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Money Matters - Financial Planning Workshop

11-FEB-2012
Join us for this FREE financial planning workshop for persons with disabilities and their families, on February 11, 2012, from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm at BACI's Still Creek Centre (2702 Norland Avenue, Bu ...
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Building Connections -- BACI's Family Resource Drop-In

22-FEB-2012
Find out more about BACI's Building Connections: Family Resource Drop-In Program, open the first and third Saturday of every month, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, at 7622 12th Avenue in Burnaby.
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BACI's Life Sharing Network

23-FEB-2012
Life Sharing means living with and sharing all of life’s experiences together and forming a supportive and caring relationship. While every life sharing relationship is unique, there are some hopes a ...
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Family Advocacy Process Guide

23-FEB-2012
Find helpful information on how to advocate to get the support you or your family member needs to live a good life in our community.
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The Power of Knowing Each Other

23-FEB-2012
Check out this inspiring book of stories about informal safeguards, as told by BC families. A great summer read!
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Personal Planning Guildelines - Plain Language

23-FEB-2012
Check out BACI's Guidelines for Personal Planning - in plain language.
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BACI's Future PATH

03-MAR-2012
BACI developed a new 5-year strategic plan -- or PATH -- after meeting with four key stakeholder groups in 2011. They are the people we serve, their families, staff, and community members. Each group ...
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BACI's 2011 Annual Report!

04-MAR-2012
BACI's 2011 Annual Report focuses on inclusion through innovation and disability confidence at BACI.
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Imagine Canada

06-MAR-2012
BACI is a proud member of Imagine Canada -- working for the greater good of Canadian communities.
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Accessible Business Listings

15-MAR-2012
Check the list of accessible businesses in Metro Vancouver.
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ABOUT BACI

VISION, MISSION AND STATEMENT OF VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

Who We are:
The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has spent over 50 years providing innovative services for children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families.

We currently serve over 1,000 individuals and their families in Metro Vancouver by providing various training, development, social/recreational, and employment opportunities.  With our 6 integrated child care centres, we support over 150 children of all abilities and their families.

BACI continues to seek out opportunities to increase social awareness, and with integrity and conviction, effect change in the way individuals of all abilities are included in our society.

Vision (What we want):
A society that includes all people.

Mission (What we do):
BACI creates places where people of all ages
     - Connect with family and friends
     - Achieve hopes and dreams
     - Learn and grow
     - Have choices respected
     - Access quality supports and services
     - Believe in and advocate for the rights and responsibilities of everyone.

Statement of Values and Principles:
We believe:
     - that citizenship must extend to all Canadians;
     - that each person should be respected as a unique individual;
     - that friends and family are of utmost importance in the lives of the
            people whom we support;
     - that all people have the right to belong in their community;
     - that all people be valued for the gifts that they bring to their
            community;
     - that people with disabilities should be supported and encouraged to 
            make decisions that affect their lives;
     - in the importance of early intervention and early education for all
            children;
     - in the importance of honoring and promoting environmentally and
            socially responsible practices as we fulfill our mission and vision;
     - in the importance of working in partnership with others 
            (agencies, organizations, government bodies), to maximize the
            quality of life of the people we serve.

As a member organization of the BCACL (BC Association for Community Living), BACI supports the Statement of Values and Principles of that federation, and in particular:
We believe:
     - that remembering and sharing our history will help guide and build
            our vision for the future;
     - that inclusive communities enrich the lives of all citizens;
     - that services and supports must be delivered in a way that respects
            an individual's diverse history, culture, race, religion and sexual
            orientation;
     - that real work means real pay;
     - that all children have the right to be educated in regular classrooms
            with appropriate levels of support.

Accountability
The Association provides most of its services through public funds, and to individuals who are amongst the most vulnerable in society. It is essential that we are accountable to the public, to the Ministry with whom our services are contracted, and to the individuals and families that expect us to be able to provide safe, meaningful, and quality services.

Our Commitment:
To this end, our Association is committed to being transparent in its practices and operations, and to being accountable to all stakeholders for all aspects of its activities (individuals, families and personal support systems, the Ministry, the public and local communities, Association members, external professionals, financial donors, and so on). The only limit to this transparency shall be with respect to our duty to protect the personal information and privacy of individuals and their families.

Accessibility
The Association must be accessible to all persons who use and interact, or who may potentially use and interact, with our services. Systems and resources are useless if people cannot find, access, or understand them.

Our Commitment:
We are committed to ensuring that our services are accessible to all who may require them, or who may need to interact with us. We conduct yearly assessments of all sites used by the Association.

Access includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Physical environment. The Still Creek Centre and all properties maintained or used by the Association will be accessible for those who need them to be.
  • Communication/Language. The Association will endeavour to provide clear, accurate, and understandable information to those who require it. This includes providing information in plain language for those who request it and, where possible, to provide important information in the first language of those involved (i.e., through written translations or the use of interpreters).
  • Outreach. The Association will seek to distribute information about its own services (and subsequently, information about the general availability of support services) to different cultural, ethnic, and social groups who may not be aware of these resources.
We welcome feedback from all stakeholders with respect to our ability to be visible and accessible to the communities with whom we interact, and within which we operate. We will endeavour to provide whatever is necessary to assist someone to meaningfully access our services.
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