Hey everyone, you can check out CLBC’s latest update for individuals and families here! There are some great events coming up, you can find them in the Self Advocate Corner.
CLBC Info bulletin
Hey everyone, CLBC has issued their Info Bulletin with updates for home sharing providers. Check it out here!
Safety at Home
Hey everyone, welcome to Health & Safety Month 2022! Today, we’re looking at how to be safe at home.
Cooking meals at home is a fun and creative activity most of us do often! But, if we aren’t careful, we can cause a fire by accident. According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking caused the most reports of home fires and home fire injuries between 2015-2019.
With some tips and some proactive planning, we can be safer while we cook. Here’s a video that helps show how to be safe in the kitchen:
ZEN ZONE!
Hey there everyone and welcome to the ZEN ZONE, where we take time out each Friday in April to zoom in on stress management information, resources, and strategies.
So let’s start at the beginning: what is stress?
Stress is “the body’s response to a real or perceived threat” and it’s meant to “get people ready for some kind of action to get them out of danger” — and, it can be either helpful, or unhelpful. We’re going to focus on dealing with unhelpful stress. Over the coming month we will have a look at the strategies found in the brochure below, under “what can I do about it” — and we’ll try to find ways to make those strategies something we can do each day.
As we’re exploring our own stress management strategies this month, we can use The Stress Management Society’s 30 Day Challenge resources to get started — check out their calendar to help track the activities you want to do for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing for 30 days, and their tips and tricks for choosing activities to try!
April 2022: Health and Safety month!
Hey everyone, we are launching our annual Health and Safety month today for April 2022! *And no, this is not an April Fools joke (though we posted a Friday Funny earlier – check it out here!)
Each year we take time in April to focus in on promoting health and safety for everyone we support, caregivers, and employees. We are going to be including a very special focus this year on stress management, which we thought would be helpful as we all continue to cope with COVID-19 in our communities.
You can expect to see weekly posts on Mondays covering different health and safety topics, from Healthy Habits to Home Safety. You can also expect to see weekly posts on Fridays zooming in on stress management strategies. We’ll be including information and sharing resources from our teams during the week, too.
Got a great safety resource or an interesting piece of health info? Don’t be shy – sharing is caring! Drop it in a comment below or send it over in an email!
A Friday Funny for April Fools
CLBC Update
Hey everyone, CLBC has sent out an update as BC eases COVID-19 restrictions, you can find it here.
CLBC will hold its next COVID-19 update for individuals and families on April 19, from 1-2 p.m (Pacific Time). Registration information will be available soon.
Daylight Savings 2022
Don’t forget to SPRING AHEAD this weekend!
Reconcili-Action!
Hey everyone, a local organization called Global Citizen Events is planning an entire month of activities in the Okanagan to promote reconciliation!
- Participate – Indigenous Discovery Tours! Mar. 11, Mar. 12, or Mar. 13 (family gathering)
- Attend – Water ceremony (and ongoing events through the month) Mar. 22
- Live-stream – Stories and song with Cheryl Bear! Mar. 12
There are many more ongoing events on the Global Citizen Events website, including Arts for Social Change. Check it out!
If you haven’t heard of Global Citizen Events, they are an annual initiative that promotes the UN Sustainable Development Goals and celebrates the impact of local citizens in global and humanitarian efforts through their mission (Entertain, Educate, and Inspire to Action). You can learn more about them here.
International Women’s Day!
Today we’re celebrating International Women’s Day! The theme this year is #BreakTheBias — check out videos submitted by the global community about celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness against bias, and taking action for equality (or make and submit your own!).
Do you use social media? Consider posting using a selfie card to encourage others to commit to taking action – check them out here.
