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OTF Grant Helps to Rebuild Peoples’ Connection to Their Community

Parry Sound, ON – Over the past 12 months Community Living Parry Sound (CLPS) has worked diligently to not only recover from the impacts of COVID-19 but renew its sense of purpose and rebuild its service delivery model. In late 2020, CLPS received the good news that it was receiving a $130,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation […]

Workplace Mental Health Champion Receives National Recognition

Our Corporate Services Coordinator, Sarah Cassidy, has been recognized as a finalist in the inaugural Charity Village Conference & Awards Ceremony. You can read her nomination and a snapshot of her contributions to CLPS workplace mental health below: Sarah Cassidy is a champion of mental health in our workplace. She participated in McMaster’s Beyond Silence […]

58 Years of Respecting Abilities and Inspiring Possibilities

On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, we hosted our first ever Virtual AGM. It was a seamless event, but not without a ton of effort and planning to make it so. Thank you to everyone involved – we are so grateful for your support during these strange and unprecedented times. Curious about what the last year […]

Community Living Parry Sound + Parry Sound Harvest Share Fundraiser

Hello Spring! Community Living Parry Sound and Parry Sound Harvest Share have paired up to raise funds for programs that regularly provide our community members with fresh food. Everyone in our community is currently playing a massive role in keeping vulnerable people safe and healthy during this time. Supporting local organizations and initiatives like this […]

Terry’s Plan Comes to Life

For the second week, Terry arrived at the House on the Hill kitchen ready for his private cooking and life skills session. Lori McPhaden, a longtime employee of Community Living Parry Sound, was there to welcome him. “Terry couldn’t get into the kitchen fast enough,” she says, “he was so excited”. Lori remembers way back […]

57th Annual General Meeting

2018-2019 Report to Stakeholders Message from the Executive Director Message from the Board President Service Satisfaction Report Strategic Plan Scorecard Report

Learn, Be Inspired, Lead.

This past weekend, Cory Jarick travelled to Toronto to participate as a self-advocate at the “Learn, Be Inspired, Lead” workshop hosted by the Family Support Network for Employment. His lovely wife, Jennifer, accompanied and supported him as he shared his story about employment while sitting on the expert panel. Cory inspired all attendees with his […]

Participants Needed for Family Focus Group

Do you have family member with an intellectual disability who is employed, who has worked, and/or who wants to work but has not been able to? The Family Support Network for Employment is hosting a Focus Group to gather experience and knowledge around best practices and obstacles to achieving successful employment. The session will […]

Nothing About Me Without Me

Re:Action4Inclusion Youth Summit

In March 2019, youth advisors and allies of the Re:Action4Inclusion Provincial Movement will be kicking off their BIGGEST and MOST EXCITING leadership event of the year! As proud supporters of the Summit, we are excited to celebrate and grow a generation of young change-makers who are helping to build a vision of community and an […]