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This information exchange, sponsored by Reach, is by parents for parents. It's content is guided by Reach's mission to provide choices for families, be family centered, facilitate inclusion, and exist as a quality resource. The information is meant to meet the needs of a multitude of families' interests. We caution readers that Reach does not investigate all claims, and that claims made are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by Reach. Readers are encouraged to undertake further investigation on their own of items noted.
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 Reach News - Workshop: Date: Sept 13 & 20, 2012 (Thursday Evenings - Part 1 and Part 2) Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Reach Child and Youth Development Society
proudly presents Positive Parenting: The basics and beyond
An interactive approach to creating a positive, supportive atmosphere for your family interactions. Facilitated by: Camille Netherton, Behavioural Consultant/Key Worker
and Pam Collins, Behavioural Consultant
You will learn:
- positive strategies for dealing with
difficult behaviour - how to diffuse power struggles
- offer appropriate choices
- be consistent
- provide consequences
- model appropriate behaviour and
much more!
Target audience: parents or caregivers
of children & youth with special needs aged 3 - 18 years old. - Where: City Centre Library
10350 University Drive, Room 418
Surrey,BC (behind the North Surrey Rec Centre)
Please plan on attending both sessions
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For more information and to register please call:
Pam Collins
604.946.6622, ext. 359
Fax 604.946.6223
Email here
- Parent Circle: Parent Support Circle is a free, monthly, confidential parent gathering with a focus on parenting children with ADHD or behaviour challenges. Led by trained facilitators. The last Friday of every month from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
at Reach, #3 3800 72nd street Ladner
To register call Lisa at 604-946-6622 ext.342 or email here
or call Bella at 604-569-3110 or email here
- We're building a child development centre in the heart of the community. Click here to find out how you can help.
Click here to see our WEBSITE! 
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Autism -
Top 10 People with Autism Known Today. Since the first diagnosis of autism in 1943 the number of children in the United States thought to have autism was 1 in 10,000. Now the number of children thought to have autism is 1 in 150 with autism considered more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. In the last decade we've all learned a great deal about autism and what it means to be autistic. Certain autistic celebrities, artists, authors, scientists and musically-gifted prodigies have met our attention in our communities in recent years. Some of these people with autism are known as advocates, some have been mentioned in the media and some whose stories are on the bookshelves, of those, here are the top ten. Click here to see who they are!
- Mothers help daughters with autism 'embrace their potential'. Moms know that the day is coming when their daughter's focus changes from playing to a more social type of engagement - talking about fashion, hair, boys, being cool. But for a group of local moms with autistic daughters, that day doesn't come as naturally so they set out to do something about it. Remembering the days as a 9- and 10-year-old when she had relationships with her girlfriends prompted Jazel Peterzell to start thinking about how to teach her daughter "the girl code." Click here to read more
- Tell It Like It Is - On Being Asked What It Is Like to Have an Autistic Child. Earlier this summer, a well-meaning acquaintance I was chatting with at a birthday party asked me an honest question - "What's it's like to be a mom of an autistic child?" She wasn't being nosy. I happen to like her and know that she was genuinely interested in my experience. But what I saw in her eyes was pity. She even teared up while we were talking. Those of us with special needs children know that look. I called it The Look of Tragedy. Again, she meant no harm. So, I got to thinking. What is it like to have an autistic child? Click here to read more!
- Teaching ASD Children and Adults. By Temple Grandin. Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers. At age 2 1/2 I was placed in a structured nursery school with experienced teachers. From an early age I was taught to have good manners and to behave at the dinner table. Children with autism need to have a structured day, and teachers who know how to be firm but gentle. Click here to read more
- Pets Can Help Autistic Children Learn to Share and Comfort Others. Some autistic people report feeling more strongly connected to animals than to other people, but a new study suggests that introducing companion animals to autistic children at the right time in life may help with human bonding, too. French researchers studied 40 children with autism and their families, examining whether the family had a pet and, if so, when the animal was acquired, and whether the presence or absence of a pet had any influence on the autistic child's ability to bond. Most households with pets had either dogs or cats, but one family kept a rabbit, and another a hamster. Click here to read more
- An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism. IN recent years, scientists have made extraordinary advances in understanding the causes of autism, now estimated to afflict 1 in 88 children. But remarkably little of this understanding has percolated into popular awareness, which often remains fixated on vaccines. So here's the short of it: At least a subset of autism - perhaps one-third, and very likely more - looks like a type of inflammatory disease. And it begins in the womb. Click here to read more
- THE COOKING HUB. Why Cook? teaches teamwork by working and sharing with others in the kitchen builds organizational skills builds confidence, responsibility and self esteem encourages creativity builds sensory skills through tasting, hearing, touching, smelling and seeing different foodsbuilds a foundation for healthy habits and nutrition skills that will be carried on through adulthood fosters independence and life skill development teaches vocational skills. Ages: 10 to 18
Dates: Monday, September 17th to
Monday, October 22nd
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $420 full session (6 weeks)*
Location:Sullivan Heights School6248 - 144 Street Surrey, BC
604-341-7216
Email here
- Life Skills Hub was created to assist teens in developing attitudes and skills necessary to help themprepare for their future. The Life Skills HUB is designed for youth and teens with: Asperger's Disorder, High Functioning Autism,
- Teen Life Skills HUB:
Ages: 13 - 18
Dates: Thursday, September 20th to
Thursday, December 6th
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $720 full session (12 weeks)
Location: Classroom 102 North Surrey Secondary
15945 - 96 Avenue Surrey, BC
Contact Us: Email here
604.341.7216
604.513.8984 (f)
- Friend2Friend Play Centre Grand Opening!
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
- 2pm - 4pm
- 2941 Kingsway, Vancouver
- Bring the entire family on Saturday September 29th to help us celebrate our grand opening of the Friend 2 Friend Play Centre for Children with Autism. Door prizes, refreshments, silent action and much, much more. Click here for more information
- 5th Annual Vancouver Walk Now for Autism Speaks Join Autism Speaks Canada as we walk to change the future for the Canadian and global autism communities! Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a fun-filled, family friendly event and is our single most powerful force to fund vital research that will lead us to the answers we need, raise money to support family services programs and initiatives and heighten awareness about autism and the issues facing the local and national autism communities. Sunday September 30, 2012 Stanley Park! Click here for more information
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ADD/ADHD -
"I'm Sick of Taking Meds!". If your teen forgets or resists medication, here's how you can persuade him to stick with the program.One of the problems with medication is that teenagers with ADHD don't always remember to take it. As one psychiatrist said, "If a teen can remember to take his medicine consistently, he probably doesn't have attention deficit." When our son, Alex, was in high school, he went through periods during which he stopped taking his medicine. His reasons varied: Sometimes he forgot, and other times he was frustrated by having to take medicine every day. Knowing that he could be impulsive and daring, we were worried until we got through those rough spots. Click here to read more
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What Ever Happened to Rise and Shine? If your family is living with attention deficit disorder, then chances are your school-day mornings require more than a little hand-to-hand combat. Read our strategies for getting everyone up, fed, and out the door with less conflict. Click here to read more
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Down Syndrome
- DSRF: The registration for our next block of one to one reading in Abbotsford, Surrey and Burnaby is open for registration and starts the week of September 4th for 12 weeks ending the week of November 23rd. The programs are for students with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities of all ages:
Early Foundations: 3-6 years
Success Builders: 7-12 years
Launch Pad: 13-18 years
Read On! Adults
The fee for the 12 week program is $780 (additional assessment fees apply for first time students).
Spaces are limited! You can view program details on our website HERE or by calling Pat Hanbury at 604-444-3773.
- You are Invited to a Delta Down Syndrome Support Group meeting: OUR GOALS ARE
· To provide guest speakers (Reach therapists, community
professionals and other programs) to discuss common issues
· To provide support and information to families in Delta who
have a child with Down Syndrome
· To help connect parents of children with Down Syndrome
· To provide monthly meetings for parents and their children
· To provide on-site child minding while you attend the
discussion
When: First Thursday of each month
Where: Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta
10921 - 82nd Avenue, Delta, BC
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost: No charge
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP to Sarah Garnham at 604-946-6622 extension 321.
or email here
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FASD - Announcing the 5th Annual FASD Fall Conference: Seeking Mental Health. The FASD Collaboration Roundtables committee is pleased to announce the advanced notice for the 5th Annual FASD Fall Conference! This year's conference titled "Seeking Mental Health" will examine a range of topics related to FASD and concurrent mental health concerns throughout the lifespan. The event will be held at Douglas College, New Westminster Campus on Saturday, November 24, 2012. The conference is highly accessible to both professionals and families, offering free child minding and affordable conference fees. Click here for more details
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VICTORIA - To kick off Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and Support Month, the B.C. government is launching an awareness campaign with new online tools and an interactive quiz to get people of all ages involved. Click here for the full article Every September, B.C. marks FASD Prevention and Support Month and FASD Prevention and Support Day (Sept. 9), chosen to reflect the nine months of pregnancy.
An FASD awareness trivia game mirrored after the popular Jeopardy! game show and interactive quiz are now posted on B.C.'s Best Chance website, featuring questions and trivia that relate to pregnancy and the effects of drinking alcohol while pregnant HERE
- [FASDAY] Get Ready for International FASDay Sept 9 - Let's make a difference
It seems a long way off - but now is the time to get ready for planning your September 9 event. We have some great materials and opportunities for the FASD community.
You can
1. Follow 60 Days of Ideas HERE
2. Follow FASDay International at Pinterest HERE
3. Pledge to set your cell alarm on 9.9 at 9:00 HERE- we now have
our own cause section!
4. Get FASDay marketing gear HERE
- Langley - FASD adoptive and foster parents. Monthly support group meetings for those with children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Info: Jamie, 604-530-5917.
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Medical - The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre and the FORCE Society for Kids' Mental Health are pleased to announce an amazing lineup of educational events for the first half of the year 2012. Starting in January, we will be providing youth, families, educators and health professionals with opportunities to learn about topics from bullying, internet addiction, autism, cannabis use, and self-harm to developing self advocacy skills and involving dads in mental health care. These events are free of charge and open to everyone in British Columbia. To find out more about the dates, topics, and how you can join in, view our poster or visit our website HERE .
SEPTEMBER 13 Abuse, Neglect, and Trauma
OCTOBER 11 Suicide Prevention
NOVEMBER 15 Teen Substance Use Trends & Related Mental Health Conditions
DECEMBER 6 Helping your Child/Youth Sleep Better
Time Thursdays, 12-1pm (PST)
Registration PHONE 604-875-2084 or 1-800-665-1822
EMAIL HERE
WEB HERE
- Mind Matters e-newsletter provides new resources and programs offered by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC Division and is committed to the mental health of British Columbians. Click here for the Current Edition
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Technology - Speech Language Pathologist Recommends New Social Learning Software. Angela Desideri, a Speech-Language Pathologist, uses The Social Express with some of her students with autism, Asperger's and ADHD. She finds that the interactive comprehensive teaching program provides the tools needed to assist with teaching social skills. The Social Express is an interactive social skills learning program, which consists of 16 lessons and 30 interactive scenes. Developed for children between five and 12 years, the software is based on best practices and programs that feature cognitive behavioral techniques and visual strategies. Click here to learn more
- iPad app aids autism therapy.A therapy breakthrough pioneered in WA is set to revolutionise how millions of autistic children worldwide are helped to learn at home.
The tablet technology made for iPads will cost $100, a fraction of the thousands of dollars many parents of children with autism spend on therapy. Known as the TOBY Playpad, it is designed to help families provide early intervention therapy in their own home as soon as their child is diagnosed with autism. Experts say it will mean children can learn essential life skills even while they are on waiting lists for professional therapy. Click here to learn more about Toby!
- There's an app for that: Apple iPod Touch helps adults with autism function in the workplace. Only 15% of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have some form of paid work. Difficulties related to cognition, behavior, communication, and sensory processing can impact their ability to attain and retain employment. Now investigators report the task management and organizational features on personal digital assistants (PDAs) can help people with ASD function more successfully in the workplace. They have published case studies in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation demonstrating the use of Apple iPod touch PDAs as vocational supports. Click here for more information
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Workshops and Training - PATH: Co-facilitating person-centred planning with friends and family
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:30am - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:30pm
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What is PATH? PATH is a process in which a facilitator and a graphic facilitator work with a focal person (or organization or team) and their supporters to create a vision of the best possible future, out of which comes a plan that is always "positive" and "possible," understood by all and no longer mysterious or scary. By the end of the PATH event the focal person or group has communicated where they want to go, what and who they need to support their journey, and how this part of their lives will be part of a bigger future. Those who care about them often say they feel clear, inspired and hopeful afterwards, and get to take on action oriented roles. A PATH is a great tool to bring a network together. Shelley and Aaron, together and with other partners, have been doing PATHs for individuals, organizations and teams for more than 20 years and it is still a process that surprises and delights them as they watch individuals who think they hate "planning" come to life and families get excited about the future.Click here for more information
- Reach Child and Youth Development Society proudly presents Positive Parenting: The basics and beyond. An interactive approach to creating a positive, supportive atmosphere for your family interactions. Facilitated by: Camille Netherton, Behavioural Consultant/Key Worker and Pam Collins, Behavioural Consultant
You will learn:
- positive strategies for dealing with
difficult behaviour - how to diffuse power struggles
- offer appropriate choices
- be consistent
- provide consequences
- model appropriate behaviour and
much more!
- When: September 13 and 20, 2012 (Thursday evenings)
- Where: City Centre Library
10350 University Drive, Room 418
Surrey,BC (behind the North Surrey Rec Centre)
Please plan on attending both sessions
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For more information and to register please contact Pam Collins
Email here
604.946.6622, ext. 359
Fax 604.946.6223
Target audience: parents or caregivers
- of children & youth with special needs aged 3 - 18 years old.
- Individualized Funding & Effective Advocacy | Sep 15, 2012.
- Date : 2012-09-15
Time : 9:30am-4:00pm
Location : Scott Road Connections,105-7953 120 Street, Behind the Greek Village Restaurant, North Delta [ Map ]
Space : 20
This workshop is for parents and family members of adults with developmental disabilities. The registration cost (includes lunch) of $10 is for parents and family members. If you are a professional the fee is $35.00.
Individualized Funding Information for Families: This information session will explain how Individualized Funding can be accessed by individuals and families who are eligible for CLBC adult services. Time will be spent discussing if Individualized Funding is right for you. This workshop will provide information about CLBC's two Individualized Funding payment options for adults: Direct Funding and Host Agency Funding. Presented by Linda Perry. Effective Advocacy Strengthens Community
Join the Family Support Institute at a workshop that can help you with effective advocacy skills to get the support and services your families' needs! FSI can help you with different types of advocacy, the roles of various organizations, how effective advocacy strengthens communities, the advocacy process, and what it means to be an effective advocate. Presented by Wendi Mackintosh. Click here for more information and to register
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- Edu-Talks presents Developing a More Comprehensive Understanding of Attention Disorders (ADHD)
Thursday October 18, 2012, 7 - 9 PMSandra Heusel of Eaton Arrowsmith Educational Group will discuss a current diagnosis and treatment paradigm for ADHD and explore what neuroscience is telling us about our attention system. She will review how the Arrowsmith Program is treating children who show ADHD behaviours through brain exercises and will discuss research on exercise and nutrition. A summary of how one might refocus their perspective of diagnosis and treatment of ADHD will be highlighted.
Build a Tool Box to Meet Your Student's Changing Sensory Needs
Friday October 19, 2012, 9:30 AM
Tricia Lang of Lang Occupational Therapy Services will introduce and provide ideas and activities to add to your tool box to help with moderating emotions and to provide various sensory stimulation based on the needs of the child. We all know that a child's sensory system changes. What causes the changes can be challenging to determine. However, we can always have tools that can be used to meet a child's sensory needs.
Facial Recognition Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Friday October 19, 2012, 11 AM - 1 PM
Dr. Jim Tanaka of the Centre of Autism Research at the University of Victoria will discuss his research which examines the cognitive and neurological processes underlying object and face recognition. He is particularly interested in questions related to how experience influences the way we perceive and recognize objects in the world. He and his team have been working with children with autism in a program designed to improve their face recognition abilities, a skill which is fundamental for socialization. - Workshops will be held at the University Women's Club at Hycroft, 1489 McRae Ave
(at 16th and Granville) Vancouver, BC. Parking available on The Crescent and side streets
Registration on Friday is at 9:00 AM with a Continental Breakfast
Collaboration Rooms available upon request on Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Cost: Thursday October 18 - $30
Friday October 19 - $95
**SPECIAL** Both Days - $115 - Click here for more information
- Family Focus Conference
The popular and much-anticipated 2012 Family Focus Conference will be held in Langley, B.C. on October 19-21, 2012. Family Focus Society organizes conferences by and for families who support a child or adult with a developmental disability. The society's mission is to "enhance family strengths and resources through direct family involvement that preserves the dignity of all families within their community." Learn more about Family Focus and the upcoming conference HERE
- The 3rd Health and Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Conference November 15-17, 2012. This conference will provide educational and informative updates on psychiatric, behavioural and complex health components specific to individuals with DD, and showcase best practices in the field. Specifically, the conference will focus on approaches to complex challenging behaviours, contributing medical issues and new developments in medication and behavioural treatment. In addition, the conference will address important health and mental health issues and will review common genetic syndromes such as Down Syndrome. This conference will engage health care providers and educators from a wide range of professional disciplines in knowledge transfer and interprofessional collaboration in order to maximize health and wellbeing so as to minimize disability and improve quality of life. The Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, Vancouver, BC
Register before October 11, 2012 and save! Click here for more information
- Vancouver Occupational Therapy For Kids, Ltd. Presents DIR/Floortime Approach
Greenspan & Weider's Comprehensive Model of Treatment for children
with challenges in relating and communicating, including Autism
Spectrum Disorder. Understanding the Model, The Science behind the
Model and the relationship of the child's individual differences in
relating and communication (the "I" of D) with Rosemary White, OTR/L- DIR Faculty
Director of Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services,
Seattle, WA and Pacific Northwest Pediatric and Therapy, Portland, OR
November 18-19, 2012
Norman Rothstein Theatre
950 W 41 Ave, Vancouver, BC
Click here for more information and to register
- Technology for Your Toolbox: Boardmaker and iPad
November 23, 2012 - Vancouver, BC
8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 - 3:30 PM Presentation
Presented by: Brenda Fossett, Ph.D., BCBA-D, University of Alberta
- Announcing the 5th Annual FASD Fall Conference: Seeking Mental Health. The FASD Collaboration Roundtables committee is pleased to announce the advanced notice for the 5th Annual FASD Fall Conference! This year's conference titled "Seeking Mental Health" will examine a range of topics related to FASD and concurrent mental health concerns throughout the lifespan. The event will be held at Douglas College, New Westminster Campus on Saturday, November 24, 2012. The conference is highly accessible to both professionals and families, offering free child minding and affordable conference fees. Click here for more details
- Preventing Challenging Behaviors: Prevent-Teach-Reinforce
- Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2012 (Friday & Saturday) - Vancouver
- 8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration (day one only)9:00 - 3:30 PM
- Presented by:Glen Dunlap, Ph.D., BCBA-D, University of South Florida & University of Nevada
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Challenging behaviours are widely acknowledged as the greatest impediment to educational and social opportunities for children with autism or other developmental disabilities.
This two-day workshop will focus on the prevention of problem behaviors. You can register for day 1 only, or days 1 and 2.
Day 1 will introduce the Prevent - Teach - Reinforce (PTR) Model which has been demonstrated to be effective in school settings across special needs.
Day 2 is a master class to address the learning priorities of professionals and para-professionals who already have specialized knowledge of working with young people with challenging behaviors using a PBS/ABA approach either as a behavior specialist in the school system or as a behavior consultant working with families and in the community.
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Smart START for Boys - Vancouver, December 1
BOYS are much more vulnerable than girls early in life:
they mature more slowly, get sick more often,
and are less likely to have mastered the language, self-control,
and fine motor skills necessary for a successful start in school.
HOW can parents support their active and exuberantly affectionate young son so he can settle himself to focus, and soon learn
how to read, and eventually write?
Saturday December 1 (9am - 1pm)
Unity Reception Hall, 5840 Oak Street
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Seasonal - How to Open A Combination Lock/Locker. It is the beginning of the school year and each new academic year presents new challenges. Opening a combination lock or a locker can be a very challenging experience. To help your son, daughter or student with this task, here are some resources on how to use a combination lock: Click here to learn how
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Other - As part of the Invisible Illness Awareness Week (Sept. 10-14) activities at the Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD), we are hosting a parking lot party and you're invited.
Event: "We Are Visible" Parking Lot Party
Date: September 11, Tuesday
Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
Venue: RCD (100-5671 No. 3 Road, Richmond - across from Canada Line Lansdowne Station, corner of No. 3 and Lansdowne)
What happens?
- free hot dog & drink (as available)
- launch of RCD Promo Video
- music performance
- socializing with friends
- learn more about RCD
The front parking lot will be closed for the party; you can park at the back of the building or at Lansdowne Centre parking lot, call RCD at 604-232-2404 for more details and parking info.
Everyone is invited! Bring your family or friends and have a fun time together.
Link to view more info about the Invisible Illness Awareness Week activities:Click here for more information on Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week Activities -
Lights, Camera, Inclusion! Video contest. In celebration of Community Living Month in October, BCACL is hosting a video contest to showcase the gifts and abilities that people with developmental disabilities and their friends, families and supporters bring to the community. The deadline for submissions is October 19, 2012. Winners will be announced by Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Three cash prizes will be awarded to the winning videos. Chances of winning will depend on the number of video entries. Click here to learn more!
- GO4KIDDS is seeking parents/caregivers of CANADIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGED 10 to 16 YEARS with moderate, severe, profound developmental disabilities, to participate in an anonymous survey. This online survey asks about needs and access to health care and other services. Participants are eligible to receive a $50 honourarium.Click here for more information
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The Next Chapter Book Club is coming to Delta!
- Each week, groups of adolescents and adults, with a wide range of reading abilities, gather in public locations to read with two trained volunteers. Next Chapter BookClub (NCBC) members are learning, making friends, and having a lot of fun doing it!
- Fraser Valley Regional Library is hosting a half-day training workshop for anyone who would like to get involved in this exciting program.
- Staff from the Down Syndrome Research Foundation will conduct the workshop, which includes an extensive review of the NCBC model and a demonstration book club so you can see a Next Chapter Book Club in action!
Next Chapter Book Club Training Workshop
Friday August 24, 1- 5 pm
Ladner Pioneer Library
4683 - 51 Street, Delta, BC V4K 2V8
Phone 604-946-6215
- If you would like to become a Volunteer NCBC book club facilitator, please contact Shirley-Ann Reid at Email here
- If you would like to attend this workshop and/or become a book club member, please join us for the training workshop on August 24 and then come on Fridays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm beginning September 21 at Ladner Pioneer Library.
- TUESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL For youth 18-25 years. Come expand your world, Meet new friends, Hang out, And have great conversations. EVERY TUESDAY
Sept 25 - Dec 11
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
at Youth Connections Richmond Caring Place 170 7000 Minoru blvd
- 2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games to be held in Langley! We are pleased to announce that the 2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will be held in the Township of Langley from July 11 to 14, 2013, with the support of the Township and the Langley School District. The Games will feature more than 1,100 Special Olympics athletes from the eight SOBC regions and the Yukon competing in 11 summer sports: 5- and 10-pin bowling, aquatics, athletics, basketball, bocce, golf, rhythmic gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer and softball. Athletes will show their love of sport and their inspiring sportsmanship as they compete for the opportunity to advance to the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, which will be held in Vancouver. Click here to read more
- Langley Parent Support! The FiT Network Society A Social Educational Network created to get Families in Touch. Monthly FiT meets, seasonal family fun events and casual coffee nights provide opportunities for families who have children with special needs to "Get FiT*" - *Families in Touch. Click here for their website and current events
- DCLS and DFAN present: In Transition: Delta Parents of Youth with Developmental Disabilities
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- Do you have a child with a developmental disability in Grade 10 or above?
- Do you wonder what will happen when High School is over?
Come and meet other parents, share ideas and experiences and
Begin to plan for your son's or daughter's future.
We meet Saturday morning, 9.30 - 12.30, most months either in Ladner or North Delta:
North Delta location: Delta Community Living Society, Scott Road Connections, #105-7953 Scott Rd.(behind the Greek Village Restaurant), North Delta, BC, V4C 6P6
Ladner location: Delta Community Living Society, #1 -3800-72nd Street, Delta, BC, V4K 3N2
- To find out more information about these events, please contact Si Stainton, Delta Community Living Society, Family Services Liaison, Email here , 604-952-6490 or visit our website Here
- Family Support Institute Kindling Connections Newsletter - Click here
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Submissions or Questions?
To submit for our newsletter or have a question for Pam to research please contact her at
Parent Network
or 604-946-6622 ext 359.
You can sign up at the Reach Child and Youth Development Society website to receive this newsletter directly.
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