It was very good to see so many new faces at our first meeting on Wednesday October 4th at our Kaslo location. Our next meeting is on Saturday November 4th at 10:30am. We will have a representative from Community Living BC (CLBC) come and talk to us about eligibility and the request for services process. The meeting will be at our Westside location at Vancouver Resource Society on west 10th. Hope to see you there.
The last meeting of our season will be on Saturday June 10th, 2017 at our Westside location at Vancouver Resource Society, 2006 West 10th Avenue, at 10:30am
We will be celebrating our new graduates and also be covering various summer programs. See you at 10:30am on 10th June
Yuko and Liz
Hope to see many of you at the next meeting of the Vancouver Parents Transition group. We will meet at our Westside Location at 2006 West 10th Avenue at 10:30am
Our guest speaker will be Leanne Dospital, Advocate for Service Quality. Leanne will speak about her role and responsibilities. Here is some information about Leanne from the website.
The Advocate for Service Quality can help you to understand government systems and services and ensure your voice is heard.
The Advocate for Service Quality can help you find supports and services offered by:
The Advocate, Leanne Dospital, is appointed by, and reports directly to, the minister of the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation.
She can answer questions about how what services might be available, how funding decisions are made, eligibility or how to make a complaint if you don’t:
See you there!
Yuko and Liz
Good to see so many of you at our last meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday March 1st at 6:30pm, at our Eastside location DDA Kaslo Site. The topic will be Safety and Sexuality for People with Disabilities. Hope to see you there!
Yuko and Liz
Wishing you all the very best for the Holidays and see you at our next meeting on Saturday January 28th, 2017 at our Westside location at 2006 West 10th (Vancouver Resource Society).
We will be putting on a session on “Housing for People with Disabilities” starting at an earlier time of 10am. This workshop will be held in conjunction with BACI and posAbilities. Details to follow in the New Year.
See you in 2017
Yuko and Liz
Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Wednesday December 7th at 6:30pm. We will meet at the DDA Kaslo hub at 3455 Kaslo Street.
The topic will be “Isolation – Creating communities and networks around your son or daughter”
See you there
Liz and Yuko
Next Meeting of the Transition Group is on November 5th at 10:30am. The topic to be covered is “CLBC – who they are and what they can do for you”
We are very pleased to welcome Jean-Claude Ndungutse, Manager of Integrated Services at Community Living BC (CLBC) in Vancouver. We have asked Jean-Claude to talk to us about accessing CLBC services, eligibility requirements, PSI (Personal Supports Initiative), recent innovations regarding initial meetings with families, update on the Navigator role and other areas of interest to families.
Location : Vancouver Resource Society, 2006 West 10th Avenue
See you there!
