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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: PEP Spring Fling Cookout
DESCRIPTION:Please note the PEP Spring Fling Cookout has been postponed due to inclement weather.  \nPlease be on the lookout for an updated event date and information. \nFor questions\, please contact:\nBrad Battersby\, Program Director\nPh: 978-868-8527 or bbattersby@allinc.org
URL:https://allinc.org/event/may-2023-pep-cookout/
LOCATION:Eight Point Sportmen’s Club\, 147 Beaman Road\, Sterling\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Wayback Burgers Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Come help raise money and support Aspire Living & Learning by dining at Wayback Burgers on May 16th! From 4 PM to 8 PM\, 15% of your purchase made during this timeframe will be donated to help fuel the work of empowering neurodiverse children and adults to grow\, develop\, and unlock their potential. \nAdvance orders can be called in to 410-569-2711 beginning at 4 PM.
URL:https://allinc.org/event/wayback-burgers-fundraiser-bel-air/
LOCATION:Wayback Burgers Bel Air\, 5 Bel Air South Parkway\, Bel Air\, MD\, 21015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Self-Advocacy Group
DESCRIPTION:Self-Advocacy is speaking up for yourself to make choices about what is important to you. Join the Connecticut Self-Advocacy Group at Aspire to: \n\nMeet new people and have fun.\nLearn about your rights and responsibilities.\nLearn to speak up for yourself.\nGet support from other people.\nBecome more active in your community.\n\nMeetings take place in-person every month on the third Tuesday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM beginning March 21st. All are encouraged to attend and bring with them any personalized supports including support staff. Pizza will be provided. If you have special dietary needs\, please plan accordingly. \nPlease RSVP at: https://form.jotform.com/230645914614052
URL:https://allinc.org/event/ct-self-advocacy-group/2023-05-16/
LOCATION:Aspire Living & Learning CT Office\, 1125 Dixwell Avenue\, Hamden\, CT\, 06514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Self-Advocacy
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SUMMARY:Virtual Self-Advocacy Group
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to be an effective self-advocate! Self-Advocacy is speaking up for yourself to make choices about what is important to you. Join the Self-Advocacy Group at Aspire to:\n\n• Meet new people and have fun.\n• Learn about your rights and responsibilities.\n• Learn to speak up for yourself.\n• Get support from other people.\n• Become more active in your community.\n\nMeetings take place each month on the 3rd Thursday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Join the monthly virtual meeting via Zoom at zoom.us/j/97792997983
URL:https://allinc.org/event/virtual-self-advocacy-group/2023-05-18/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Self-Advocacy
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:Join Aspire at the capitol in Hartford on Wednesday\, May 24\, for Nonprofit Rally and Lobby Day\, starting at 10 AM. Leaders from the Aspire community will be there at 9 AM to gather before going through security in the Legislative Office Building and proceed to the State Capitol South Lawn. See map for the meeting location (red X) and parking options. If arriving after 9 AM\, proceed to the Capitol Building South Lawn and look for Aspire in purple shirts (Need a purple Aspire shirt? We’ll have one available for you). And please feel free to call or text Lisa Mierek\, senior director of program operations\, the day of the event to ensure you connect: (860) 780-4436. \nBackground: Connecticut’s legislature is developing the state’s budget for the next two years. Unfortunately\, the budget proposal by the Appropriations Committee does not adequately fund services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. \nOn May 1\, Connecticut’s Office of Policy & Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis reported that the state’s tax system is generating a surplus of almost $3 billion. Aspire and other service providers took more than their share of the burden during the lean years\, losing 46 percent of their buying power to inflation. \nIn order for the budget to reflect the priorities important to our community\, a 9% increase is needed. In a time of surplus\, this is the moment to fund services fully. \nWithout additional funding\, providers will be forced to reduce services to account for the inflation we have already experienced. Steps that some service providers are taking include closing programs\, reducing the scope of services offered\, and delaying much-needed innovations. Aspire is working hard to avoid such extreme measures. These outcomes are a disservice to people with disabilities\, whose choices are shrinking and whose needs go unmet when no provider is available.  \nCuts are also a disservice to the hardworking direct support professionals who do this essential work every day\, who saw us through the pandemic\, and who are the backbone of the system. We are already facing an unprecedented workforce shortage—funding that does not keep pace with costs is pushing the system to the brink. \nIf you can’t be there in person\, contacting your legislators with your concerns is a great way to support a meaningful increase in funding. Legislators count every call\, every email\, and every visit from a constituent. Be counted! You can find your legislators and contact information here. Let them know the impact this funding makes in your life and the lives of the people we serve. 
URL:https://allinc.org/event/connecticut-nonprofit-rally-lobby-day/
LOCATION:Connecticut State Capitol\, 210 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Aspire Career Fair & Hiring Event
DESCRIPTION:If you’re looking to start a rewarding career that makes a difference in the lives of many\, then Aspire is the perfect place for you. Join us at the upcoming career fair to learn more about Aspire as an employer and to explore career opportunities at our organization. We’re currently hiring Direct Support Professionals\, Behavior Analysts\, and Program Managers at programs located throughout Connecticut. \nPlease RSVP so we can have materials prepared for you. Once you hit submit\, be sure to check your email for confirmation and an application to fill out prior to the event.
URL:https://allinc.org/event/ct-career-fair-may-2023/
LOCATION:Wallingford Public Library\, 200 N Main Street\, Wallingford\, CT\, 06492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Fair
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SUMMARY:Aspire Career Fair & Hiring Event
DESCRIPTION:If you’re looking to start a rewarding career that makes a difference in the lives of many\, then Aspire is the perfect place for you. Join us at the upcoming career fair to learn more about Aspire as an employer and to explore career opportunities at our organization. We’re currently hiring Direct Support Professionals\, Behavior Analysts\, and Program Managers at programs located throughout Connecticut. \nPlease RSVP so we can have materials prepared for you. Once you hit submit\, be sure to check your email for confirmation and an application to fill out prior to the event.
URL:https://allinc.org/event/career-fair-may-25/
LOCATION:Aspire Living & Learning Hamden Office\, 1125 Dixwell Avenue\, Hamden\, CT\, 06514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Fair
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