Hey everyone, there is a MANDT training opportunity coming up in Castlegar on March 12th. Check it out – sign up by March 5th.
Kelowna: March 6 – Dance at PRC!
Hey everyone:
Please see the attached poster for the dance at Parkinson Rec on March 6 with live band Easy Fix. Looks like a blast! And pizza too!
See you out there!
CLBC: Winter 2020 Newsletter Released
Here’s the latest CLBC Newsletter, lots of great stuff to check out.
Okanagan Self Advocates: 2020 Winter/ Spring Speaking Series
Hey all:
Check out the poster for the Okanagan Self Advocates Speaking Series. Great topics and an opportunity to learn and have your voice heard.
See ya out there!
WK: First Aid in Fruitvale
Hey everyone, there is a First Aid course coming up in April in Fruitvale – check out the information here:
Your Vancooooouver Canucks!
Hey everyone!
We’re doing it again… the community support crew in Kelowna is arranging a Vancouver Canucks trip to head down to Vancouver to see the ‘nucks play the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
Join us!
FREE: Workshops & Webinars
Hey all, COPCS has sent around a few links to upcoming free workshops
offered by Alzheimer Society of BC. There are webinars available as well! Check out the regional links below.
You can also sign up to receive their First Link Bulletin by email: info@alzheimerbc.org
CRESTON & CRANBROOK: MANDT training coming up!
Hi everyone, we have MANDT courses coming up for home share providers in Cranbrook and Creston – check out the dates and let Mike know if you’re able to attend!
Plan Institute training – Webinars!
Plan Institute has upcoming training opportunities online in these topics:
- Personal Support Network Facilitation (online course)
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning (webinar)
- Registered Disability Savings Plan (webinar)
Plan Institute adds new events and dates to their website, check it out here. You can also sign up for their newsletter! They will notify you of upcoming events.
Home Sharing – CLBC Feedback
Here’s a email from Ross Chilton, CEO of CLBC
View this email in your browser January 8, 2020 Happy New Year. I hope you enjoyed the holiday season with your family and friends. In June of 2019, CLBC and the BC CEO Network, together with the members of the BC Home Share Providers Association and the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Association, came together to form a Home Sharing Working Group. The Group works to find solutions for issues identified in home sharing and has implemented a 3-year work plan. Improving CLBC’s referral and matching process of individuals to home sharing providers as well as finding better systems around helping to prevent, avert and respond to crises in home sharing services were identified as priorities in the plan. Hearing directly from someone with lived experience or those who support someone living in home sharing is vital to the success of this work. CLBC is hosting eight consultation sessions across the province to hear first hand how we can improve our approaches. I am writing to ask for your help to spread the word by distributing the consultation invitation found here to your staff, home sharing providers you’re connected to, individuals living in a home share and their families / personal support networks. We are also launching an online survey later this month so we can make sure we reach as many people as possible. CLBC will send you the link to the survey when it is online. If you have any questions about the consultations or this project, please feel free to contact Zainum Bahadshah, Project Manager, at Zainum.Bahadshah@gov.bc.ca or Jack Styan, VP Strategic Initiatives, at Jack.Styan@gov.bc.ca. I appreciate your support in sharing this information with your networks. Sincerely, Ross Chilton CEO Community Living BCI |