Wed, 06 June 2001, " 's List " wrote:

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> Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

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> THE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. FOUNDATION

> PARENT PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

>

> The ph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking parents of persons with

> mental retardation and other developmental disabilities for an intensive

> one-year Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. During this one year

> Fellowship, the successful applicant will learn how legislation is

> initiated, developed, and passed by the Congress.

>

> Each year the Foundation brings a parent or family member of a child with a

> disability to Washington for a full year, where they actively participate in

> public policy development through work on the staff of a congressional

> committee, or a federal department. Former Parent Fellows describe the

> Fellowship as a major life-enhancing event in their lives. This next year

> offers exciting opportunities to be involved in policy and legislative

> development in key areas such as special education, health and mental health

> care, child care, housing, justice, child welfare and other areas related to

> improving the quality of life for individuals with mental retardation and

> other disabilities.

>

> We seek parents or other family members with experience in:

> 1) State-level advocacy for persons with mental retardation and other

> developmental disabilities and their families;

> 2) vocational rehabilitation, education, child care, child welfare, law,

> community organizing or development of community supports and services;

> 3) health or mental health care; or

> 4) development of family training or family support services.

>

> The successful applicant's background will include distinguished involvement

> in efforts to improve the lives of persons with mental retardation and other

> disabilities at the local, state or national level. Salaried experience in

> the field is NOT a requirement. The expectation is that fellows will become

> future leaders in the field of disabilities, and will return home after

> their year in Washington to make significant contributions to policy and

> program development in their home state.

>

> The program provides a one-year full-time exposure to the federal public

> policy decision making process, and includes a stipend, and relocation

> expenses. Program applicants must be from the United States. Selected

> fellows are expected to live in the Washington, DC area during their

> fellowship year.

>

> THE APPLICATION PROCESS:

>

> Applicants should submit a 2-4 page letter stating their interest and

> accomplishments to date, and what they hope to do with the knowledge and

> experience gained from the fellowship. They should also attach either a

> resume or a summary of their involvement in the field, and at least three

> letters of support, by July 31, 2001. The Fellowship starting date will be

> negotiated with the successful applicant, but is expected to begin in

> January of 2002. Finalists will be invited to Washington to be interviewed

> by a distinguished panel of Public Policy experts.

>

> Address letters of application to:

> Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Executive Vice-President, The ph P. Kennedy, Jr.

> Foundation

> 1325 G Street, N.W. Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-4709

> ATTENTION: Parent Public Policy Fellowship Program

>

> A similar Kennedy Foundation Fellowship is available to professionals in the

> field of mental retardation. For more information visit

> http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/jpkf/FELLOW.HTML

>

> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

> *Reference Points: Transition updates from the TATRA Project is administered

> by PACER Center www.pacer.org as a joint technical assistance activity of

> the TATRA Project and the National Center on Secondary Education and

> Transition http://ici.umn.edu/ncset/ . Reference Points features resources

> and updates to help parent organizations, advocates and professionals better

> serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and their families.

> You can Subscribe or Unsubscribe to Reference Points on the web at

> http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp. Visit our web sites for access

> to a wealth of additional resources and information!Readers are invited to

> send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and

> vocational rehabilitaiton topics to tatra@.... Approved items will be

> posted. Please note that Reference Points is not a discussion group.

> Questions about Reference Points should be directed to Deborah Leuchovius,

> National Coordinator of Technical Assistance on Transition and Vocational

> Rehabilitation, PACER Center at tatra@... National Center on

> Secondary Education and Transition is funded by and is a partner with the

> U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs,

> cooperative agreement # H326J000005. The TATRA Project is funded by the

> Rehabilitation Services Administration

> http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/index.html.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for thinking of me Davia. I will submit my information. Now I

need 3 letters of support. Can I count on you?

Regards,

>From: daviamazur@...

>Reply-To: sList

>To: sList

>Subject: Re: FW: Fellowship Opportunity for Parents &

>Professionals

>Date: 7 Jun 2001 13:50:46 -0700

>

> Goldstein --- I hope you are going to apply for this fellowship.

>You'd be great!!

>

>Davia Mazur

>

>Wed, 06 June 2001, " 's List " wrote:

>

> >

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> >

> > Fw: Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

> >

> >

> >

> > Fellowship Opportunity for Parents & Professionals

> >

> >

> > THE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. FOUNDATION

> > PARENT PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

> >

> > The ph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking parents of persons with

> > mental retardation and other developmental disabilities for an intensive

> > one-year Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. During this one

>year

> > Fellowship, the successful applicant will learn how legislation is

> > initiated, developed, and passed by the Congress.

> >

> > Each year the Foundation brings a parent or family member of a child

>with a

> > disability to Washington for a full year, where they actively

>participate in

> > public policy development through work on the staff of a congressional

> > committee, or a federal department. Former Parent Fellows describe the

> > Fellowship as a major life-enhancing event in their lives. This next

>year

> > offers exciting opportunities to be involved in policy and legislative

> > development in key areas such as special education, health and mental

>health

> > care, child care, housing, justice, child welfare and other areas

>related to

> > improving the quality of life for individuals with mental retardation

>and

> > other disabilities.

> >

> > We seek parents or other family members with experience in:

> > 1) State-level advocacy for persons with mental retardation and other

> > developmental disabilities and their families;

> > 2) vocational rehabilitation, education, child care, child welfare, law,

> > community organizing or development of community supports and services;

> > 3) health or mental health care; or

> > 4) development of family training or family support services.

> >

> > The successful applicant's background will include distinguished

>involvement

> > in efforts to improve the lives of persons with mental retardation and

>other

> > disabilities at the local, state or national level. Salaried experience

>in

> > the field is NOT a requirement. The expectation is that fellows will

>become

> > future leaders in the field of disabilities, and will return home after

> > their year in Washington to make significant contributions to policy and

> > program development in their home state.

> >

> > The program provides a one-year full-time exposure to the federal public

> > policy decision making process, and includes a stipend, and relocation

> > expenses. Program applicants must be from the United States. Selected

> > fellows are expected to live in the Washington, DC area during their

> > fellowship year.

> >

> > THE APPLICATION PROCESS:

> >

> > Applicants should submit a 2-4 page letter stating their interest and

> > accomplishments to date, and what they hope to do with the knowledge and

> > experience gained from the fellowship. They should also attach either a

> > resume or a summary of their involvement in the field, and at least

>three

> > letters of support, by July 31, 2001. The Fellowship starting date will

>be

> > negotiated with the successful applicant, but is expected to begin in

> > January of 2002. Finalists will be invited to Washington to be

>interviewed

> > by a distinguished panel of Public Policy experts.

> >

> > Address letters of application to:

> > Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Executive Vice-President, The ph P. Kennedy,

>Jr.

> > Foundation

> > 1325 G Street, N.W. Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-4709

> > ATTENTION: Parent Public Policy Fellowship Program

> >

> > A similar Kennedy Foundation Fellowship is available to professionals in

>the

> > field of mental retardation. For more information visit

> > http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/jpkf/FELLOW.HTML

> >

> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

> > *Reference Points: Transition updates from the TATRA Project is

>administered

> > by PACER Center www.pacer.org as a joint technical assistance activity

>of

> > the TATRA Project and the National Center on Secondary Education and

> > Transition http://ici.umn.edu/ncset/ . Reference Points features

>resources

> > and updates to help parent organizations, advocates and professionals

>better

> > serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and their

>families.

> > You can Subscribe or Unsubscribe to Reference Points on the web at

> > http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp. Visit our web sites for

>access

> > to a wealth of additional resources and information!Readers are invited

>to

> > send information about new resources on secondary education, transition

>and

> > vocational rehabilitaiton topics to tatra@.... Approved items will

>be

> > posted. Please note that Reference Points is not a discussion group.

> > Questions about Reference Points should be directed to Deborah

>Leuchovius,

> > National Coordinator of Technical Assistance on Transition and

>Vocational

> > Rehabilitation, PACER Center at tatra@... National Center on

> > Secondary Education and Transition is funded by and is a partner with

>the

> > U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs,

> > cooperative agreement # H326J000005. The TATRA Project is funded by the

> > Rehabilitation Services Administration

> > http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/index.html.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >