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Saturday, April 17, 2010

** YOUTH-TO-ADULT TRANSITIONS**

NEW GRANT FUNDS YOUTH TRANSITIONS
SCHOOL TO ADULT LIFE

A $3 million grant from the Walmart Foundation School‐to‐Community Transition Project of the Walmart Foundation will help support a new initiative to help youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The money will be shared nationwide by 45 local chapters of The ARC, including the ARC of Washington State.

To learn if your state chapter is participating, see the PDF press release which can be accessed from http://www.arcwa.org/. Currently, it is the top news story on this ARC homepage list.

According to a April 7 press release:
"The project aims to increase transition outcomes
& to build inclusion and involvement of youth with intellectual
& developmental disabilities in independent living,
employment, post‐secondary education or vocational training, and
community, social and civic affairs."



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