Putting it All Together Your State AgrAbility Project Peer Support Training Date

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Promoting Success in Agriculture for People with
Disabilities and their Families
Putting it All Together Your State AgrAbility
Project Peer Support TrainingDate
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Volunteer Job Description
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Assignment to Peer
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Expectations

• Number of contacts
• Method of contacts
• Solving problems

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Initial Call

• Striking up a conversationintroductions
• How you became involved with AgrAbility
• Ask how they heard about AgrAbility
• Briefly tell your story
• Talk about your farming/ranching operation

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After Initial Call
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Reporting Problems or Observations
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Get-Togethers

• Once a year, we will have an AgrAbility picnic or
  supper for AgrAbility peer supporters and their
  peer contacts
• Once per year we will have a phone conference
  call with all peer supporters

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Points of Contact withState AgrAbility

• AgrAbility Volunteer Coordinator
• AT Ag Specialists

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Promoting Success in Agriculture for People with
Disabilities and their Families