SKIL Resource Center

SKIL Resource Center Created by, driven by, and focused on persons with disabilities, their families, and the underrepresented communities.

03/30/2026

โ—2026 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) applications must be received by DCF by 5 p.m. tomorrow, March 31, 2026.

Applications received after this time, will not be reviewed for a one-time LIEAP benefit this season to help with your home heating costs.

Learn more and submit an application at LIEAP.dcf.ks.gov.

03/27/2026

๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—• ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฐ โ€“ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌโ—๏ธ

The Judiciary Conference Committee inserted the contents of HB 2609 into SB 84 to keep Supported Decision Making alive! We expect it to run Friday, and will have to pass the House first, then the Senate. Now is a great time to send a message to both your representative and senator to ask them to vote YES for Supported Decision Making on CCR SB84. After seven years of advocacy work โ€“ letโ€™s get this important legislation across the finish line!

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

Rep. Kenneth Collins
Ken.Collins@house.ks.gov

Rep. Chuck Smith
Chuck.Smith@house.ks.gov

Rep. Dan Goddard
Dan.Goddard@house.ks.gov

Rep. Ron Bryce
Ron.Bryce@house.ks.gov

Rep. Doug Blex
Doug.Blex@house.ks.gov

We are now only ONE week away from Chanuteโ€™s Open House event!
03/26/2026

We are now only ONE week away from Chanuteโ€™s Open House event!

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our first Open House of 2026 at the Chanute SKIL office!

Join us for snacks and refreshments while we answer your questions/concerns, mingle & have conversations with our CEO Shari Coatney and other SKIL advocates.

๐——๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณAssist the Program Manager in organizing, coordinating and providing support to IDD individuals in a gro...
03/24/2026

๐——๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ

Assist the Program Manager in organizing, coordinating and providing support to IDD individuals in a group setting with transportation, group activities, work-related skills and activities of daily living.

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†:
https://skilresourcecenter.bamboohr.com/careers/44

๐™Ž๐™†๐™„๐™‡ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ, ๐™™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ฎ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™›๐™ค๐™˜๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ.

03/23/2026

This week the Kansas Legislature will consider passing SB 363, which would threaten access to affordable health care for our state's lowest-wage parents.

Right now lawmakers should be prioritizing making it easier to access the care we need, not harder.

Please take a moment and ask your lawmaker to vote NO on SB 363: https://secure.everyaction.com/uQIiIacUnUuuUXdBK-iZNw2

03/20/2026

The Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act (HB 2609) is closer than ever to becoming law, but we need your help to get it across the finish line!ย ย The Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act passed the Kansas House with unanimous...

Our next Youth Empowerment Group meeting!
03/19/2026

Our next Youth Empowerment Group meeting!

03/19/2026

๐ŸšจACTION ALERT๐Ÿšจ

The Kansas House will soon vote on SB 363, a harmful bill that attacks the Kansas Medicaid program and increases red tape for the lowest wage Kansans -- primarily single mothers who are already struggling to make sure their children are housed and fed.

Kansas Representatives need to hear from their constituents on this!

We've created a form to help you send a message to your representative:
https://secure.everyaction.com/uQIiIacUnUuuUXdBK-iZNw2

Please share with your friends & family!

03/18/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—•๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏโ€ผ๏ธ

The bill barely passed out of the House Welfare Reform Committee (7-6 vote) yesterday after it was amended. Some of the amendments were good but still not protecting everyone. While the latest amendment is being analyzed for its impact, the bill will still hurt low-income Kansans who rely on Medicaid and SNAP benefits. It will make it hard for Kansans to access food and medical assistance with new verification rules, limits on agency flexibility and codifies into state law some of the most onerous parts of the federal H.R. 1.

The bill will be going to the House floor soon to be voted on! If it passes the House, it will go to Conference Committee because the bill is different in the House and Senate, so they will negotiate. Who knows what the bill will end up containing! As long as it has a negative impact on people, it is best that we just get the bill voted down in the House so it dies!

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—•๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ!!!

Southeast KS House Legislators:

Rep. Kenneth Collins
Ken.Collins@house.ks.gov

Rep. Chuck Smith
Chuck.Smith@house.ks.gov

Rep. Dan Goddard
Dan.Goddard@house.ks.gov

Rep. Ron Bryce
Ron.Bryce@house.ks.gov

Rep. Doug Blex
Doug.Blex@house.ks.gov

An amazing turnout! Thank you to everyone who participated in this event.
03/18/2026

An amazing turnout! Thank you to everyone who participated in this event.

At the KYTN (Kansas Youth Transition Network) Reverse Job Fair, students showcased their skills and connected with local employers. Job seekers set up booths to showcase their skills, resumes, and portfolios. Employers circulated the room, visiting candidatesโ€™ tables to learn more about them. Ther...

03/14/2026

TOPEKA (KSNT) โ€“ Health care access was top of mind for some at the statehouse on Thursday, with advocates showing their support for Medicaid expansion in Kansas. The group โ€œHealthy Kansโ€ฆ

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our first Open House of 2026 at the Chanute SKIL office! Join us for snacks...
03/12/2026

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our first Open House of 2026 at the Chanute SKIL office!

Join us for snacks and refreshments while we answer your questions/concerns, mingle & have conversations with our CEO Shari Coatney and other SKIL advocates.

Address

1801 Main Street
Parsons, KS
67357

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+16204215502

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