National AgrAbility Project

AgrAbility Regional Workshop
The regional event in Billings is being coordinated in conjunction with the Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program.

The first two days of presentations will focus on farm stress and mental health, working with tribal nations and veterans, adaptive tools and technology, and worksite assessment. The third day will feature tours of local agricultural enterprises. The link to the agenda and registration is on the NAP website HERE.

Federal per diem nightly rate of $96 is available at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center through 7/18/21. To reserve a room, click on the hotel name above, choose book now, check rate option and go to Promotional/Group Code and type in the group code GWF08.

Do you live and work in the Western portion of the United States and/or territory? Are you interested in attending the Regional Training Workshop in Billings? If so, please go to farmstress.us and fill out a WRASAP professional development grant application, as funds are available.

For questions about the workshop or, if interested in hosting a Regional Workshop in conjunction with Goodwill and NAP, please contact: Tess McKeel: tmckeel@goodwillfingerlakes.org or JoBeth Rath: jbrath@goodwillfingerlakes.org

AgrAbility NTW Virtual Sessions
The NTW virtual sessions continue to have great participation. The first 18 sessions had an average of over 75 attending each week. They were all recorded and are available on the NAP website HERE. The next session is "Programmatic factors that lead to changes in Quality of Life and Independent Living and Working Levels with AgrAbility Clients and a 25-Year Overview of AgrAbility Demographics" on Tuesday June 15 at 1 p.m. ET. For those who haven't registered yet, a schedule for the rest of the sessions and a registration link is available on the NTW tab of the NAP website HERE. Those who have registered will use the same Zoom link for every session that they would like to attend.

For any questions, please contact Tess tmckeel@goodwillfingerlakes.org or JoBeth jbrath@goodwillfingerlakes.org.

Submitted by Goodwill of the Finger Lakes