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Project

Cultural Awareness

Center:

NJ-The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

Contact Information:

William Gaventa
[email protected]
732-235-9304

Project Description:

The Boggs Center initiated the development and continues to provide coordination of the New Jersey Statewide Network on Cultural Competence. Its mission is "to strengthen culturally competent services in the state of New Jersey for people with diverse needs, and to facilitate access by individuals, families, providers, and professionals to these services." In collaboration with Disability Rights New Jersey, The New Jersey State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the UMDNJ Office on Multicultural Affairs, the NJ Division of Disability Services, and others, The Boggs Center coordinated a Latino Community and Disabilities conference in 2004 and a South Asian Community and Disabilities conference in 2007. A conference on the Arab American Community and Disabilities is being planned for December 2011.

Keyword(s):

cultural, diversity, awareness, latino, south asian, arab american

Core Function(s):

Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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