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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is happy to announce a new resource, “Bridging the Gap From Classroom to Community: Transition Resources Related to Communication!”

Transition planning helps students with disabilities and their families get ready for life after high school and helps bridge supports between youth and adult service systems. It includes planning and preparing for employment, further education or training, and living independently.

This resource provides information on how to ensure access to effective communication while supporting individuals during the transition process.

This resource bundle includes transition information on the following:

  • American Sign Language
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
  • Speech and Blind/Visual Impairment
  • Tactile Communication
  • Visual Gestural Communication

The Transition Planning for Communication Resource is also found on MyODP.

Please contact the ODP Special Populations Unit via email with any questions.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-090. The Supports Coordination Organization (SCO) data submission portal for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) is now available. All SCOs must complete their PBC submissions and, if desired, provide information to be considered for Pay-for-Performance (P4P) initiatives via the MyPBC Data Submission Portal. The Portal will be available until November 1, 2025, at 11:59 pm. Identified SCO Business Partner users will receive an email with directions for accessing the MyPBC Portal for their data submissions.

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.

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RCPA has joined The Coalition of Critical Services Providers in urging Governor Shapiro and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass a final state budget that invests appropriately in health and human services before there are no providers left to care for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable. To support this effort, The Coalition will be holding a press conference on Thursday, October 2, at 9:00 am in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The event will feature speakers calling for an immediate budget resolution to ensure vital services for residents can continue across the Commonwealth, as the Pennsylvania budget impasse enters its fourth month. Among the speakers will be RCPA staff and members, along with other Coalition members and organizations.

The Coalition recently surveyed organizations representing all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. The survey found the ongoing Pennsylvania state budget impasse is having profound, real-world impacts on children, families, older adults, and service provider employees, as counties and organizations struggle to provide services due to lack of funding. The prolonged budget standoff further threatens the security and well-being of Pennsylvanians as we enter October. The Coalition will share the survey findings and impact information shortly.

RCPA strongly encourages our members to take part in the event this Thursday in Harrisburg. If you plan on attending, please contact RCPA COO and Mental Health Services Director Jim Sharp. Additional details and information will be communicated to members. You can also view RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley’s Letter to the Editor in PennLive, for more details on the impacts of the budget impasse.

WHO: Coalition Members, RCPA Members, Advocates, Stakeholders
WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
WHERE: Harrisburg State Capitol Rotunda, 501 N 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120

About the Coalition
The Coalition includes providers from for-profit, nonprofit, and county agencies dedicated to delivering critical services throughout the Commonwealth. The members include: Community Action Association of Pennsylvania; Feeding PA; Hunger-Free PA; Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Associations; Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services; Pennsylvania State Alliance of YMCAs; Pennsylvania Head Start Association; Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children; Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect; and Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association.

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The Office of Development Programs (ODP) has shared an update to ODPANN 25-086. Please note the addition of 4 columns to the Process Details Spreadsheet (Verification Type, Applicability, Composite Category, and Clinically Complex Category). Additional updates within this communication are in red.

View additional documents below:

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