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52 Years and Still Planning
July 21
Community Living Parry Sound (CLPS) incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1962 and is jointly funded by the Ministry of Community & Social Services, Ministry of Children and Youth Services and donations from private and corporate members of the community. 52 years later CLPS continues to evolve as an organization to meet the needs of […]
Continue reading »Focus on Community Living Spring 2014
July 17
Community Living Parry Sound Spring 2014 Newsletter
Continue reading »Randy Barksey loves dishwashing job
July 12
Parry Sound North Star By Sarah Bissonette PARRY SOUND – Randy Barksey is the dishwasher at a downtown business. After years unemployed, Randy Barksey landed a job washing dishes at a local restaurant after contracting LINC. Randy returned to full-time employment after attending the Leading into New Careers (LINC) program, a program designed to assist those […]
Continue reading »The 2014 Community Living Bursary Recipient: Autumn Kozluk
July 7
Community Living Parry Sound offers a $150.00 Bursary award to the Parry Sound High School to be given out to a worthy student each year. Over the 15 years that the bursary has been awarded, CLPS has been proud of each recipient and this year is no exception. Autumn Kozluk was interviewed by Community Living […]
Continue reading »INCLUSION; How it Happens
July 4
Since starting work at Community Living Parry Sound in October of 2013, I have learned a lot and grown as a person. This article, adapted from “Including Kids: How it happens” from the Edward Smith School in N.Y. offers a great ‘cheat sheet’ for thinking about how to make inclusion happen. Tricia Bain INCLUSION means […]
Continue reading »Home Depot Parry Sound raises funds for Youth in Transition
July 3
Home Depot Parry Sound chose Community Living Parry Sound to be the non-profit organization to receive donations raised by their Orange Door fundraising Campaign. Parry Sound customers generously donated almost double the funds that were raised during last year’s fundraising efforts! Thanks go out to the Parry Sound community for helping to support youth in […]
Continue reading »Mayday
June 4
May is Community Living month in Parry Sound and it was full of interesting events, hard work and lots of community spirit. Community Living staff, family and representatives from the local Ministry of Natural Resources watched, with Mad Hatter’s coffee in hand, as Jamie McGarvey, Parry Sound’s Mayor, raised the flag on the first day […]
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