Leveraging Government for the Benefit of People with Brain Injury
1. Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB
Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
Ph: 732.745.0200
Email: tgrady@bianj.org
2. ¨ Thomas Phillip "Tip"
O'Neill, Jr.
¨ Former American
politician and Speaker
of the United States
House of
Representatives
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6. ¨ Some brain injury professionals may need to
leverage government services for the benefit of
their clients; yet, not know how.
¨ The purpose of this workshop would be to
provide its participants with a map of the
government landscape with emphasis on
county and state government, governments
that are close to the people it serves.
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8. ¨ Atlantic County:
¡ http://www.aclink.org/Freeholders/homepage.asp
¨ Bergen County
¡ http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Index.aspx?NID=470
¨ Burlington County
¡ http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of-
Chosen-Freeholders
¨ Camden County
¡ http://www.camdencounty.com/your-government/
board-freeholders/about-freeholder-board
9. ¨ Cape May County
¡ http://capemaycountynj.gov/586/Board-of-
Chosen-Freeholders
¨ Cumberland County
¡ http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/
173/2954/259/3449.aspx
¨ Essex County
ú http://essexcountynj.org/freeholders/site/index.php
¨ Gloucester County
¡ http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/officials/gc/
default.asp
10. ¨ Hudson County
¡ http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/message-from-
the-chair/
¨ Hunterdon County
¡ http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/frholder/frindex.htm
¨ Mercer County
¡ http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/
freeholders/about/meet.html
¨ Middlesex County
¡ http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/Government/
Departments/Board/Pages/default.aspx
11. ¨ Monmouth County
¡ https://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?Id=3201
¨ Morris County
¡ http://morriscountynj.gov/freeholders/
¨ Ocean County
¡ http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/
¨ Passaic County
¡ http://www.passaiccountynj.org/index.aspx?
NID=95
12. ¨ Salem County
¡ http://www.salemcountynj.gov/freeholders/
¨ Somerset County
¡ http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/elected-
officials/freeholders
¨ Sussex County
¡ http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/
ContactInfo/index.cfm?TID=7&DID=223
¨ Union County
¡ http://ucnj.org/departments/clerk-of-the-board/
freeholders/
20. ¨ Department of Human Services
¨ Attorney General / Department of Law and
Public Safety
¨ Department of Banking and Insurance
¨ Department of Children & Families
¨ Department of Education
¨ Department of Health
¨ http://www.state.nj.us/nj/gov/deptserv/
¡ Click on department name for more information
22. ¨ People may not understand brain injury.
¨ Let alone all the challenges brain injury can
present.
¨ Let alone the unique needs people with brain
injury have.
¨ This is why education about brain injury is
important.
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24. ¨ Define the problem, concern, or interest that is
of importance to you.
¨ Know what you want to accomplish and why.
¨ Begin with the end in mind. Define the specific
end you want to realize.
¨ Define the message, idea, or point you want to
communicate.
¨ Put in story form, if applicable.
¨ State what you want from the person.
25. ¨ Structure. Logically assemble your thoughts
¡ Opening
¡ Body
ú 3-5 key points within body.
ú Include subpoints to support key points.
ú Support each subpoint with definitions, descriptions,
explanations, examples, facts, statistics, authorities,
testimony, stories/anecdotes, visual aides.
ú Reinforce/summarize the ideas. Be memorable (use
challenge, question, anecdote, quotation).
¡ Conclusion
¨ Create an opening and conclusion after the body.
26. ¨ Providing counsel on how to prepare for your
appeal.
¨ Facilitating connections to elected officials.
¨ Researching issues on one’s behalf.
¨ Providing one with information and resources
related to government services.
27. Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB
Director of Advocacy & Public
Affairs
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
Ph: 732.745.0200
Email: tgrady@bianj.org
