Montana Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities In Effect July 1st
The Montana Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities (MMWD) program, one of the key achievements of the 2009 Legislature for individuals with disabilities, goes into effect July 1, 2010. The MMWD program is a new Medicaid eligibility category specifically designed for individuals with disabilities to go to or return to work or for those who are already working and may become →
Flathead Youth Corner
The Flathead Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy (YODA) group has been having so much fun in the past few months! We have gained 6 new members and hopefully there are more to come. We have a member that will be attending MYLF as a delegate this year. We helped with a Comedy/Karaoke party that was put on by →
Flathead County Update
Forty-eight consumers, family and friends had a wonderful time at the Karaoke and Comedy Night party May 1st. We enjoyed having Mike Beers there to give us some laughs. We also had Flo and peer advocates, Leo, Marty and Carolyn give a performance as “The Monkees” which was very “tuneful.” Silliness was everywhere as people enjoyed trying on outrageous glasses →
Amanda Edwards – Youth Specialist
Amanda Edwards from Bigfork, MT has been hired as Summit’s Youth Specialist in the Flathead office. Amanda has been a wheelchair user since September 7th, 1997 as the result of a car accident. It happened a month before she turned 16 years old and she’s always had a great attitude about it, never letting it stop her from living a fulfilling →
Flathead County Update
Fifty-two people were in attendance at a Valentine’s Party and pot-luck dinner on February 6th. We had wonderful live music by The Stringlers and an ice cream dessert bar donated by Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream and Summit ILC. The party was wrapped up with a wacky competition to “Dress the Mannequin”. The event was a great success and everyone enjoyed →
Thinking Back…Looking Forward!
By Bob Liston -- President, Summit ILC Board of Directors As I sit here thinking back to 2009, I can’t help but think about the good things that have been accomplished by Summit Independent Living Center and the disability community across the state and country. It seemed to all start prior to the beginning of the year, trying to find someone →
2010 Social Security Changes
There will be no cost of living increases for SSI and SSDI recipients for 2010. The 2010 amounts for Social Security are: SSI Individual - $674/month Couple - $1,011/month Substantial Gainful Activity Non-Blind - $1,000/month Blind - $1,640/month Trial Work Period Month $720/month The Montana Medicaid Medically Needy spend-down threshold will remain at $645 after income exclusions. The Montana Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities program is slated to begin →
Flathead Youth Corner
Flathead County YODA (Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy) has been very busy! We had the opportunity to work with our fellow YODA group in Missoula making a video. There was a couple of incidences of youth in special education that were being abused by their teachers. So YODA wanted to take the bull by the horn and make it known →
Flathead County Update & Murder Mystery Party
Part two of The Four Deuces murder mystery was held November 7th and there were 22 people in attendance. It was potluck, but we also had some delicious pizza donated by Nickel Charlie's. The party was a great success and everyone had a fantastic time. Plans for our next fun activity are in the works. Flo Kiewel, Marty Wheeler and Amanda →
YODA Youth Talk About Alleged Teacher Abuse
The Missoula and Flathead County YODA (Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy) groups discuss their thoughts about the alleged abuse towards students with disabilities that occurred at North Middle School in Great Falls, MT. The news story referenced in the video can be found on the KFBB.com News Channel 5 website at http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/65353112.html
Flathead YODA
Flathead YODA is in full speed! Those of you who don’t know exactly what YODA means, let me tell about it. YODA means “Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy.” It’s a group of us who meet once a month in Kalispell. We have great snacks and drinks and it’s a great way to meet other people in your community. We have →
Flathead County Update
The Flathead County peers participated in the Health Care Reform rally at Senator Baucus’ office on July 2nd. There was a great turnout and everyone felt connected in a common goal. Recent developments show their efforts were successful. On August 21st Summit hosted a fishing event at the Somers fishing access. MATOR was invited from Missoula to demonstrate an array of →
