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Everything Relationships!

A monthly (4th Tuesday of the month) online drop-in to ask and discuss any questions that you have about building and keeping relationships. Topic: Fresh Starts! These monthly sessions will be hosted alternately by Certified Sexual Health Educators Darren Frisk and Sherry Nassrin, and are for individuals who want to build relationships, both professionally & personally. Developing the relationships we want takes time & effort, but we do get better at it. We can learn to be our most mature…

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Reflections on Independent ASD and Parent Meeting

Thursday November 29, 2018,Reflections on Our Meeting   A small, but passionate & articulate group of parents gathered to talk about our ASD adult children, their issues and lives, and our lives with them, as we try to guide them to independence.  Based upon our 5 key issues:  Post-secondary education, Employment, Housing,Life & Social Skills, and Mental Health, I compiled a collection of concerns and examples, to provide food for thought. We didn’t cover all of the list below, but…

 

A Home of My Own, Part Two

 February 15, 2018 ‘A Home of My Own’, Part Two   Speakers:  Sue McIntyre & Julie Lebrun, St. Andrew’s United Church, Multi-Use Church Property  Re-development                       Liz & Doug Cochran, Finding/Developing Integrated Housing for our Adult Children    St. Andrew’s United Church: The Re-development of Our Church Property   www.sauc.ca   The St. Andrew’s Housing Society was formed as part of the redevelopment of St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody, BC. Sue and Julie presented their planning process to date.…

 

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A Home of My Own , Part One

Presentation: A Home of My Own Speaker: Ross Chilton CEO Community Living Society (CLS), January 18th 2017 Below Notes taken by Joette Many of the calls of concern from families coming to organizations such as CLS are about housing and affordability. This is reflective of the gap between the Disability monthly housing allowance of $375.00 and the average price of a one-bedroom apartment at $1,600 - $2,000. The existing crisis, particularly in the Lower Mainland, but also in other cities…

 

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January 9, 2016 Housing Workshop: Howard Staples, Facilitator

Inclusive Housing Workshop, hosted jointly by VPTG & BACI Howard Staples, Facilitator   On January 9, 2016 we (Joette, Louvain, Laya and Mahmoud) joined a workshop entitled “Building Intentional Housing Communities” organized by the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) and Vancouver Parents Transition Group (VPTG). Most of the parents participating in this roundtable have an adult relative (20-45 years) with special needs. These parents feel that supported co-housing would offer their youth independence & dignity, while, at the same…

 

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