Achieve With Us!

For 70 years we have been dedicated to ensuring satisfying and productive lives for children and adults with developmental disabilities through programs and services that empower, assist, and encourage them to live, learn, work, worship, and play….with others in their community!

Join us at Jackson’s Mill near Weston, WV, September 3rd, 4th and 5th for the 2025 People First of West Virginia Self-Advocacy Conference. This year will feature internationally known keynote speaker Russell Lehmann. Classes were voted on by People First members across West Virginia and will include:

• The Pro’s and Cons of AI (artificial intelligence)
• Healthy Life Choices
• Exercise for Stress and Anxiety
• Art in Advocacy (Vision Boards)
• Becoming a Leader
• Growing Your Self-Advocacy Skills
• Public Speaking/How to be on TV/Media
• Creative Writing
• How to Create Your Story
• Future Planning
• How to Put Your Future Plans Together
• Self-Defense
• Healthy Relationships
• Cooking
• First Aid

Stipend funds are being made available to people with developmental disabilities and family members of people with developmental disabilities through funds from the WV Developmental Disabilities Council. To register, Click Here or contact Alexis Ullman at 304-422-3151 ext. 114 and she can send a registration form. Deadline is July 18, 2025.