SKIL Resource Center

05/23/2026

Our next Kansas Disability Caucus will be held in August of 2026!Get excited! You can now register!! Theme: “Empowerment in Action- Shaping Our Future”When: August 12-14, 2026Where: Hotel Topeka at…

05/21/2026

PPL will host Summer Lunches starting Tuesday, May 26! FREE Lunch for Kids 18 and under.

Lunches served at two locations:
1. Parsons Public Library from 11:30 a.m. to Noon.
2. Parsons Middle School Art Room from Noon-12:30 p.m. Enter from the north (back) parking lot. Doors open before Noon and close at 1:00 p.m.

We are excited about summer and hope you join us for lunch!

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

NEXT Wednesday join us for fun, refreshments & more!

05/12/2026

𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 for the following positions:

· Payroll Specialist

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
https://skilonline.com/job-listings/

𝙎𝙆𝙄𝙇 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮, 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

05/12/2026

🔸KYEA JOB OPENINGS: SEEKING TWO NEW PROGRAM COORDINATORS🔹

Do you want to empower and make a difference in the lives of Kansas youth with disabilities?

Do you have strong coordination, organizing, and communication skills?

Apply to join the KYEA team!

The Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy (KYEA) is searching for the right people to join our team of passionate, professional, and hard working staff who strive everyday to achieve our important mission! The KYEA mission is to educate, mentor, and support youth with disabilities to be contributing members of their community.

We are currently seeking a Program Coordinator to coordinate our annual Kansas Youth Leadership Forum and Shawnee County Disability Mentoring Day. We are also seeking a Program Coordinator to implement the KYEA objectives and outcomes of the Kansas Youth Transition Network (KYTN) grant.

These are two separate positions, but both are full-time employees. Both positions involve coordination tasks and require at least one year of experience in a coordination position. We seek people who have a positive attitude, are self-starters, have very strong communication and organizational skills, excellent attention to detail, high computer literacy skills, and a commitment to the success of youth with disabilities.

Learn how to apply by visiting our website: https://www.kyea.org/show.php?contentid=235

05/12/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness month!

Parents and caregivers are often the first to notice when something feels different. Changes in mood, sleep, appetite or behavior may signal a young person needs support.

Sometimes the most important step is listening. Taking time to listen to the concerns of a young person in your life can help them feel safe sharing what they’re experiencing. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/children-and-families

05/11/2026

Our next Open House will be in Yates Center on 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵!

Come visit us from 10AM to 12PM at our SKIL office.

05/08/2026

Here's something important to know.

People with disabilities are more likely to struggle with mental health. Not because of who we are, but because of the barriers we face every day.

Things like not being able to get a job.

Or being left out of our community.

Or not having the right supports.

When we fight for disability rights, we fight for mental health too.

05/07/2026

In honor of 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the importance of the work we do—and to celebrate the fact that breaking down barriers is basically our full‑time job/hobby. Some people collect stamps… we collect accessibility wins.

Today is a reminder that barriers come in all shapes and sizes: physical, attitudinal, procedural, technological, and occasionally the mysterious kind that appear when your computer decides it no longer recognizes your password. (We’ve all been there.)

But truly—your daily efforts help remove real obstacles for real people, and that deserves recognition. Thank you for the creativity, patience, and determination you bring to the table. You make independence possible, one solved problem at a time.

Let’s keep doing what we do best: helping people move past barriers.

Thanks,
SKIL IL Team Lead

05/07/2026