24553: Hermantin (Information) Sant La seeks to dispel myths about disabilities

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> SANT LA WELCOMES A NEW PARTNER AGENCY, CCDH, AND
> REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE WITH 
> DISABILITIES AND THEIR
> FAMILIES
>
>
> Sant La Urges Parents of Children with Disabilities
> in the Haitian Community 
> of
> North-East Dade to take advantage of
> the many services available through 
> CCDH.
>
> Miami, FL (March
> 22, 2005) ? Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, welcomes 
> a new
> partner, CCDH: Creating One Community. Daniel Salnave, a CCDH
> representative stationed at Sant La, will help parents of children
> with 
> disabilities identify, access and advocate for the supports
> and services 
> they need and want. These services include therapy,
> in-home supports, 
> medical supplies and equipment, after-school
> programs, training programs, 
> and more...
>
> 'We wish to help
> parents in the Haitian community become informed about our 
> services
> and resources in the hopes that their children with disabilities
> will obtain services, and that the family will gain the knowledge
> and skills 
> necessary to be strong advocates for their children"
> said Mr. Salnave, 
> Outreach and Advocacy Specialist,
> CCDH.
>
> Sant La and CCDH have launched this initiative through a
> grant from the 
> Children's Trust. In addition to helping
> Haitian-American parents increase 
> their awareness of available
> services, the project seeks to help dispel 
> myths about disabilities
> and encourage the community to be more accepting of 
> children who
> have them. Mr. Salnave is available to make presentations to
> community groups, including faith-based, school-based, parents and
> others.
>
> The Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La is a
> not-for-profit One Stop 
> Neighborhood Center whose purpose is to
> empower, strengthen and stabilize 
> the Haitian-American community of
> South Florida through the coordination of 
> service delivery in the
> areas of social services, education, economic 
> self-sufficiency and
> access to health care.
>
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>
>
>
> Editor's Note: Mr.
> Salnave can be reached on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 
> a.m. to 5:00
> p.m. at Sant La,  at 5000 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 110. For
> more information please call
> Sant La, Haitian Neighborhood
> Center at 305.573.4871.