Please mark June 2 (Saturday) for our Transition Groups’ summer get together. Everyone is welcome, all family members and friends.
Where: Vancouver Resource Society
2006 West 10th V6J2B3
When: Saturday June 2nd, 2012
5 – 8pm
Pot Luck – bring your favorite dish to share
Drinks and Laughter will be provided
RSVP: by email to: transitionparents@gmail.com
by phone to: Liz at 604 733 6252
Yuko at 604 222 2258
Vancouver Parent Transition Group May Meeting
Hello everyone,
Hope you and yours are all doing well
Please note a couple of changes for this meeting ……….Same time, different venue, slightly more focused topic!!
We have decided to partner with Vancouver Community Council in order to present a free, interactive discussion about Post-secondary programs for students with disabilities
Presenters will include Capilano College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Douglas College, Vancouver Community College and Steps Forward (a group assisting students who want to continue their education post high school)
If possible, in order to get a general idea of numbers, we would like RSVPs by April 25th Call the CLBC office at 604-660-3323
A great chance to compare the various programs in our area, ask questions, have refreshments and meet other family members in similar situations
Date: May 2nd, 2012 Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Place: Oakridge Seniors Centre
630 West 41st Avenue (Oakridge Mall next to Oakridge Auditorium)
Hope to see you there!
LIz and Yuko
Hello! Here is our latest newsletter: Transition News Winter 2011-2012. Happy reading!
Date: Wednesday,February 1st , 2012
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Click here to view invitation
Hello everyone. Click here to read the latest newsletter.
Hello everyone – TheDecember meeting of the Vancouver Parent Transition Group is on Wednesday, December 7, at our Westside location at 43rd and Arbutus. The topic of discussion will be “advocacy” -something that none of us are really comfortable doing. That said, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need more advocacy for the young adults with disabilities that we support. Whether it is just a small gesture, like signing your name on a petition or a significant contribution, like opening up to the press with our personal stories, we all need to play a part. To lead the discussion, we are delighted to welcome Leila Rahemtulla to our meeting on December 7. Many of you know her as a parent in our Transition Support group, but she is also a board director at BC Association of Community Living (BCACL), an advocacy group in our province. BCACL should not be confused with CLBC (provider of services to adults with disabilities). Also, you may not be aware that CLBC is NOT permitted to engage in any advocacy themselves (for example lobby for more funding). So we need to do that for them!
In Leila’s words
“BCACL helps unify the voice of individuals, families and the local agencies to ensure they’re heard at provincial and national levels. There are many ways to advocate and so BCACL is part of the fabric of support that is out there. We also help foster connections within the movement, channel information to individuals and families, and try to ensure we are in the listening of individuals and families’ needs through ongoing dialogue and even sessions like these meetings.”
I hope you will join us. Newcomers not only welcome but greatly encouraged.
Place : Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre
2110 West 43rd (@West Blvd)
Time : 6:30 – 8:30pm
Date : Wednesday December 7, 2011
Yuko, Liz, Yvonne
The first meeting of the Eastside Vancouver Parent Transition Group will be held on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30pm at our Britannia Community Centre location. Please note that the meetings at the Britannia location have been moved to Wednesdays. This is a change from last season, when the meetings were on Mondays.
Our guest speaker will be John Davies, who runs the Community Living BC (CLBC) Vancouver office. He will be updating us on CLBC news, waiting lists and answer any questions you may have about CLBC services.
Place: Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier Street off Commercial Drive
Date : Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Newcomers not only welcome but encouraged! Come and share a cup of tea or coffee and a snack as we connect and create a community for our families. Also, Spectrum has kindly offered to provide youth workers for youth care during the meeting. Please let us know if you will need this service as 24 hour notice is required.
Hope to see you there!
Yvonne, Liz and Yuko
