| In-Person and Virtual Forums on OPWDD’s Strategic Plan Update |

| Dear Friends and Colleagues,This summer OPWDD has several stakeholder engagement opportunities underway to honor our commitment to work in partnership with you to move our system forward.Today, I am inviting everyone to participate in an opportunity related to our ongoing strategic planning activities. We are hosting in-person and virtual forums to share updates on the progress we are making toward reaching our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan goals and objectives and hearing your feedback.Below you will find the full schedule and registration information for the forums.The forums are open to everyone so I hope you will consider joining us at a forum in your area or an online forum from your own location to listen or to speak.Your voice continues to be important to our work and collaborative efforts to transform our system.Sincerely, Kerri Neifeld Commissioner Date and TimeIn-Person or VirtualLocation 7/28, 1-3 pm In- PersonUpstate Caring Partners 1601 Armory Drive Building C Utica, NY 13501 7/31, 2-4 pm In-Person OPWDD Regional Office 1021 Broadway Street Buffalo, NY 14212 8/3, 5:30-7:30 pm In-Person Westchester Institute for Human Development 20 Plaza West Valhalla, NY 10595 8/9, 6-8 pm In-Person Metro NY DDSO 25 Beaver Street New York, NY 10004 8/10, 10 am-12 pm In-Person Long Island DDRO 415 Oser Ave. Hauppauge, NY 11788 8/11, 2-4 pm VirtualOnline 8/14, 2-4 pm In-Person The ARC Jefferson/St. Lawrence 420 Gaffney Drive Watertown, NY 13601 8/15, 6-8 pm Virtual Online Register for an In-Person ForumRegister for August 11, 2023 Virtual Forum Register for August 15, 2023 Virtual Forum To review the full 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, visit the strategic planning page Strategic Planning | Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (ny.gov) of the OPWDD website To view this announcement in another language, visit We Want to Hear From You! Sign Up for In-Person and Virtual Forums on OPWDD’s Strategic Plan Update | Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (ny.gov) |