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Spotlights & Shout

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Important
information
Health and Safety
Updates
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Tech Coll g
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Check out our good

friend Cordell
unpacking in his brand Congrats to Mike
new apartment! So for getting a
fulltime job with
exciting! the State of PA

Remember to check us out on Facebook and

Instagram for spotlight posts !
 Important Info
Central Activity Del Val Activity Calendar- Click Me
Calendar- Click Me
Resources all
Employees-
Click Me

Know any friends moving

into a new space ? Do they
need affordable furniture.
reach out to Ms Mel

EIM - “Every Incident Matters”

The EIM form has been simplified! All important sections have been
Speed Dating Event highlighted . “Always remember that when in doubt fill it out”. Every
Coming Soon!!! incident should be followed up with entry of this simplified form and a
notification to Julie Briggs and your RC/Specialist- Click Me

The Governor has proposed the following:

$216 million in state funds plus an additional $266 million in

federal funds for rates.
$34.2 million to invest in a multi-year growth strategy to expand
the number of individuals in HCBS services and reduce the
waiting list.
Separate from the Budget address, the department announced
last Friday that a 6% supplemental payment will be made
available to providers in May.
Thank you to all of the self-advocates, families, DSPs, and all
other stakeholders who have contacted the Governor’s office -
this was a group effort of PAR and all of our partners, but the job
is not done. Over the next few months, we must contact our
legislators to maintain this critical funding in the budget. The
Governor’s overall budget is ambitious and will not be accepted
by the legislature in its entirety. We must meet with our
legislators to ensure that this funding for ID/A is included in the
final product that the Governor signs.
Health and Safety
Driver Safety initiative

A 4-second following distance will allow you

to steer or brake to avoid a hazard safely
on the highway, if the pavement is dry.

Reduce your speed by 5 to 10 mph on wet or

snowy roads and increase your following
distance to five or six seconds.

To determine your following distance,

watch the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead
of you. When the bumper passes a road
marking or a roadside object like a
telephone pole, start counting how many
seconds it takes you to reach the same
spot on the road. If you pass the marking or
object in less than four seconds OR five to
six seconds in wet or snowy conditions, you
are following too closely.
Central Region
10$ ( Cash Only) Workout Class 2/27. Led by our friend David@ Complete Martial Arts
Club 30 E 2nd St, Hummelstown, PA 17036.

Central Wishes Gabby Farewell

Check out this sculpture from

the Farm Show 2024

The Best Group Pic of 2024

 Del Valley/Lehigh Valley Region
Batter’s Up Baseball registration form for 2024

Interested in playing
Baseball- Click here

Rob Leamer update. Great platoon- all from

Northeast Phila. Part of 1300 from Pa- in the
middle of it- miles from Red Sea and Houti
drones, burn pits, constant surveillance. His
phone number gets texts- 610 301 5855, they
all need words of encouragement and updates
from home and just being
remembered/noticed. Still a fellow employee
and courageous servant like all of you. Thanks,
many of you who have asked about him and
peers. Almost 2 months in, 10 to go.
Western/Erie Region

Everyone had a blast at

Mr West’s Valentines
Party

Hey Check out our first Color Run @Tyrone PA in April-info next edition
from our
Erie Urban Air Event
crew!

West Activity Calendar Coming Soon!

Stay Tuned
 Admin Corner
Huge welcome to our
new Regional
Specialist Victoria !!!
Welcome New Staff
Kerri Norton- ACCS Recruiter
Arinola Ogunneye- CS-Central
Natalie Martillo- CS- Del Val
Zoriada Diaz- CS- Central
James Johnson- CS- Del Val
Bryan Bitner- CS- Del Val
Maylene Williams- BSS- Del Val
Jill Clagett-BSS-Del Val
Crystal Ing- CS- West
Our Regional Team and New Staff
Our Director of Regional
Management , Julie Briggs, has
been chosen to be in a project
called faces of Erie and entry
nomination to 40 under 40! Look
out for the entry next edition.
The Faces of Erie project, is more
than just a collection of portraits;
it's a celebration of the rich diversity
that makes Erie exceptional. From
well-known figures to the unsung
heroes, we aim to cast a spotlight on
every face that plays a part in
shaping the identity of our
community.
To our Western RC
Belinda- We wish her
the best of luck on her
new career
 Here are the trainings for February and also give a quick update. We
will be opening up the required training modules for the next 3
From the Desk of
months to give you all the opportunity to work ahead and complete our Clinical
these at your own pace. Listed below will be the training for
February, March, and April. This gives the option of either continuing Director- Megan
to complete one training per month, or completing them at a faster
pace. All 3 modules must be completed by April 30th, 2024. We will Deslatte
continue to open up the mandatory trainings at quarterly intervals
going forward.
Another update ,you may have already completed a certain module
last year - these do still need to be retaken for the new training year. I
will be attaching a PDF document to this email with instructions for
how to retake a module if needed.
We will continue to check in occasionally with reminders and please After much anticipation I am
feel free to reach out to Bri Smith if you have any questions at all! happy to announce that
Mentorship for 2024 is
underway! I will be sending
February Training for CS: Health and Safety
out separate emails later
(1.5 hours)- Click for Link today with the
Mentor/Mentee information.
February Training for SSB: Management and Leadership: Below are the Mentorship
Team Meetings (1.75 hours) training dates where we will
*SSBs should complete the following training in place of review what mentoring will
Health and Safety- Click Me look like for this coming year
as well as the documentation
we will be using to track
March Training: Self Determination (2.5 hours) mentoring sessions.
Please complete either the staff module OR the audio
module.- Click Me Training will be held on the
following dates (you only
April Training: Abuse Prevention - Short need to attend one)
Monday, February 26th at
Version (1.25 hours) Click Me
6pm
Tuesday, February 27th at
9am

We are looking forward

to highlighting next
months Ebadge
graduates!