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Family & Consumer Mentoring Project Mission: Promote person-centered planning for youth who have disabilities and are in transition (age 14 – 21) as they move from school based services to adult life in their community. The FCMP collaborates with schools and service providers to promote the self-determination of individuals to: - Achieve desired employment outcomes and;
- Enjoy an active life in their community with family, friends and allies.
The Family & Consumer Mentoring Project is closely aligned with the Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Eau Claire County and the ADRC of Chippewa County. ADRC Options Counselors and Disability Benefit Specialists can help youth and families/guardians (of all income levels) understand the system, apply for benefits, and find the resources needed to be successful once they are done with school. ADRC Options Counselors can assist individuals with weighing their long-term care service options. This process includes private pay as well as publicly funded options such as Family Care/Family Care Partnership and Include Respect I Self-Direct (IRIS). Family & Consumer Mentoring Project consultants help families and consumers understand information in family/consumer friendly language and promote person-to-person and family-to-family support as young adults (of all incomes), who have disabilities, move from school-based to community-based services. Independent Family & Consumer Consultants are available to work with youth, their families, school staff, provider agencies and other allies by: - Promoting self determination
- Providing Education and Training
- Promoting benefits of employment and creative employment options such as self-employment/Micro-business,
- Offering person-centered and futures planning/PATH, circles of support/MicroBoards, and the discovery process for exploring employment possibilities,
- Collaborative activities with schools and service providers around publicly funded long term care for adults with disabilities and their families.
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