Texas WAP helps low-income elderly, disabled adults and families improve home energy efficiency through insulation and sealing services. The program prioritizes those over age 60, families with disabilities or young children. You are automatically qualified if you participate in other assistance programs...
The primary focus of this group is for parents of kids diagnosed with Aspergers. Adults with same will be allowed to attend meetings, but the kids will be the top priority, as the adults already have a support group in the area, AGUA (see below). Jim Devine Call: 310-202-6546 (home...
If you’re happy in your current home but it’s a little worse for wear or needs some styling updates, the Veterans Home Improvement Program (VHIP) can help yourevamp your living space. The program offers low-interest loans for Texas veterans who want to tackle home improvement projects and...
The study assessed a new interactive technology system for helping six people with intellectual and visual disabilities exercise relevant physical responses embedded within a fairly straightforward activity (i.e., placing objects in containers). Activity responses consisted of the participants taking objects...
The longer you wait to get help for a child with reading difficulties, the harder it will be for that child to catch up. If help is given in fourth grade (rather than in late kindergarten), it takes four times as long to improve the same skills by the same amount....
Vermont officials have been working for years to help alleviate what has become an acute labor shortage caused by declines in the number of working age adults and the lack of trained workers. There are programs in other states to help pay for community college. In Maine, the state bud...
You are right, low self esteem affects children as well as adults. Perhaps if dealt with effectively during childhood, it may not affect later in life. Thanks for sharing your valuable observation! Dianna Mendez on August 12, 2014: You have covered a topic that is so key to helping a chi...
"Kansas is not a Medicaid Expansion state which means that our eligibility threshold for non-disabled, non-pregnant adults is incredibly low," Lara said in an emailed statement on the rate of children losing coverage. "As a result, over 2/3 of our enrollees are children, and that results ...
Local PHAs grant the housing subsidy to low-income families, older adults, and those who have a recognized disability. Section 8 Housing Qualifications To be eligible, your family’s income cannot exceed 50% of the median income of the area in which you wish to live. Preference is given to...
In October 2017, a couple created a GoFundMe page for a homeless veteran and concocted a heartwarming, but false story that resulted in more than 14,000 people donating more than $400,000. To keep yourself safe, be sure to vet charities before donating using something like the BBB Wise Gi...