If you are a member of VFN’s Family Faculty and have taken the first Storytelling Open Workshop training on May 25th, we invite you to dive deeper into storytelling with a 2-hour follow-up workshop exclusively for VFN’s Family Faculty with Susanne Schmidt. Together we’ll consider the tenets of family-centered care and explore how to supercharge our true stories […]

Watch the Children's Personal Cares Services workshop video here. Adam Poulin, Program Administrator for Children With Special Health Needs with the Vermont Department of Health, provides an overview of Children’s Personal Care Services (CPCS) in Vermont. Participants will learn about how eligibility is determined, what the process is for applying, the mechanics of self-direction, and […]

Watch the Home Schooling and Special Education: Supporting Your Child workshop video here. Are you homeschooling a child who is eligible for special education? Come learn about how to engage with your school district to ensure you have the information and resources you need to successfully work with your child and access available services. Erin […]

Watch the Pediatric Perspectives: A Community Conversation on COVID-19 Vaccine and Children with Disabilities/Special Health Needs recording here. Do you have questions about getting the COVID-19 vaccine for your child? Whether you have a 12+ year-old who is eligible now to receive the vaccine or you are anticipating a vaccine for children under the age […]

Watch the Keys to Having a Successful Transition to Life After High School for Students with Disabilities - What Parents Need to Know recording here. John Spinney has worked at the VT Agency of Education for 16 years and he will be coming to us both as a sibling and legal guardian for his two […]

Watch the recording of The Mystery in Our Genes - Why We Are Who We Are here. If you are unable to attend, please register anyway. We’ll send you a recording of the workshop which you can watch on your own time. This presentation is created to help people understand the role that genetics plays […]

Watch the recording of Getting Support for Your Child with Significant & Unmanageable Emotional Challenges* *Please note that we will be re-taping this video and re-issuing the presentation notes at a later date with updated information. There will be additional information about the Relief From Abuse order (RFA). Click here for a .pdf of the […]

Watch Back to School: Time to Understand COVID and Comp Ed recording here. This workshop will explain parents' rights and federal and state guidance to make up for the impact of COVID-19 on whether your student received a Free Appropriate Public Education last year. We will talk about requesting an IEP meeting, understanding how to […]

Watch SSI, SSDI and Medicaid: What You Need to Know to Help Your Child/Youth Get and Keep Disability-Based Benefits recording here. Mark Hengstler and Barb Prine work at Legal Services Vermont and its sister organization, Vermont Legal Aid, helping people who have low incomes or disabilities navigate benefits programs. They will discuss: - What is […]

Watch Understanding Special Needs Trusts and How to Fund Them recording here. In this workshop, Glenn Jarrett, Esq., Certified Elder Law Attorney at Jarrett & Luitjens and Jan Knutsen, Financial Representative from Grace Financial Strategies will give a detailed overview and discuss considerations related to Special Needs Trusts including eligibility for SSI/Medicaid, types of trusts […]