Join family members of adults with developmental disabilities in an interactive forum with Julie Snyder, Tierra’s Life Planning Navigator and Eric Doran, Manager of UC Irvine’s Down Syndrome MIND Institute. Julie and Eric will answer questions from the previous Summer Series Workshops as well as provide valuable resources specifically addressing areas of life planning and aging for adults with developmental disabilities.
Please register by Friday, August 12th!
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, January 18, from 4-5 pm, when Proxy Parent Foundation’s Carol Larkin presents the ins and outs of establishing a Pooled Special Needs Trust. Proxy Parent Foundation (PPF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by parents of children with disabilities. As providers of expert financial, trust, and personal support services to persons living with disabilities, PPF assists them and their families through the creation and operation of a Pooled Special Needs Trust (PSNT). Carol will address the benefits of the PLAN of California Master Pooled Trust, and how to establish one, as well as how it protects eligibility for public benefits; and safeguards an inheritance, settlement, or insurance payout. Proxy Parent Foundation’s focus on personal support services gives families ways to improve the quality of life for a loved one with disabilities through education, recreation, and personal support. Click here to register today!
Listening to Families and Advocates: A Panel Discussion on Maintaining Person Centered Care Throughout the Lifespan
Thursday, January 25th from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PST, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST
This no-cost educational opportunity will offer new and updated information
In this webinar, you will learn the following:
- Discuss how access to informed health care in terms of ‘Person Centered Approach’ serves families and older adults with IDD .
- List at least 4 challenges to families with adults with IDD and how to address them.
- List at least 3 suggestions on how to seek information and resources on aging, dementia and IDD.
- Relate to the experiences of the panelists and apply at least two to their own family or families they serve.
- Acquire basic understanding in aging in all persons, including adults with IDD.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER TODAY!
Support the people Tierra serves and Walk, Run or Roll at your own pace
October 1st – 15th
Donate, Start a Team or Fundraise on your own!
Complete a 5K (3.1 miles/7,000 steps) or 10K (6.2 miles/13,000 steps) or
your own personal challenge at your convenience any time, anywhere between
October 1st through October 15th.
$25 Registration Fee
Prizes:
All Registrants: Tierra hat or lunch cooler
$100 – Crossbody bag
$500 – Phone charger or blue tooth speaker
Highest Fundraiser wins 4 field level Dodger tickets and parking to a 2025 Season game (TBD).
Register, share with your friends, raise funds, awareness, and HAVE FUN!
For questions or details, contact Jessica Asciolla at jasciolla@tierradelsol.org or (818) 723-2282
Join us and learn about Community Options Integrated Services (COIS), a unique housing option for your loved one’s future. We will hear from Ingrid Rushing, who is the owner and CEO of COIS. Ingrid is an advocate and is passionate about her work and what her organization offers and is looking forward to sharing with all of you.
Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week (September 7-13, 2025) provides us with an opportunity to pause, acknowledge, and highlight the dedicated direct support workforce that is the heart and soul of supports for people with disabilities.
Support the people Tierra serves and Walk, Run, or Roll at your own pace.
Donate, Start a Team, or Fundraise on your own!
Complete a 5K (3.1 miles/7,000 steps) or 10K (6.2 miles/13,000 steps) or your own personal challenge
at your convenience, anytime, anywhere from October 1st through October 15th.
$25 Registration Fee
Prizes:
All Registrants – Long Sleeve “Walk n’ Roll” T-Shirt
$250 – Clear Stadium Bag
$500 – Phone charger or blue tooth speaker
$1,000 – Plush Beach Towel
Highest Fundraiser wins 4 Loge Seats and parking
to a 2026 Dodger Season Home Game
