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15 <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL CONSUMER SERVICES <br /> <br />COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION <br />These services are intended to inform and/or educate the <br />public about developmental disabilities and related <br />services. This may include <br />information and referral <br />services; activities aimed <br />at promoting public <br />awareness and <br />involvement; and <br />community consultation, <br />capacity building and <br />organization activities. <br />Kittitas County reaches 450+ people per year on average <br />with these services. <br />TRAINING <br />There are two types of training that can be funded: Staff <br />Training and Board <br />Training. <br />• Staff Training includes <br />costs incurred by the <br />program for the <br />planned, structured <br />activities for the <br />purpose of providing, <br />or improving, or <br />enhancing job-related <br />knowledge and skills of staff, providers, volunteers, or interning <br />students in the provision of developmental disability services. <br />• Board Training includes costs incurred by the program for planned, structured activities designed to <br />provide, improve, or enhance program-related skills of board or advisory committee members. <br /> <br />OTHER ACTIVITIES <br />Other activities can fund a variety of different projects. There was no funding designated for Other <br />Activities in 2020. <br />• Infrastructure projects: Projects in support of clients not of working age. Examples include <br />planning services like benefits planning and generic job development. <br />• Start-up projects: Projects that directly benefit the agency. Examples include equipment purchases <br />and agency administrative support. <br />• Partnership projects: Collaborative partnerships with school districts, employment providers, <br />families, employers, and other community collaborators needed to provide employment supports <br />and services to young adults to become employed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2020 <br />Organization Yakima Valley <br />Memorial <br />Services <br />Early <br />intervention <br />services <br />Funding $2,106 <br />Organization Kittitas Valley <br />Opportunities <br />Services Parent and <br />family support <br />Funding $15,000 <br />Organization WISE <br />Services Training <br />Funding $15,550 <br />Organization Robin Read <br />Consulting <br />Services Facilitation and <br />planning <br />Funding $919 <br /> <br />Community Information <br />and Education primarily <br />serves young children <br />(birth to pre-K), school <br />age children, and their <br />families. <br />Training is designated <br />for organizations and <br />their staff who provide <br />DDA-funded services as <br />well as the <br />Developmental <br />Disabilities Advisory <br />Committee.