Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Jeff, I joined the Yahoo Texas Micro Board (txmicro ) to learn more about it. Do you know much about it, if not please read below and tell us what you think. C. >Greetings from Tennessee! I have been following the listserv and am excited to see so many new voices and so many new questions being raised about microboards! To answer some of the questions raised, here is some information pulled from one of our fact sheets... What is a Microboard? A Microboard, or self-directed support corporation, is a small group of people who have formed a non-profit organization around one person who has a disability or may be vulnerable in other ways. The concept of Microboards originated in British Columbia where there are now 150+ Microboards supported by the Vela Microboard Association. Who can have a Microboard? Anyone with a disability or who is vulnerable in other ways can have a microboard. Young people, old people. People on the waiting list, people who currently receive services. Class members and non-class members. People who live in the community with their families and people who are transitioning out of developmental centers, nursing homes, or other institutions. Having a microboard in place helps people be ready to access and have control over their services immediately when funding becomes available. What are the steps to developing a Microboard? The Tennessee Microboards Association helps walk people and their families through the steps to becoming their own providers. These steps include: 1. Participating in a PATH session that is run by volunteer PATH guides 2. Participating in Board of Directors training 3. Meetings and mentoring on helping the microboard complete an application to become a provider of services on the DMR Home and Community Based Waiver 4. Meetings with other funders such as Rehabilitative services and the Commission on Aging 5. On-going consultation and training for the person, the staff the Microboard hires, and the board of directors after the Microboard starts to provide supports and services. Who serves on the board of directors of a Microboard? Everyone who serves on the Microboard board of directors is a volunteer. The board cannot have anyone is currently paid to support the person in anyway. Microboards currently have the person, family members (mom, dad, cousins, siblings, aunts & uncles), pastors, Sunday school teachers, emergency medical technicians, former special education teachers, business associates-a lot of people from the community! What do Microboards do? Microboards in the United States are in their infancy. States have been supportive of the creation of Microboards because they: · Create true circles of support for the individual with a disability · Create community connections that support the person's PATH · Provide or procure services and supports through direct funding to the person through the microboard · Provide accountability for services and supports through a provider contract with state government What have we learned so far about Microboards in Tennessee? Microboards inspire individuals and families to take control of their lives and provide a major method of becoming empowered. Microboards unite families and bring out the positive and possible beliefs in what can be done to improve the quality of life for the person at the center of the Microboard effort. Microboards bring community resources and ideas into the circle of support by providing concrete ideas and ways that board members can become involved in the person's life. The process of creating a Microboard is time-consuming and complex. Who do we contact for more information on starting a Microboard? Just a phone call or email away: Tennessee Microboards Association, Inc. Phone: Email: empfanatic@... Hope this is helpful....We'd also be available to come to Texas and help explain what we do to folks who might be interested in forming an association to support the work of creating microboards. Ruthie-Marie Beckwith Tennessee Microboards Association, Inc. 1509 Van Cleve Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (f)< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 : I have been trying my best to understand the practical aspects, benefits and liabilities associated with microboards, but I am having a difficult time doing so. I just keep coming back to the same question--Isn't a micoboard only as good as the directors on it? Then that leads to hundreds of additional questions. I need keep reading up on micro boards and learning I guess. The concept sounds sure sounds interesting. I just need more info on effective service delivery and revenue streams (aside from Home and Community based waivers) that would enable such a non-profit board to " hire staff " and so on. Peacefully, Jeff Sell Hitt * * Sell 4309 Yoakum Boulevard 2nd Floor Houston, Texas 77006 (fax) www.HittSell.com JZSell@... (cell/v-mail) Vaccine Injury Alliance www.vaccineinjury.org To Jeff--Re; Microboards Jeff, I joined the Yahoo Texas Micro Board (txmicro ) to learn more about it. Do you know much about it, if not please read below and tell us what you think. C. >Greetings from Tennessee! I have been following the listserv and am excited to see so many new voices and so many new questions being raised about microboards! To answer some of the questions raised, here is some information pulled from one of our fact sheets... What is a Microboard? A Microboard, or self-directed support corporation, is a small group of people who have formed a non-profit organization around one person who has a disability or may be vulnerable in other ways. The concept of Microboards originated in British Columbia where there are now 150+ Microboards supported by the Vela Microboard Association. Who can have a Microboard? Anyone with a disability or who is vulnerable in other ways can have a microboard. Young people, old people. People on the waiting list, people who currently receive services. Class members and non-class members. People who live in the community with their families and people who are transitioning out of developmental centers, nursing homes, or other institutions. Having a microboard in place helps people be ready to access and have control over their services immediately when funding becomes available. What are the steps to developing a Microboard? The Tennessee Microboards Association helps walk people and their families through the steps to becoming their own providers. These steps include: 1. Participating in a PATH session that is run by volunteer PATH guides 2. Participating in Board of Directors training 3. Meetings and mentoring on helping the microboard complete an application to become a provider of services on the DMR Home and Community Based Waiver 4. Meetings with other funders such as Rehabilitative services and the Commission on Aging 5. On-going consultation and training for the person, the staff the Microboard hires, and the board of directors after the Microboard starts to provide supports and services. Who serves on the board of directors of a Microboard? Everyone who serves on the Microboard board of directors is a volunteer. The board cannot have anyone is currently paid to support the person in anyway. Microboards currently have the person, family members (mom, dad, cousins, siblings, aunts & uncles), pastors, Sunday school teachers, emergency medical technicians, former special education teachers, business associates-a lot of people from the community! What do Microboards do? Microboards in the United States are in their infancy. States have been supportive of the creation of Microboards because they: · Create true circles of support for the individual with a disability · Create community connections that support the person's PATH · Provide or procure services and supports through direct funding to the person through the microboard · Provide accountability for services and supports through a provider contract with state government What have we learned so far about Microboards in Tennessee? Microboards inspire individuals and families to take control of their lives and provide a major method of becoming empowered. Microboards unite families and bring out the positive and possible beliefs in what can be done to improve the quality of life for the person at the center of the Microboard effort. Microboards bring community resources and ideas into the circle of support by providing concrete ideas and ways that board members can become involved in the person's life. The process of creating a Microboard is time-consuming and complex. Who do we contact for more information on starting a Microboard? Just a phone call or email away: Tennessee Microboards Association, Inc. Phone: Email: empfanatic@... Hope this is helpful....We'd also be available to come to Texas and help explain what we do to folks who might be interested in forming an association to support the work of creating microboards. Ruthie-Marie Beckwith Tennessee Microboards Association, Inc. 1509 Van Cleve Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (f)< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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