Armstrong County – Butler / Armstrong / Indiana / Beaver / Lawrence Collaborative

Contact Information

Kayla Seyler – kseyler@anrinfo.org  

Shari Montgomery – smontgomery@aimhmr.net   

Website/Social Media Links

The Connection: Armstrong/Indiana County | Facebook

Communication and Meetings Structure

Information dissemination and communication are distributed primarily through:  

• “The Connection” Quarterly Newsletter (Distributed to 900+ people) 
• Email Distribution List 
• SC Communication with Families 
• AIBDHP website 
• Flyers at all events (Events serve anywhere from 20-150 people)
• The launch of our Facebook Page – The Connection: Armstrong/Indiana County (200 followers and growing, with 5,000 people reached monthly)

The Armstrong / Indiana Local Collaborative meets quarterly and utilizes a shared resource table for everyone to exchange information.

Goals, next steps or actions plans

Community Supports 

• Leading our Collaborative / assisting with regional collaborative meetings / continuous growth with a variety of stakeholders (focus on adding self-advocates, caregivers)
• Continuing our self-advocacy group, currently serving 20+ individuals through bi-monthly meetings and trainings in partnership with HCQU West
• Monthly “Team Friends” meetings in both Armstrong and Indiana Counties, serving 100+ adults post graduation at every event. Continue to focus on socialization, building meaningful relationships, caregiver inclusion, and philanthropical service in the community, and work on implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Campaign 

Information Sharing Tools 

• Continuing “The Connection”: Quarterly Newsletter to share information and resources in the community 
• Continued distribution of resource packets developed by the Family Liaison to include: Welcome Packet, First Responder Initiative, Guardianship Resources, Post Graduation Transitions Packet
• Utilizations of Facebook page: Charting the Lifecourse Initiative 
• The Family Liaison, also a Lifecourse Ambassador, will continue with attendance at future showcases and pursuit of badges
• Continued distribution of lifecourse information by the Intake Coordinator during mobile intake

Charting the Lifecourse Initiative 

We will continue to embed COP concepts and tools into our day-to-day operations, i.e. intake and registration, wait list management, initiative planning, etc. as a team!

AE/SCO/Provider/DHS/Broad Community Partners Represented within Collaborative:

BDHP, Arc of Indiana County, Armstrong County Building and Loan Assoc., Bright Path Human Services, Team Friends, Funky Monkey Donuts, Alliance for Nonprofit Resources, Community Guidance Center, Armstrong Care Inc, Family Counseling Center, Lifesteps, HAVIN, Armstrong County Community Foundation, ARIN IU 28, AIC Drug & Alcohol Commission, Armstrong County CYS, Liberty Holding, Progressive Workshop of Armstrong County, Evergreen Homes, Ford City Area Business and Professional Association, ICW Vocational Services, Wesley Family Services, PA Link, Sunrise Human Services, Merakey, IRMC, Center for Community Resources, Indiana County CYS, Safe In Home, Community Resources for Independence, Community Action