Hey everyone, here is your friendly reminder that today is the last day to sign up for MANDT training with our very own Mike Holdsworth — contact Mike for details and to sign up!
Kelowna: Amit’s Update – Community Support for February 25-28, 2019
Here’s a video from Amit on what’s going on in Community Support in Kelowna this week:
Great News! Funding for Home Share in BC Budget
Hi everyone, we are very excited to pass along the recent news about increases to home share funding in the BC provincial budget!
Some of you may have heard about this via the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society, who have been working to improve home share supports through the Home Share Working Group – check out the message from COPCS (below). You can read the announcement (and about CLBC’s plans to implement the upcoming funding increases) by clicking here.
Let us know what you think – leave a comment!
We are pleased to confirm Carole James (Minister of Finance) announced today that Home Share Providers across the province will be receiving an increase in the 2019 provincial budget. This is a long overdue and a well-deserved increase for Home Share Providers.We want to take this opportunity to thank our members for your assistance and valuable input. The COPCS executive has been working for the past five years to bring our members concerns to CLBC and to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Our concerns for shared living rates were heard and addressed in today’s budget announcement.The COPCS executive will continue to participate in the provincial Home Share Working Group to improve the Home Share Program.The full announcement from CLBC can be found at the link below:Sincerely,Executive members of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
Further to this…. anyone in Victoria for this presentation? Exciting news indeed… Brian
WEST KELOWNA: CLBC Community Council Home Ownership Presentation
Hey everyone, there is a presentation coming up in April and taking place in West Kelowna regarding home ownership for people living on PWD within the home share model of support. Check out the information in the attached PDF. Presenting this discussion will be Doreen Shaw of Nanoose Bay, BC, who is a mother and also a former member of the Board of Directors for InclusionBC and Vice-President of the Canadian Association for Community Living. Remember to RSVP to Linda at linda.farr@gov.bc.ca
HOME-OWNERSHIP-PRESENTATION.pdfKelowna: Amit’s Update – Community Support for February 18-22, 2019
Here’s a video from Amit on what’s going on in Community Support in Kelowna this week:
Foodsafe Level 1 Course dates
Hey everyone, check out the attached poster for training in the Foodsafe Level 1 course in Kelowna. There are 13 available public dates so far between now and the end of May 2019. Thanks to COPCS for circulating these opportunities. Please feel free to pass along to anyone you know who might be interested!
Foodsafe-letter-Google-Docs.pdfKELOWNA: Foodsafe Level 1 Course dates
Hey everyone, check out the attached poster for training in the Foodsafe Level 1 course in Kelowna. There are 13 available public dates so far between now and the end of May 2019. Thanks to COPCS for circulating these opportunities. Please feel free to pass along to anyone you know who might be interested!
PEERS Program!
Hi all, PosAbilities is offering the PEERS program for young adults with disabilities — a 16 week social skills program bringing young adults (ages 18-30) together to connect and build friendships. This is a great opportunity to learn more about friendship skills, important social behaviours, and dating etiquette. Thanks to our colleagues at PosAbilities for circulating this information. The program will be running from March to June, 2019. See the attached poster for details, and please feel free to share!
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KELOWNA: PEERS Program!
Hi all, PosAbilities is offering the PEERS program for young adults with disabilities — a 16 week social skills program bringing young adults (ages 18-30) together to connect and build friendships. This is a great opportunity to learn more about friendship skills, important social behaviours, and dating etiquette. Thanks to our colleagues at PosAbilities for circulating this information. The program will be running from March to June, 2019. See the attached poster for details, and please feel free to share!
Health Fair – Mar. 15
Hey all, on March 15th there is a Health Fair taking place in Creston, sponsored by CLBC’s Kootenay Community Council. There will be lots of information and door prizes, as well as lunch and swim time. You can RSVP to Susan if you plan to go, check out the poster for details. This will be a fun afternoon for all!
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