Our May 2019 E-Bulletin

May 2019 E-Bulletin

Celebrating Community Living Month

May was Community Living Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions made by people living with developmental disabilities and to raise awareness around the issues that impact their lives and opportunities. Continue reading

What You Need to know when hiring Respite Workers

We are pleased to be offering an encore presentation in conjunction with Poornan Law: Information Session for Families Engaging Respite Workers. Session will be held at Bobcaygeon Pulic School from 630 to 8:30 p.m. Transportation is available from Lindsay and Haliburton. For more information, click here.

Related Resources

Finding the right supports for your loved one can be a challenge. From securing funding to recruiting a private support worker to ensuring that worker gets paid, all of these issues present difficulties for caregivers who are already juggling more than the average family.

Ontario Services for Children & Youth living with Autism

Ontario’s government engaged in a month-long series of public consultations on how children and youth with autism - including those with complex needs - can be better supported. We posted information on our website and social media about how families could participate in the consultation process.

Employment Opportunity: Assistant Support Worker, apply by June 10, 4 pm

We are hiring for a new location of our Community Homes that is opening in the fall of 2019. Permanent positions will be available. 75 hours biweekly with rotational schedule including days, evenings and weekends. Experience and comfort working with youth with challenging needs, dual diagnoses and behavioural issues is important. Click here for more information.

Wish Fund Fundraiser

We held a turkey dinner on Mother's Day weekend in support of our Wish Fund. Thank you to volunteer Rev Perry Grandel and Pontypool Community Centre manager Crystal Nielsen for your support of this fundraising event.

Summer Connex Calendars

Connex calendars are now online for all three of our locations. Connex is our fee for service day program, which offers participants of all skills and ability levels the opportunity to access meaningful social, recreational and leisure activities. To learn more and to view our Connex calendars, click here.

Our Kawartha Lakes locations has expanded Connex opportunities in their area, piloting group programs on Thursday evenings and two Saturdays per month. Continue reading

Record Breaking Social Media

We broke a social media record end of April with a shared Facebook message about texting in sign language reaching 2,291 people and resulting in 291 engagements. This is the second most popular Facebook post that we've shared in some time (aside from job postings), coming a close second to one about a grocery store making accommodations for people living on Autism spectrum; that post reached 2,392 people and saw 227 engagements.

Our Four-footed Friends

If there is one thing we can say for certain, it’s that we love spending time with animals. Here are just a few photos of us enjoying time with two-footed, four-footed and no footed friends!