Youth Empowerment Training in Lame Deer June 28-29 « Living Independently For Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT)

Youth Empowerment Training in Lame Deer June 28-29

June 1, 2016

Lame Deer Youth Empowerment Training Flyer

Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to offer a two session training on independent living skills and youth empowerment on June 28 & 29 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Tribal Building (600 S. Cheyenne Ave) in Lame Deer.

The two day training is for youth ages 14-21 and will provide participants with information regarding:

Setting and attaining goals
Problem solving
Choice and decision making
Self-advocacy, safety, and risk taking skills
Disability awareness and acceptance
Self-determination and leadership skills
Understanding and access to assistive technology
Self-disclosure of disability and requesting reasonable accommodations
Positive thinking, efficacy, and expectations

There is no cost to participants for this training. Food and Beverages will be provided.

For more information or to register please contact: Brent Morris, (406) 294-5189 or brentm@liftt.org. Please register by June 17!

Download the event flyer: Lame Deer Independent Living Youth Empowerment Training June 2016 (Adobe PDF)

Lame Deer Independent Living Youth Empowerment Training June 2016 (Microsoft Word)

LIFTT is a not-for-profit agency governed by a consumer-controlled Board of Directors whose lives have been personally impacted by a disability. It is funded in part by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992 (Title VII - Independent Living Services), and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (Disability Services Division).