KASA, the Kids As Self Advocates Project of Family Voices, Is Seeking Youth with Special

KASA, the Kids as Self Advocates Project of Family Voices, is seeking youth with disabilities to serve on our National Advisory Board. We are looking for youth with a disability and/or chronic health conditions, between the ages of 13 and 24 to serve on the all-youth volunteer Advisory Board. The Board is responsible for planning activities and making decisions about the KASA project. KASA believes that young people will have control over their own lives and futures. We do this through informing youth about their rights, providing peer support and training and changing systems to include youth.

 The Advisory Board meets every two weeks, by teleconference, via toll free dial in (free call).  If funding is available, there will be a face-to-face meeting, for 2 - 4 days each—time and place to be determined, expenses covered by Family Voices.  Advisory Board members are expected to spend about 2 - 4 hours a week on KASA activities and projects.  All conference calls are toll free and a calling card is provided to Advisory Board members for between meeting conversations and support.

If you meet the following qualifications, please complete an application. We are looking for: • Youth with a disability and/or chronic health conditions who are between the ages of 13 and 24 years old • Youth who can make a commitment to be on the Board for at least 1 year with the option of staying on longer • Youth with some leadership experience • Youth who are enthusiastic about leadership and advocacy • Youth who are interested in learning more about disability history, culture and rights • Youth who can work together as part of a diverse team • Youth who are interested in understanding more about how a project like KASA works

DEADLINE (for Board applications): May 30th 2008 Send completed applications and inquiries to Naomi Ortiz, Project Director at: [email protected]

If you are not interested at this time to apply for the KASA Advisory Board, we also welcome your participation. Find out how to get involved at: http://www.fvkasa.org/benefits.html http://www.fvkasa.org/about/index.html

Visit Kids As Self Advocates on the web at: www.fvkasa.org

KASA is a project of 2340 Alamo SE, Suite 102 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Ph: 1-888-835-5669 Fax: 505-872-4780 Email: [email protected] KASA National Advisory Board APPLICATION

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