Kokua

09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

Lyft rides, paid for through Medicaid home and community-based services programs! Stay tuned!

Lyft is taking steps to allow more people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to access rides paid for through Medicaid home and community-based services programs.

09/01/2026

Good info to share!

You might have heard words like HCBS, Olmstead, community living, waivers, and so much more. Those words mean a lot of things, and are different in each state. But here’s the word you need to know: home health care.

What does home health care look like?
- Helping someone eat, bathe, take medicine
- Driving someone to their doctor appointments

Tell us in the comments: What does home health care look like for you?

Home Sweet Home: Your Community. Your Choice. is a new public information campaign to help everyone advocate and build relationships where it matters most - in their hometown. Learn more on our website here: https://nacdd.org/home-sweet-home/

08/19/2026

Well this sure sounds fun!! 🤩

🌲 Community Event at Northwest Trek! 🦬. Eatonville!

Join Northwest Trek for Disability Adventure Day, an accessible evening for individuals with disabilities and their families!

📅 September 12
⏰ 4:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

ASL interpreters will be available at the front gate and for Keeper Chats throughout the evening. Tram tours will not operate, but guests can enjoy Wild Drive tours in their own vehicles, with narration broadcast over a designated radio station. Please note that the tour audio may not connect directly through Bluetooth.

Visit the Northwest Trek website for event details and updates.

08/18/2026

Kokua will be there Friday evening for a fun and crafty activity!

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Come out and learn about Project SAFER, which is a very cool program that began in Clallum County, to help educate and bridge the gap between first responders and those with disabilities. They are actively trying to launch a similar program here (in Thurston County) and it could do a lot to help provide everyone with more education and communication, and families and providers with more peace of mind. Come meet local First Responders, get some Ice Cream, and have some fun!

08/07/2026

Join us for our Annual Picnic on Friday August 28th at Tumwater Historical Park, 10:30a-1p. RSVP is required (by Tuesday the 25th), so we know how much food we need to have!
*See more details below*

08/07/2026

DSPs deserve to be recognized as the working professionals that they are! Without Direct Support (Professionals), people with disabilities cannot live meaningful lives in their communities! DSPs deserve a Standard Occupational Code and the elevation and recognition that comes along with it, leading to a greater focus on the need to provide adequate funding and wages! Read this and share it and help draw attention to this need! National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP

ACTION ALERT: Contact your 2 U.S. Senators before Aug 5! Tell them why DSPs deserve recognition as an essential profession. Ask them to support & advance S. 3211 today.

07/31/2026

Volunteers still need for Bocce and Softball August 8th and 9th, and Golf, August 22nd. Volunteers are needed in Everett and Tacoma. Support Special Olympics Washington for summer competition! ☀️🥎⛳️

Summer competition starts next weekend, and we still need volunteers in Everett and Tacoma!

Help support bocce and softball competitions on August 8 and 9, or join us for golf on August 22. Individuals, families, teens and groups are welcome.

Sign up today: https://loom.ly/yBJzirU

Questions or registration trouble? Email [email protected].