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Imagine: The Family Resource Centre
Imagine that all the families and people supported by Community Living Parry Sound had a warm and welcoming resource; a gathering place to get together for support with other families to talk about the best solutions to common problems, to organize meaningful workshops, to access free high speed internet (for research/applications) in a private office […]
Read MoreCommunity Collaborations Create an Inclusive Camp Experience
Camp Ekon hosts campers from across Canada and around the world and it is only a short drive from Parry Sound on the shores of Lake Joseph. It is a Jesuit philosophy-based camp that has been partnering with Community Living Parry Sound for many years. Camp Ekon has its own program to teach young people […]
Read MoreThe 2015 Community Living Bursary Recipient: Jordan Harry
Every year the Parry Sound High School delivers the Community Living Parry Sound (CLPS) Bursary award to a deserving student. This year we are proud to announce that the winner is Jordan Harry. The CLPS Bursary is awarded to a graduating student who has worked to promote community inclusion and remove barriers often faced by […]
Read MoreHow to Live, Not Just Survive, With an Intellectual Disability
Jun 18, 2015 Posted by DANIEL SHARE-STROM, Community Living Ontario There is a clear difference between helping a person with an intellectual disability to stay alive and helping them to live. That mindset has driven the career of Michael Kendrick, a sought-after writer, public speaker, service evaluator, and consultant on the topic of helping people […]
Read MoreMy Courageous Little Man By Carrie Shurr
Reprinted with the permission of CURRENT, The Magazine of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario from their Spring 2015 edition With big brown eyes wise beyond his years, my ten year old son Steven has a positive attitude we could all learn from. You would never know he lives with the challenges of […]
Read MoreRori Bears the Torch for Victory
Former Victory School student Rori Brownley was chosen to carry the torch for the spectacular 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto because he is a champion. Rori loves two things in life, sports and helping children at school, and he is great at both. Rori is living his dream. He actively participates in competitive sporting […]
Read MoreCelebrating Community Living with the story and video of Julian
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Read MoreLiving in Community
Have you ever thought about what your life would be like if you had been born with a developmental disability? Not likely, why would you? Families and people who support those with developmental disabilities think about the people they love and support every day; but I never did because I never had to. Not really. […]
Read MoreCommunity Living Honoured at Gala
MPP Norm Miller, left, and Dean Teasdale from Norbram Group Insurance, fifth from left, present Community Living representaives Lisa Cook, Angelika Distler, Brad Horne, Jo-Anne Demick, Sharon Shewen, Tricia Bain, and Sheri Cox with the Chamber’s Health and Wellness award, Community Living also collected a second award, the Business Involvement […]
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