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UPACC Fall Conference
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October 10, 2008 & October 11, 2008
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UP Association of County Commissioners (UPACC) - Fall Conference 2008
Chip-In's Island Resort, Harris, MI - October 10-11, 2008
Registration begins at noon on Friday, October 10th and ends at approximately 11:00 on Saturday, October 11th.
Please call the UPCAP Office (906) 786-4701 for more information.
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1st Annual UP Kinship Care Service Providers Meeting
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October 30, 2008
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1st Annual UP Kinship Care Service Providers Meeting
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Holiday Inn, Marquette
The MSU Kinship Care Resource Center and UPCAP Services Inc. have collaborated to provide a kinship workshop to social service professionals interested in kinship resources and program development.
This meeting will provide agency professionals the opportunity to:
* Learn about kinship resources and needs, legislation, research and events; and
* Network and learn from other programs.
This event is made possible by a grant from the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to help provide technical assistance to the Area Agencies on Aging and professionals interested in meeting the needs of kinship care givers for children.
Please contact Michigan State University, School of Social Work. Attn: Kinship Care Resource Center, 254 Baker Hall, E. Lansing, MI 48824 @ (800) 535-1218 or www.kinship.msu.edu for more information.
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PATH Classes
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October 2008
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PATH is a 6 week program that teaches practical skills for living a healthy life with a chronic health condition like diabetes, arthritis, asthma, chronic pain, or heart disease.
Classes meet 2 1/2 hours once a week. Cost is $10 per person for the 6 week program. Classes will be held at the following locations:
Monday Evenings: October 13 - Nove 17, 2008 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Bay College M-Tech Center, Escanaba, MI
Tuesday Afternoons: October 21 - November 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:30 Delta County MSU Extension, Escanaba, MI
To register call UPCAP Services at 906-786-4701, ext 3019
PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
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Sixth Annual U.P. Long Term Care Facilities Best Practices Conference
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
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UPCAP's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is currently planning the Sixth Annual U.P. Long Term Care Facilities Best Practices Conference. The primary objectice of this conference is to give facility staff and administrators the opportunity to network and share successful concepts, practices, and programs which could be emulated in other U.P. facilities. We have also scheduled speakers in the field of long term care to present pertinent information.
The conference date, place and times are as follows:
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Bay De Noc Community College
Joseph Heirman University Center
2001 N. Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
$15.00 per person (includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials)
The deadline to register is Monday, October 27, 2008. If you have any questions, please call local LTC Ombudsman, Doni Young at 1-866-485-9393 or e-mail youngdl@upcap.org.
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