Dear Patch readers,
I wanted to share a few of my experiences in working and volunteering with Yumi Ross. Over the past 12 years, we have worked together on a number of initiatives and throughout all of these I’ve seen Yumi’s passion for Highland Park, her incredible work ethic and professionalism, and her strong sense of working towards the good of our community. We first met each other in 2009 when we were both served on D112 s Strategic Planning Team and then again on the five-year plan for our school district.
A few years ago, we both joined the D113 Education Foundation where Yumi is currently the Co-President, and we ve been serving our high schools together ever since. In my opinion, Yumi has been a great leader who both works hard but also inspires all members to do their best work. I believe that she would be an excellent councilman and work tirelessly to represent community members and business owners. I also know that she will be honest, approachable, fair, colla
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WATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 1983 Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act established a national initiative using Home and Community Based Waivers as a model platform for person-centered planning and supports. Prior to this federal best practice being outlined, service and support systems were primarily congregate and institutional settings. A shift occurred within the human service industry that began with planning for the individual, not the population. Even in congregate settings that remain to this day, making the individual the nexus of planning services, tracking services and billing for services moves the needle toward person-centeredness.