Blair County Provider Meeting
2026-04-17 08:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-15 08:30 - 10:00, 2026-06-19 08:30 - 10:00, 2026-07-17 08:30 - 10:00, 2026-08-21 08:30 - 10:00 UTC | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
The purpose of this meeting is to go over a set agenda of ODP and AE communications, changes, information,community events, training opportunities, resources, and provider questions/concerns. The meeting is held the 3rd Friday of every month from 8:30am-10am in SASMG Training Room and virtually. Target audience are provider representatives who handle daily business for their agency (ODP driven, financial, direct support based, etc.). Please contact Jamie Henry for more information.

ISP Workgroup
2026-04-21 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-07-21 13:30 - 15:00 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss current issues, provider concerns, learn about ISP related resources/skills, and licensing experiences. This is a quarterly meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July, and October from 1:30pm-3pm in the SASMG training room. The target audience are provider and SCO representatives who primarily write or work with ISPs for their agencies. Please contact Missy Glunt or Jeanna Bilek for more information.

Quality Assurance and Risk Prevention (QARP)
2026-04-22 09:00 - 23:00, 2026-05-27 09:00 - 23:00, 2026-06-24 09:00 - 23:00, 2026-07-22 09:00 - 23:00, 2026-08-26 09:00 - 23:00 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
The group meets to review, discuss, and learn about all aspects of quality in human services, quality, and risk in relation to ODP and AE requirements and standards, create improved and positive quality changes in Blair County, and discuss questions and issues prevalent to the ID/A system. The meeting is held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 9am-11am in the SASMG training room and virtually. The target audience is quality, risk, and incident managers from providers and SCOs. As well as other agency representatives who handle/manage quality or risk initiatives. Please contact Rosie Gooderham or Jaime Zaliznock for more information.

Planning Committee for the Community of Practice
2026-05-06 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-06-03 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-08-05 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-09-02 12:30 - 14:00 | SASMG’s Conference Room A, 157 Lakemont Park Blvd, Altoona, PA, 16602
The purpose of this meeting is to plan for the next meeing and track where the group is heading. This meeting is heald the 1st Wednesday of every month EXCEPT July from 12:30pm-2pm in SASMG Conference Room A. The target audience is anyone attending the Community of Practice meetings who would like to help prepare for future meetings. Please contact Jamie Henry or Jeanna Bilek for more information.

ISP Outcome Technical Assistance
2026-05-11 09:00 - 11:30 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
Are you struggling to write outcome statements?
Not sure of the difference between the reason for the outcome and the statement?
Don’t understand how to adequately detail frequency and duration?
Does your company operate in multiple counties, and you struggle with the expectations in Blair County?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, or have any others about the outcome sections in ISPs, please attend the upcoming Technical Assistance Session.
Missy Glunt and Jeanna Bilek, from SASMG, will offer this session specifically for providers and SCO personnel who regularly contribute to ISPs and attend ISP meetings. This is NOT for general ISP information and assistance. This session will solely cover ISP outcome sections.
Join us on May 11, 2026, from 9 am to 11:30 am. We’ll meet at SASMG in the Training Room.
The address is 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA 16602. Seats are limited, so please register no more than 2 people from your company.

Community of Practice
2026-05-12 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-09 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-08-11 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-09-08 09:00 - 11:30 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Person Centered Thinking/Planning, The Life Course, and Facilition of skills, tools, and exercises for positive direct support, person centered employment, problem solving, and creative thinking. This meeting is held the 2nd Tuesday of every month EXCEPT July from 9am-11:30am in SASMG’s training room. The target audience is Providers, SCOs, and families who are interested in learning about person centered planning/thinking and the Life Course, to improve how support teams function and provide more positive support to people. Please contact Jamie Henry or Jeanna Bilek for more information.

SCO Partnership
2026-05-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-07-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-08-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-09-09 09:00 - 10:00 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
The purpose of this meeting is for AE program staff to meet with SCO representatives to strengthen their relationship, solve problems, share information/resources, and answer questions. This meeting is held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 9am-10am in the SASMG training room and virtually. The target audience is SCO staff and representatives. Please contact Jamie Henry or ID/A Program Staff for more information.

Spring Employment Conference
2026-05-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Altoona Grand Hotel, 1 Sheraton Drive, Altoona, PA, 16601, United States
Please join us at the Altoona Grand Hotel on May 18, 2026 from 9am-12pm. This is a FREE event that includes a light breakfast. Resources and information will be provided to help improve your quality framework and workforce. There will be a keynote speaker from the PA Treasury. Other presenters include local companies sharing how they have strengthened their workforce by inclusively hiring.
Registeration is required. Limited seats available, act fast to reserve your seat today.
Click here for event flyer – Employment Conference Flyer
*Sponsored by PA Treasury in coordination with Laurel Highlands Employment Coalition and Blair County Transition and Employment Council.

Transition and Employment Council
2026-05-21 08:30 - 10:30 | PA
The AE organizes and facilitates the meeting with SCOs, OVR, Blair County schools’ personnel, other local human service agencies, providers, and families about information, resources, and information regarding different transition periods throughout the lifespan of people we support. The focus has historically been on kids as they transition throughout their school years and into adulthood. Employment focuses on positively supporting people to find and maintain competitive employment. This meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month (September-May, unless otherwise scheduled) from 8:30am to 10:30am virtually. The target audience are SCOs, ID/A providers, OVR representatives, CareerLink, school personnel, families/parents, the CIL, Department of Social Services, local business representatives, and other interested stakeholders. Please contact Jeanna Bilek for more information.

Incident Management Point Person Training
2026-06-03 09:00 - 16:00 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
SASMG is offering an Incident Management Point person training on June 3, 2026 from 9am until 4pm. Lunch will not be provided; however, all attendees will receive a lunch break. This is an interactive training for all agency personnel who are able to enter an incident report into EIM.
This training will only be offered in person; therefore, registration is mandatory due to limited seating. If you would like to register for the point person training, email Jaime Zaliznock, jzaliznock@sasmg.org. If you are registering for someone else, you must include their full name and email address.

Diabetic Training
2026-06-11 09:00 - 11:30 | SASMG’s Training Room, 157 Lakemont Park Boulevard, Altoona, PA, United States
Diabetic Training for provider staff by Encompass Healthcare, Jane Maslonik. Training will be 2.5 hours on June 11, 2026, from 9 am to 11:30 am. Training will be held in the SASMG Training Room. **Please note that billing will occur for all staff that are registered. If people register and do not attend, payment will still need to be remitted.**
