National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative - Michigan Community Outreach Collaborations
Project Description:
The Michigan Community Outreach Collaborations (COC) will have two primary tasks:
a) build a cross-disability collaboration with at least three other disability organizations, preferable outside of the disability served by the host organization; and
b) have the cross-disability collaboration work as a resource with their local and/or state navigators and assisters.
Project Goal: The project goal is to increase enrollment and/or re-enroll individuals with disabilities and their families living in Southwest Detroit in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. This goal will be realized through the following objectives:
Developmental Disabilities Institute will:
 Develop a strategy to do outreach to the disability community in order to encourage enrollment in the ACA Marketplace;
 Establish partnerships with at least three other state or local disability organizations to provide a cross-disability reach;
Project Partners will:
 Disseminate information about ACA
 Report outreach
 Identify opportunities within current calendar to reach people with disabilities and their families
Collaboration Partners - Disability Organizations: United Cerebral Palsy/Metropolitan Detroit, Family Alliance for Change, Michigan Alliance for Families
Collaboration Partners - Community Organizations: Urban Neighborhood Initiative, Southwest Solutions
Keyword(s):
Health care; advocacy; community outreach; cross-disability collaboration
Core Function(s):
Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
