In 2020, the Autism Society Inland Empire received a grant from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to continue the Colaboración, Liderazgo, Abogacía, Servicio y Educación (CLASE) Community of Practice for leaders of groups and non-profit organizations that serve Hispanic and Spanish speaking individuals and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).  

Our goal is to allow leaders with a shared vision to develop and exchange resources, knowledge and experiences so all groups can be even more impactful in their efforts in improving the lives of the families they serve.  There were three goals for this year:

• Provide training on Person-Centered Thinking and planning of 40 leaders who serve the Inland Empire Hispanic/ID/DD community.
• Increase effective stakeholder advocacy and participation of the Latino/Spanish speaking community at Inland RC stakeholder meetings in 2020 and 2021. 
• Increase marketing and resource material for the Hispanic/Spanish speaking community on issues relevant to Regional Center services.