Family Support Coordinator
MN Hands & Voices
Family Support Connection
Lifetrack Resources
709 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55104
866-346-4543
candaced@lifetrackresources.org
www.familysupportconnection.org
Candace is the mother of a profoundly deaf son, and for the past 6 years, developed and coordinated services for the Family Support Connection/MN Hands & Voices at Lifetrack Resources in Minnesota. The program's mission is to "build better lives for children who are deaf and hard of hearing by providing parent-to-parent support to families." Services include: information and referral, connection to other families, web site, lending library, directory of resources, educational workshops and social events, and a monthly newsletter and email updates about events, legislative issues and research related to hearing loss. The program is the MN Chapter of Hands & Voices and in 2006, has hired 6 parents for a total of 9 "Guide By Your Side" parents covering 7 regions (3 Metro, 6 out state).
For 5 years, Candace has also served as a parent consultant for the MN Dept. of Health's Newborn Hearing Screening Program. She also serves on the MN Dept. of Health's Newborn Screening Advisory Committee, representing parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. She has also served as Co-Chair of the Center for Disease Control's Parent-to-Parent Committee, developing parent materials for national use. She has presented at national, state and local conferences. In 2002, Candace received "The Distinguished Service Award" from Minnesota Speech - Language - Hearing Association. In 2006, she received the Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award. Prior to her work at the Family Support Connection, she worked for 8 years counseling families in crisis. |
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