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We opened our doors back in January 1996 and over the years have provided a variety of services. These services have included educational advocacy; special needs trust planning and funding with families; self employment opportunities for persons with disabilities; technical assistance to schools/providers; staff training & development to schools/providers; grassroots network organizing; parent group support; business ownership and development for persons with disabilities; tutoring services; adult supports brokering; ABA, or applied behavior analysis therapy; and workshops/conferences on topics relating to individuals with disabilities, their families and professionals who are working toward the inclusion of people with disabilities into society.  Willie Garvin with advocate Mark Doyle Our Trust Planning and Funding Service address the very difficult and universal question: "Who will care for my family member when I am gone?"As professionals in the field, we have spent the better part of the last thirty-two years supporting children, adults, and family members of persons with a disability. Our experience has taught us how critical it is to plan for the financial security of a family member with a disability. A Supplemental Needs Trust (SNT). is a type of Trust that is designed to assist families in planning for and securing their loved ones’ financial future without jeopardizing their government benefits. Supplemental Needs Trusts are not just designed to address who will care for my family member when you are gone, but also to provide resources to improve the quality of life of your family member with a disability while you are still alive. Establishing a trust is an important first step; however, finding the resources to fund the trust is also critical. Therefore, Everyone Is Welcome, Inc. offers a Trust Planning and Funding service. This service is to work with families to navigate through the complexities of establishing and funding Supplemental Needs Trusts. The goal of this service is to educate and provide a way for families of individuals with disabilities and the elderly to have the financial resources necessary to care/support the current/future needs of their family member with a disability. Click Here to learn More About Our Trust Service! In 2011 we expanded our services to include Self Employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Self-Employment offers many advantages over wage employment. For instance self employment offers individuals the opportunity to schedule their work day to accommodate their personal productivity levels, medical needs, goals and availability of necessary supports. Using a web based support system, we have created an opportunity for person with disabilities to earn income as independent contractors. Click Here to learn More About Our Self Employment Service! Everyone Is Welcome, Inc. remains committed to providing Technical Assistance (TA) Services and Staff Training & Development to schools and providers of service as well. Our consulting team provides customized services based on the needs of each school/organization recognizing that each school community and organization is unique. We pride ourselves on the fact that we make a commitment to understand the needs of the culture of schools/organizations and provide consulting services that are customized to each schools/organizations particular need. As a result, Everyone Is Welcome, Inc. is constantly expanding the scope of our consulting services to be responsive to the variety of needs encountered in the schools/organizations we have had the opportunity to serve. We have supported both large and small school districts, in rural, suburban, and urban areas. In the Chicago Public Schools alone, we have supported as many as 68 schools in a school year. Because we support public schools efforts to include students with disabilities, we know first hand the challenges, resources, and what is possible in the schools setting. We know the importance of collaborative teams. Our team continues to be requested to speak on a variety of issues at national, state, local conferences, workshops and parent groups. Several publishing companies such as Paul Brooks continue to provide us with their materials and books for our use, review, and to preview with families and in the schools. Other companies such as Filemaker, Microsoft, and Educational Resources also have worked us in a similar capacity as well. We continue to work with major providers of adult services on special projects, staff development or consulting on employment, community living or other support issues. Our team members remain active in professional and disability organizations and has served on various Boards of Directors such as TASH, Day One Network, and other Boards. Our company is known by and works with several nationally known leaders and experts in the field of disability. Our broad base of knowledge in the field makes us extremely qualified to be your advocate/consultant.
Our team consists of several consultants, advocates and support personnel. A major variable that makes us unique in the market place, is not only our contacts in the field, and our ability to provide top quality services by well trained and qualified individuals, but that over half of our team members are parents of individuals with disabilities. Our consultants not only address issues within the disability community, we live it daily.
Profile Mark is highly recognized for his involvement in providing technical assistance to community agencies, schools and parent groups on the "how to" of making community integration and educational inclusion happen. Mark consults with schools and providers across Illinois that are working toward supporting students/adults with disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment/Community. Mark has successfully advocated on behalf of hundreds of students with disabilities over the past 22 years. Mark has personally mentored several advocates and has been a leader in promoting at strong statewide advocacy system. While employed by the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, Mark authored a white paper in the spring of 1994 titled "Inclusive Education Advocacy Issues" which has served as a blue print to many of the advocacy efforts promoted in the state of Illinois. Mark has served as Executive Director of Life's PLan Inc. a company that serves as corporate trustee of Supplemental Needs Trust in Illinois. Mark has also taught graduate level special education courses for several years at Northern Illinois University, National Louis University, and DePaul University. Mark has been a member of both International & Illinois TASH, has served as President and Past-President of Illinois TASH Board of Governors, and has served on several International TASH committee's. Mark has been a member of the ARC of Illinois. Mark has served 12 years on the Board of Directors and is past Board President of Day One Network which provides case coordination for Kane/Kendall counties in Illinois. Mark holds an Illinois Insurance License through the Department of Insurance and is a Illinois Licensed Real Estate Salesperson.
Everyone Is Welcome, Inc. teaming with the following affiliates has strengthened our capacity to obtain expert advice; top quality state of the art information/resources; professional development opportunities for our consultants; and the ability to connect our families to these same experts and resources.
Kirsten Izatt
Brooks Publishing Company |
Mark Doyle, MS Ed.|
712 Westfield Drive St. Charles, IL 60174 |
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