VISION FOR EQUALITY INC

VISION FOR EQUALITY IS A GRASS ROOTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SEEK QUALITY AND SATISFACTION IN THEIR LIVES AND EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SUPPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR CONSUMER AND FAMILY SATISFACTION TEAMS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS, ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT, WAITING LIST CAMPAIGN, INDEPENDENT MONITORING TEAMS, PA FAMILY NETWORK, SERVE AS THE IMPETUS TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES YEARLY TO BRING THEM THE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION THEY REQUIRE TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES. THROUGH REFERRALS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DIRECT SUPPORT AS WELL AS TRAINING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO GAIN THE POWER AND EXPERTISE TO NAVIGATE A COMPLICATED SERVICE SYSTEM TO SEEK THE SERVICES THEY NEED.OUR STAFF UNDER OUR CONSUMER AND FAMILY SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH OUR INDEPENDENT MONITORING FOR QUALITY TEAMS MONITOR PRESENT SERVICES TO ENSURE QUALITY CARE AND TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE REPORTING INFORMATION BACK TO THE SYSTEM WHEN NEEDED TO ENHANCE PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE OFFER DIRECT MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO 7 PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS WHO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY BRINGING THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THE STAGE TO FORWARD THEIR CAUSE AND CONCERNS BACK TO THE SYSTEM FOR REDRESS. OUR WAITING LIST CAMPAIGN EDUCATES THE SYSTEM TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO WAIT WITH NO SERVICES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK ALONE OVER 15,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN TO RECEIVE SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PA FAMILY NETWORK WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN. THE PA FAMILY NETWORK CONSISTS OF A TEAM OF 18 FAMILY ADVISORS WHO TRAIN FAMILIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. VISION HAS ALSO BROUGHT THE NEEDS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY TO THE FOREFRONT TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS FOR THEM AS WELL. THIS COMMUNITY IS OFTEN ISOLATED AND ALONE DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS. THROUGH OUR LATINO STAFF WHO PROVIDE ADVOCACY, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES SEVERAL THOUSAND NEW FAMILIES A YEAR ARE ASSISTED IN BECOMING PART OF THE SERVICE SYSTEM AND HAVING LOVE ONES RECEIVE THE SERVICES THEY DESPERATELY NEED.