Registering to vote: What you need to know
It’s National Disability Voter Registration Week! Here are the basics of how to get registered and vote. If you’re not registered, then you cannot vote. If you don’t vote, then you’re missing out on your chance to choose the people who represent you in government and shape the policies that affect you every day. Most […]
Guest Blogger Jackson Shaddox: It’s your right. Have your say!
July 15-21 is National Disability Voter Registration Week. Throughout the week, we’ll share articles and resources about voting: why you should vote, how you can register, and the difference we can all make when our voices are heard. To kick things off, we asked Jackson Shaddox, a young person looking forward to casting his first […]
HUD offers $150 million to provide affordable housing to people with disabilities
HUD OFFERS $150 MILLION TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Funding expected to help approximately 18,000 non-elderly persons with disabilities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering $150 million in grants to provide affordable housing to approximately 18,000 non-elderly persons living with disabilities. Read HUD’s funding notice. HUD’s Mainstream Housing […]
Information about applying for FEMA Disaster Relief Assistance
The State of Arkansas has been approved for a major disaster declaration due to the recent storms and subsequent flooding. Individual Assistance, Public Assistance Category A—Debris Removal, Category B—Emergency Protective Measures, and Direct Federal Assistance is approved for the counties of: Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Jefferson, Perry, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Yell. Disaster Recovery Centers will be […]
PASSE Provider Alert – Empower Healthcare Solutions
We received the following technical bulletin from Empower Healthcare Solutions. The information below is specific to Empower Healthcare Solutions and is directed at providers. Consumers may also find it helpful. — June 6, 2019 Providers, This is a Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) program Technical Bulletin. The purpose is to provide technical assistance to […]