On May 13th we will host Jessica Raggi, Community Work Incentives Coordinator of the Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (a merger of the Pennsylvania protection and Advocacy and Disability Law Project). The event will be held at our Glenside office (100 So. Keswick Avenue).
The Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program is a statewide service designed to help individuals understand work rules and regulations and to access work incentives available under SSI and SSDI programs. WIPA Coordinators meet individually to discuss how returning to work will impacts benefits as well as recommends work incentives that can maximize income, and healthcare options and ways to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency. WIPA staff also helps identify and access appropriate Employment Networks and other employment support services to help individuals return to work.
The program will include:
• What WIPA has to offer
• Social Security Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities
The program will run from 6 PM to 8 PM. A light supper will be provided. Registration is free to all but priority will be given to NAMI Montgomery County members. To attend you must register by COB on Monday May 11 (montconami@aol.com or call 215-886-0350).
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NAMI MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Landsdale, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 100 W. Main St. Suite 204 Landsdale, PA 19446 (215) 361-7784.
