Square Peg Society is 7 years old, and has a new website! Celebrate with Michael McCreary, Aspie Comic & Us! Tickets: By donation, a charitable donation receipt will be issued for every donation $30 or more. To register : This is a 2 step process: Click first on the "Going" button and then Click on the Donate button below.
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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…
Annual General Meeting Square Peg Society April 14, 2018 VanCity Meeting Room, 5064 Kingsway, Burnaby BC Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 1:40pm by moderator, Fred Michael. Approval of minutes: Fred noted that there are no minutes to approve as this is the first formal AGM. Director’s Report: Joette Heuft reviewed the purpose and particular focus of the Square Peg Society as a non-profit, volunteer run organization that supports individuals with Autism Spectrum…
What We Are & What We Do: Square Peg Society is a non-profit volunteer group, (we do not have CRA Charitable status), formed by parents in October 2014, to support ASD adults and their families. Our particular niche is the support of people who aspire to become independent, self-supporting adults. We focus, therefore, on issues related to achieving independence - pursuing post-secondary education & employment, finding housing, developing life skills, such as cooking, cleaning, & money management, and…
This meeting was an opportunity for SPS members to speak about their interests and experiences. We had three speakers – Nicole Jinn, who spoke from her experience, about advocacy and gender imbalance, and employment issues; Victor Toh, who spoke about his business, “Capability Club”, providing life skills training for ASD children; and Talie, who spoke about her Autism 30 podcasts project. Nicole Jinn, Advocacy for Adults with ASD and Gender Imbalance During her research, Nicole approached both the Ministry of…
The following Mission Statement was adopted: Who We Are: A non-profit volunteer group supporting atypical & Autism Spectrum post-high school adults and their families. Our goal is independence for our supported adults; therefore, our focus is on the following issues as key to achieving this goal: Employment, Post-Secondary Education, Housing, Finances, and Life & Social Skills. What We Offer: Information dissemination pertaining to the above issues. Emotional support for our individuals & families. Alliances with funded service agencies, who may…
This was a meeting to plan, for each of us to express our interests, focus, and roles for our group moving forward into 2016. We noted that we need to augment our membership; this is important for the following reasons: • To meet the need for support for this generally unsupported group of transitioning youth. • To effectively advocate for government & other institutional policy changes that would support our youth. • To achieve the “critical mass” needed to justify…
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