1. Louisiana

2. 2 What? What do we want to happen? What is our #1 goal? Sustainability for self-advocacy How? What needs to happen? Next steps: resources, supports, overcome barriers Who? Who will do this? Partners Individuals When? Timeline Increase membership of self- advocacy organizations, people first What are the steps? Outreach to youth including The Life Club, NYLN, UNO, Delgado Community College, Southeastern University, MSU, Louisiana Tech, University of Lafayette Louisiana The Life Club – Elizabeth NYLN – Ashley UNO - Ashley MSU – Wallace Louisiana Tech – Rocky Delgado – Maria Southeastern – Charlie, Andrea to reach out to him ULL- Christopher The Life Club to be contacted by May 30 th. NYLN to be contacted by May 7 th. Delgado to be contacted by May 30 th. Contact all directors of the departments by May 30 th and again by September 30 th. Follow up with students in the fall.

3. 3 What? What do we want to happen? What is our #1 goal? Sustainability for self-advocacy How? What needs to happen? Next steps: resources, supports, overcome barriers Who? Who will do this? Partners Individuals When? Timeline Increase membership of self- advocacy organizations, people first What are the steps? Outreach to youth including The Life Club, NYLN, UNO, Delgado Community College, Southeastern University, MSU, Louisiana Tech, University of Lafayette Louisiana The Life Club – Elizabeth NYLN – Ashley UNO - Ashley MSU – Wallace Louisiana Tech – Rocky Delgado – Maria Southeastern – Charlie, Andrea to reach out to him ULL- Christopher The Life Club to be contacted by May 30 th. NYLN to be contacted by May 7 th. Delgado to be contacted by May 30 th. Contact all directors of the departments by May 30 th and again by September 30 th. Follow up with students in the fall.

4. 4 What materials can we share in the outreach? Brochures, membership forms, powerpoint presentation, website Sharon to share materials with state team members Materials to be mailed out by May 1 st. Membership forms are on the People First website

5. 5 What? What do we want to happen? What is our #2 goal? People First becoming independent, controlling own funding How? What needs to happen? Next steps: resources, supports, overcome barriers Who? Who will do this? Partners Individuals When? Timeline ****Conference call by May 1 st, 2012.