http://www.arcnm.org/index.php/randy_blog/ Weblog authored by Randy Costales, covering the subject of community participation. en rcostales@arcnm.org 2008-01-23T11:11:07-07:00 http://www.arcnm.org/index.php/randy_blog/article/184/ This blog entry contains a very important message from John Foley, Acting Executive Director, The Arc of the United States, that came out in The Arc’s Monday Morning Memo: “Last week, The Arc of Texas posted their waiting list on http://www.StoptheWait.org and it is staggering. Over 100,000 persons in Texas are waiting for services. I do not need to tell anyone that is a lot of persons even by Texas standards. The figure gets even larger when considering the persons parents and extended family members who are also adversely affected by the lack of services and supports.” Randy Costales 2008-01-23T11:11:07-07:00 http://www.arcnm.org/index.php/randy_blog/article/157/ Randy Costales, Associate Director - As director of The Arc of New Mexico’s Empowerment and Community Building Team, I will be writing about and reporting on the team activities and related topics.  The purpose of the Team is to create and implement creative and innovative community-based efforts and initiatives that empower individuals with disabilities and their families that result in better quality of lives and inclusive communities. Randy Costales 2004-12-06T22:58:56-07:00