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• Notice Inviting Applications for Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) (CFDA No. 84.418P).
  The U.S. Department of Education published a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications for a new competitive grant program, Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE). PROMISE was proposed by the Obama Administration to improve the education and career outcomes of low income children with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The program is designed to serve children with disabilities, ages 14-16, who are receiving SSI and their families. The application was opened May 21, 2013 and the deadline for applications is Aug. 19, 2013.

• Four Upcoming Webinars
  • The NET: Branding VR’s Business Team. 7/11/2013
  • Demand-Side Strategies in Vocational Rehabilitation:
    Responding to the Workforce Needs of Business. 6/19/2013
  • This Place Helps You Figure Out Who You Want to Be:
    A Photovoice Experience with Urban Native Youth. 6/12/2013
  • Next Steps to Build a Working Partners Program. 6/6/2013

• National Online Dialogue to Shape Federal Strategies to Assist Young People with Disabilities as They Transition from School to Work.
  The U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services and the Social Security Administration will host the event May 13-27 and invite policymakers, educators, service providers, families, youth, the advocacy community and others to join this conversation to improve transition outcomes.  To register for and participate in the dialogue, visit the Federal Partners in Transition feedback community.

• Policy report: Promise for the Future: How Federal Programs Can Improve Career Outcomes for Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions.
  This publication examines various federal programs that can provide assistance in meeting the educational, vocational and basic supports needs of youth and young adults (from ages 16 to 30) with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs).
  PDF (1.0MB)

• RFI on Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth.
  The department is analyzing information received from the Request for Information (RFI) on Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth, published on June 4, 2012. The comment period closed on July 5, 2012 and over 170 comments were received.

Past News

• New Publication: Youth Mental Health Bill of Rights
  This new one-pager lists the Youth Mental Health Bill of Rights as first outlined on the back page of the 2009 Youth Summit Report.
  PDF (6.1MB)

• National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families and Through the Looking Glass are now accepting applications for the fall 2013 scholarship program.
  These scholarship programs are open to high school seniors and college students who have at least one parent with a disability. Essays and applications are due March 11, 2013. Selection criteria, application packages, and frequently asked questions are available at the project Website.

• Year of College and Career initiative.
  The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) launched its new YCC Website, a portal for OSERS to share transition news, events, youth-specific information, and a range of other resources.

• Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) Initiative.
  This is a cross-agency federal initiative designed to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well as their families.

• Fiscal Year 2012 National Employment Conference, “The New Economy: Rethink, Realign, and Reinvent”
  This conference, held December 5–7, 2012, provided a forum for Vocational Rehabilitation state agency staff and its partners to discuss innovative strategies that assist individuals with disabilities, including youth with disabilities, to secure employment.
  Conference flyer: PDF (79KB)

• Cross-Dataset Catalog of Disability Compensation Variables.
  Employer Practices Related to Employment Outcomes Among Individuals with Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EP-RRTC) presents the Cross-Dataset Catalog of Disability Compensation Variables, a new dataset research tool designed to explore variables related to disability and health conditions, work, compensation, and employer characteristics across 11 major datasets.

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