Identifying areas and individuals that are not receiving IL services is a critical part of the SPIL process. Identifying the gaps in service, making plans for improvement, and creating programs that fill those gaps is a complex process that takes careful planning and collaboration. Please join us to learn how advocates in New York have developed an effective outreach process, from conception to implementation. Part One will focus on the requirements for statewide outreach efforts, methods to develop an outreach committee to determine the gaps in services and unfulfilled consumer needs, and how to effectively gather, analyze, and share your findings with the IL network, consumers, and stakeholders in your state. Upon completion of this webinar series, participants will have knowledge and resources that will enable them to: ◾Describe the statutory requirements of the State Plan for Independent Living relating to outreach efforts ◾Describe the role of needs assessment and how this fits into the SPIL formulation and development process, including prioritizing identified needs related to outreach ◾Describe an approach for developing an outreach committee in your state that defines roles and responsibilities, objectives, monitoring and the evaluation process ◾Identify effective methods for CILs’ outreach to unserved/underserved populations that includes reporting on activities, outcomes, and impact of outreach activities ◾Identify targeted outreach programs more effectively through best practices shared by SILC and CIL directors