Disability Mentoring Day will be October 25, 2011 from 9-3 pm at the Downtown Library Conference Area. We are expecting over 300 individuals to participate throughout the day. LeaVonda Battle, a strategic communications management consultant to help build stronger communities, will be providing training to help people living with disabilities compete in the job market.
The ILRC has been partnering with LeaVonda Battle and BattleGroup Communications for more than two years. Recently the ILRC has purchased copies of the BattleGroup Communications curriculum for youth.
The ILRC currently provides services to youth ages 14 to 22 who have various disabilities through a program known as High School/High Tech. The ILRC has been providing this program to over 300 youth in Duval County on an annual basis. Services are provided to these students through monthly workshops based on skills the students will need to become independent adults.

BGC Legislative Day Trip

This week, BattleGroup Communication and other local businesses went to Tallahassee to speak with representatives about educational and community development issues. The biggest challenge is trying to improve and maintain the level of care with budgets shrinking.

Our educational talking points were as follows:

• Do not mandate or assign any new, expanded or modified programs or responsibilities unless fully funded by state.

• Identify ad dedicate a stable, reliable and recurring source if state revenue for PK-12 education to a)replace federal stimulus monies, b) re-store prior year cuts, c) avoid additional cuts to educational funding.

• Fulfill the constitutional requirement to make adequate provision for "A uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality system of free public education".

• Engage and involve all the stakeholders in any substantial legislative iniatives effecting public education.

It is imperative to have innovative thinkers and strategic alliances to augment the current financial climate. BattleGroup Communications, your strategic communications management company for community development, will continue to work with the local and national agencies to build stronger communities.

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