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Goals and Objectives
Fourth Quarter Report, July - September, 2012

Goal 1: SUFU will support local self advocacy groups and work on growth of the organization.

Objective 1: Accomplished
SUFU will support local self advocacy groups to increase membership by providing training, networking opportunities, and outreach.

Objective 2: Accomplished
SUFU will develop a committee to look at what it takes to become a SUFU member and improve the process for renewing yearly membership. The committee will submit a report to the Board of Directors for review by May 2012.

The Committee was formed and 6 self advocates will begin meeting in January 2012 to start this process.

The new membership process was rolled out in June.

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Objective 3: Accomplished through successful substitution
SUFU will work with stakeholder organizations including the Department of Education and high schools to get youth involved in self advocacy.

SUFU contacted Jan Breton at the DOE. She replied that although she supports SUFU’s work, she did not think the DOE was the best way to get the message out to students because it has no access to students.

Substitution: Although SUFU was not given the opportunity to collaborate with members from the DOE, it facilitated a connection between the Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services/Maine Parent Coalition and the Southern Maine Advisory Council on Transition, resulting in a first time joint meeting to be held in November 2012.

Objective 4: Accomplished
SUFU will work to secure further funding for self advocacy.

Objective 5: Accomplished
SUFU will work with self advocates to take a more active role in running their organization through activities, including Power Up.

Power Up activity has been postponed by MDDC, pending further discussions between SUFU and MDDC.

Objective 6: Accomplished
SUFU will finalize and begin using the new board member voting process by the next Board member election.

Objective 7: Accomplished
SUFU will make bylaws updates as needed and provide Board policies to its Board members.

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Goal 2: SUFU will support self advocates to be involved with legislative issues.

Objective 1: Exceeded
SUFU will support 60 self advocates and supporters to attend Advocacy Day.

Objective 2: Accomplished
SUFU will support self advocates to call or meet with legislators and candidates from their home districts at least 12 times.

Objective 3: Accomplished through successful substitution
SUFU will support 5 self advocates to attend Disability Awareness Day.

Substitution:

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Objective 4: Exceeded
SUFU will support self advocates to testify on legislation at least 5 times, send letters, and attend rallies.

Although it appears that this objective was not fully accomplished as written, we exceeded in fulfilling the contract stipulations. In the four testimonies given, SUFU weighed in on a full range of issues: People First Language, sub-minimum wage, waitlist, proposed closing of PNMIs, rent-subsidies, photo IDs at polls, combining of DHHS departments and many others.

Objective 5: Accomplished
SUFU will meet at least 1 time with each member of Maine’s Congressional delegation, or their staff representatives to discuss national issues important to persons with developmental disabilities.

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Goal 3: SUFU will work with allies to improve employment issues for people who have developmental disabilities.

Objective 1: Accomplished
SUFU will support at least 2 self advocates to attend the Alliance For Full Participation conference.

Objective 2: Accomplished
SUFU will support self advocates to participate in the Employment Institute led by the DRC.

Objective 3: Accomplished
SUFU will partner with DHHS representatives, Department of Labor and other stakeholders to work on employment issues for people who have disabilities.

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Goal 4: SUFU will support self advocates to advocate for improved transportation for people who have developmental disabilities.

Objective 1: Accomplished
SUFU will continue communication with the Office of Maine Care about changes that are happening in the transportation system of Maine.

Objective 2: Accomplished
SUFU will work to get better agency support of transportation to self advocacy events.

Objective 3: Accomplished
SUFU will support self advocates to find informal supports for transportation.

Objective 4: Not accomplished - beyond SUFU’s control
SUFU will work with CCIDS on a rural transportation project as requested by CCIDS.

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Goal 5: SUFU will provide at least 20 trainings to self advocates on topics that are important to them and will also provide opportunities for getting trainings from outside resources.

Objective 1: Accomplished
SUFU will host at least 3 state wide meetings on topics of interest to self advocates and at least 3 regional meetings.

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Objective 2: Exceeded
SUFU will provide training for at least 10 local SUFU groups on leadership skills and how to conduct local group activities.

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Objective 3: Accomplished
SUFU will host at least 1 statewide conference to share information with self advocates and provide training.

Oct 11, 2011 SUFU Conference, Brewer

SUFU hosted one statewide conference at Jeff’s Catering, in Brewer. Nearly 100 self-advocates and their supporters attended the conference. There were six different workshops offered and self-advocates elected board members and award recipients from their regions Throughout the day they networked, made social connections and ended the evening with fun at a dance.

Trainings provided on Oct. 11 at the statewide conference:

Objective 4: Accomplished
SUFU will provide at least 1 training for staff on how to best support self advocacy groups.

Objective 5: Exceeded
SUFU will provide at least 3 trainings for students in public schools, colleges and universities.

Goal 6: SUFU will work to improve services for people with disabilities through education and advocacy on a local, state, and national level.

Objective 1: Accomplished
SUFU will educate self advocates about waiver services.

Objective 2: Accomplished
SUFU will provide suggestions to agencies for improving staff turnover rates.

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Objective 3: Exceeded
SUFU will support self advocates to actively participate on at least 10 boards, committees and councils including at least 5 people who have not been supported in the last 2 years.

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Objective 4: Exceeded
SUFU will meet at least 4 times with DHHS and at least 1 time with allies such as MDDC, DRC, CCIDS and MACSP to exchange information.

DRC:

DHHS:

MACSP:

CCIDS:

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Objective 5: Exceeded
SUFU will provide input on a national level by sharing information with NEAT and/or SABE at least 1 time.

Other notables:

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Follow the links below to view Goals and Objectives from Previous Years.

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2010 - 2011

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2009 - 2010

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2008 - 2009

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2007 - 2008

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2006 - 2007

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2005 - 2006

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2004 - 2005

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2003 - 2004

SUFU Goals and Objectives 2002 - 2003

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