The Muscular Dystrophy Association is hosting its third annual Knowledge to Success on Saturday, August 20 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Independence Conference Room at Children's Medical Center of Dallas for young adults aged 16 to 25 living with neuromuscular disease.
At this empowerment seminar, the Arlington and Dallas campuses of The University of Texas, Canine Companions for Independence, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Paratransit, and more local colleges and organizations will offer young adults living with neuromuscular disease guidance on how best to gain independence after high school. Breakfast and lunch will be provided courtesy of United Rehab Specialists, and guests will be able to ask questions about attending college and entering the workforce.
"Many young adults with neuromuscular disease end up living at home after high school because of the roadblocks they face finding a job or attending college," said MDA Health Care Services Coordinator Jennifer Garst. "We started the annual Knowledge to Success seminar to give the families we serve a place to go ask questions and learn more about college and working."
Knowledge to Success is open to any young adult aged 16 to 25. Those who wish to attend Knowledge to Success must RSVP by August 17 to MDA Health Care Services at 972-480-0016.
MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also has the new Transitions Resource Center focused on the needs, goals and hopes of young people with neuromuscular disease at www.MDA.org/Transitions. MDA's annual Labor Day Telethon will be broadcast in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Sunday, September 4 from 5 p.m. to midnight on TXA 21.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Garst at 972-480-0016 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.
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