Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Community of Practice for Support Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities A Collaboration Between NASDDDS and UMKC IHC, UCEDD ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/) - Welcome to the Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Our Goal: Families Who Thrive Together Our overall goal is to support families in all their strengths and challenges so they can nurture, love, and create opportunities for their family members to thrive with independence, connection, productivity, and inclusion - [Password Protect Page Test 1](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/password-protect-page-test-1/) - You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. 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You can customize this page however you like it by editing this page from your WordPress page editor.If you change the URL of this page, make sure to update - [Our Guiding Framework](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/our-guiding-framework/) - Charting the LifeCourse Our Guiding Framework Grounded in the belief that every person has the right to live, love, learn, work, and thrive in their community. The National CoP for Supporting Families uses the Charting the LifeCourse Framework as a lens for transformational changes to policies, practices, and systems to support people within the context - [Get Involved](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/get-involved/) - Join the Conversation Get Involved with the CoP Stay up to date with news, activities, and schedules for the National Collaborative and the Supporting Families Best Practice Series as we share tools, updates, and opportunities to connect and collaborate. The National Collaborative for Supporting Families The National Collaborative for Supporting Families is an outgrowth of - [New Jersey](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/new-jersey/) - Charting the LifeCource New Jersey Grounded in the belief that every person has the right to live, love, learn, work, and thrive in their community. For people with disabilities and families to be empowered to communicate their vision for a good life and for professionals and systems to ask questions, listen, and act on strategies - [2011 Agenda](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/2011-agenda/) - Continuing the Conversation 2011 Agenda Grounded in the belief that every person has the right to live, love, learn, work, and thrive in their community. A recommendation, by Wingspread participants is to use the phrase “supporting families” because the phrase “family support” is recognized by many as a specific service or program rather than an - [About the CoP](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/about-the-cop/) - About the CoP for Supporting Families Collaborating across the nation to build stronger supports for all families The overall goal of supporting families, with all of their complexity, strengths and unique abilities is so they can best support, nurture, love and facilitate opportunities for the achievement of self-determination, interdependence, productivity, integration, and inclusion in all - [Project Leadership and Partner](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/project-leadership-and-partner/) - The CoP Project Leadership and Partners Collaborating across the nation to build stronger supports for all families The CoP for Supporting Families is a national partnership led by NASDDDS and UMKC-IHD that helps states advance systems change and improve supports for individuals with I/DD and their families. National Partnership for Systems Change The Community of - [2022 Agenda](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/2022-agenda/) - Continuing the Conversation 2022 Agenda Grounded in the belief that every person has the right to live, love, learn, work, and thrive in their community. In May of 2022, the National Community of Practice for Supporting Families (CoP), supported by the Administration on Community Living (ACL), hosted an in-person Supporting Families Summit in Washington, D.C. - [Contact](https://www.supportstofamilies.org/contact/) - Join the Conversation Contact Us Grounded in the belief that every person has the right to live, love, learn, work, and thrive in their community.  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