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The Puget Sound SSI Resource Consortium was founded in March
1990 and has provided training to more than 3,000 advocates for
the disabled. The goals and objectives of the Consortium are to
inform and educate advocates regarding SSI issues, provide
training on the SSI eligibility and application process,
coordinate and provide services to special client populations,
provide a forum for agencies to network and to coordinate
programs serving the same client base.
The Consortium encompasses King and Snohomish Counties.
Training sessions are held quarterly and are hosted by local
Social Security Managers of the Seattle, Kent, Burien, Everett,
Lynnwood and Bellevue offices.
Coordinator: Monique Ford
To add your name to the mailing
list, please send an e-mail to
monique.ford@ssa.gov
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The South Sound SSI Consortium was founded in 1999 for the
Olympia, Tacoma and Bremerton Districts. The steering committed
includes the Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of
Social and Health Services (DSHS), Disability Determination
Services (DDS), representatives from congressional offices
serving the South Sound area and several other agencies.
The consortium holds four trainings per year - two in Tacoma
and one each in Olympia and Bremerton. The session provides a
general overview of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It also
includes information on disability determination and public
assistance and how it relates to SSI.
To add your name to the mailing
list, please send an e-mail to
linda.costarella@ssa.gov
with your name, organization, mailing address and phone number. |
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The Inland Northwest Resource Awareness (INRAC) Consortium
consists of representatives from several community organizations
and government agencies that provide public benefits and
services in Eastern Washington and the Idaho panhandle. The
Consortium was founded in the summer of 1999. Members of the
Consortium meet monthly to train local agencies, public &
private interest groups, client advocates, ...etc about the wide
range of public services the various member agencies administer.
Coordinator: Shelly Engle - WA State
DSHS
Backup Coordinator: Linda Costarella
To add your name to the mailing
list, please send an e-mail to
linda.costarella@ssa.gov
with your name, organization, mailing address and phone number. |
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