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Connections for Community Leadership (CCL) is a program that supports people with disabilities as they develop leadership skills and become leaders in their communities.
CCL has several program areas that can help you develop your leadership skills including:
LeaderLINKS
A statewide database of more than 1,900 leadership opportunities. Leadership opportunities include conferences, trainings, online courses, clubs, board positions and much more. Search this database to find a leadership opportunity near you. Join the database and you get additional benefits.
Cookie Gant Leadership Development Fund A scholarship fund to help people with disabilities be able to attend leadership opportunities. Apply for a scholarship to cover transportation, registration fees, and other expenses related to attending a leadership development event or activity.
Informed Communities Attend a free forum in your part of the state and learn about public policy issues in your community. In addition, you can network with other community members and create an action plan on how you can make a difference in your community. Come learn about an issue in your community, take action and become a leader in your community.
CONNECT Are you a college student? If so, you can connect with other college students with disabilities and find out if there is a disability student organization on your campus. Not only can you meet other college students with disabilities, but we can assist you in starting a student group if one does not already exists on your campus.
Proud and Powerful A variety of strategies to help people with disabilities feel proud of who they are and know that they can make a difference. Learn about disability history, pride, and culture. Learn to feel Proud and Powerful!!!! ..
Get Connected Network with other leaders in the disability rights movement. Learn about disability and leadership organizations in your community that can help become a leader. There could be people just like you living in your town. Find out and create a network of people and organizations that can support you.

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People with disabilities of all ages who are interested in becoming or who already are leaders in their communities.

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CCL Newsletter Issue 5-4

Proud of Myself Project Draws to a Close In September the Iosco RICC members and Connections for Community Leadership staff gathered together for the last time for their year long mini-grant adventure...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:12:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter Issue 5-3

CCL Members Recognized for their LeadershipGeorge HanleyConnections for Community Leadership (CCL) member George Hanley received the Unsung Advocate Award from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:31:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter Issue 5-2

Building Alliances for Disability Leadership Over a year ago, CCL teamed up with Michigan State University (MSU) and Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council (MiSILC) to implement a leadership pr...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:27:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter Issue 5-1

MDRC Fall Open House a Success! MDRC held an Open House on Friday, October 24 to show off our new offices and to get a chance to meet with partners and friends in a celebration of the fall season. Ap...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:07:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter 4-4

Annual CONNECT Conference CONNECT teamed up with the Grand Valley State University' Organization for Advancement for Students with Disabilities to hold the Third Annual CONNECT Conference in Grand Rap...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:06:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter Issue 4-3

We Moved! Please note new address: Michigan Disability Rights Coalition3498 E. Lake Lansing Rd. Suite 100East Lansing, MI  48823 Our phone numbers and email remain the same. Voting Forum a Huge S...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:56:00 GMT

Newsletter 4-2

LeaderLINKS is up and Running! LeaderLINKS is a statewide database used to link emerging leaders with each other and leadership opportunities throughout Michigan. LeaderLINKS is a unique tool allowin...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:47:00 GMT

Call for Proud & Powerful Stories - Free T-Shirt

Share Your Pride, Share Your Power.. Connections for Community Leadership (CCL) is asking people with disabilities to send us your thoughts, your work, your stories, ideas, examples of experiences, e...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:42:00 GMT

RFP for Leadership Initiatives - Due Feb. 26th

January 11, 2008 INVITATION TO APPLY FOR SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP PROJECT Connections for Community Leadership (CCL), a project supported by the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council through Mi...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:32:00 GMT

CCL Newsletter 4-1

Michigan Youth Leadership Forum More than 20 graduates of the Michigan Youth Leadership Forum (MYLF) gathered in October for the first-ever MYLF Reunion. The weekend-long event was held at the Depart...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:40:00 GMT