Our mission:
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To provide and
fund low cost,
high quality
training and
skill
development
programs for
individuals who
live, work, play
with or have a
developmental
disability.
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To support
programs and
projects that
enhances
opportunities
for prevention
and intervention
related to
developmental
disabilities.
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To raise funds
to support the
projects
undertaken by
the T.I.P.S.
Foundation and
the
infrastructure
of the
organization.
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To provide
cutting edge,
best practice
training,
conferences and
workshops for:
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- Professionals in the field of intervention and related fields
- Family and caregivers of people with disabilities
- Children, youth and adults who have disabilities
- Community members interested in including people with disabilities.
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To provide
funding for
conferences,
workshops and
other training
opportunities
for:
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Professionals
in
the
field
of
intervention
and
related
fields
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Family
and
caregivers
of
people
with
disabilities
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Children,
youth
and
adults
who
have
disabilities
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Community
members
interested
in
including
people
with
disabilities.
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To provide
outreach
activities to
targeted
populations
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To solicit funds
to meet the
program needs.
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Our philosophy:
Every day we are
learning more and
more about
development and how
to remediate the
effects of
developmental
disabilities.
The board of
directors of TIPS
believes that by
providing a variety
of low cost, high
quality
opportunities for
skill enhancement;
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professionals
will have
greater
opportunity to
effect changes,
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parents will be
knowledgeable
about what
options they
have for
maximizing their
child’s
development,
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friends and
helpers will be
able to be more
helpful, patient
and nurturing
and…
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Individual’s
with
disabilities
will have the
opportunity to
learn skills and
advocate for
their own needs
for maximizing
skill
development and
inclusion in
community, home,
school and
life’s
adventures.
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