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Kickstart Festival 2010 - March 8 - 27!

27-MAR-2010
Join us in experiencing this remarkable festival -- Unleashing the Extraordinary-- produced by Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Society. Presented as part of Vancouver's Cultural Olympiad, it f ...
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familyWORKs -- A Welcome Site!

27-MAR-2010
A new website/blog for familyWORKs has just been created!   As many of you know, familyWORKs is families helping families to find innovative ways to create or find employment for loved ones who have ...
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BACI's Outcomes Measurement Report is Here!

27-MAR-2010
BACI's Outcomes Measurement Report for 2009 is now complete!  It's a comprehensive review of our achievements over the past year. Read it, look at the graphics, and be impressed!
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TYZE - Building Personal Networks!

27-MAR-2010
BACI is now able to offer secure, on-line social networks for the people we support -- through TYZE. TYZE networks connect people to an online community of caring that can help strengthen relationshi ...
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2010 Paralympics - Free Events Guide!

27-MAR-2010
Check out this comprehensive guide to find out "Where 2 Be for Free", and have fun at Paralympic venues throughout Metro Vancouver.  
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BACI Strategies Support Employment for People with Disabilities

28-MAR-2010
BACI's Board of Directors recently approved a Position Statement on Employment for People with Disabilities. Please click here to read the full document. Please click here to see a Day Services - ...
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BACI's Social Enterprise Plan!

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to learn more about some innovative ideas BACI has to create employment initiatives for people with disabilities.
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Job Opportunities at BACI

28-MAR-2010
Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to support individuals to build more meaningful lives and participate more fully in their communities? Do you want to work with adults or child ...
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Safeguards and People with Developmental Disabilities

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to read an important safety document for self advocates and family members of individuals with developmental disabilities, "Responding to Vulnerability: A Discussion Paper about Saf ...
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Advocacy Tips

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to see 10 Steps to Becoming an Advocate.
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EmployABILITY at BACI

28-MAR-2010
Through BACI's EmployABILITY initiative, individuals with varying abilities are assisted in securing and maintaining employment in the community -- matching them with jobs that align with their skill ...
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Life Sharing Network - Family Care Services Needed

28-MAR-2010
BACI is seeking individuals or couples who have experience supporting adults and children with disabilities, to become part of a Family Care Home model of service. A commitment to person-centered se ...
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Tutoring for Elementary School Aged Children with Special Needs

28-MAR-2010
BACI is offering FREE 45 minute tutoring sessions to help children develop their learning skillls and complete their homework, starting January 19th on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
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Re-inventing Day Supports

28-MAR-2010
Read a new report on how agencies such as BACI are re-inventing Day Supports to better meet the interests and goals of the individuals we serve.  
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BACI -- Spreading the Word!

28-MAR-2010
BACI's communications strategies have recently been expanded, with the addition of the BACI Blast e-newsletter, and 2 more websites --  for our EmployABILITY initiative and our Grape Box enterprise. ...
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Provincial IDP Cuts a Blow to Child Development in BC

28-MAR-2010
Please see the media release from BCACL to learn more about the devastating impact of recent cuts by the BC Government to provincial IDP offices and Support Child Development Program. What you can d ...
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BACI's Advocacy Committee Invites You to Join!

28-MAR-2010
BACI's Advocacy Committee is looking for new members.  The committee is a group of parents and self advocates who work to advocate on areas of concern, and provide community groups with education on ...
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Planned Giving to BACI

28-MAR-2010
Be a part of our next 50 years. Over the past 53 years, BACI has created innovative supports and services to help children, youth and adults with developmental  disabilities to become fully particip ...
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BACI Social Enterprises Seek On-line Mentors!

09-APR-2010
We are looking for BACI staff and friends of BACI who are interested in being part of an  e-Committee to focus on 3 social enterprises – to gather knowledge about each business and create a supporti ...
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Government of Canada Tables the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

17-APR-2010
On December 3, 2009, the Government of Canada showed its support for people with disabilities by taking the first step to ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

ADULT & YOUTH SERVICES

Community Day Programs

BACI offers a wide variety of Community Day Programs – supported work, employment, education/training and leisure/recreational activities.  Programs change to meet the interests and needs of the people attending them, with the goal being to support individuals in building the skills and confidence they need to more fully participate in their community.     

Community Options Day Programs
A variety of activities are provided in small and large groups and one-to-one settings. Through the planning process, each individual’s interests, desires, strengths and abilities are explored and programs developed to meet those needs. Opportunities to participate in educational activities and other activities designed to enhance life skills and volunteer opportunities are provided.  BACI’s Day Programs are located at Antrim, Mary Street and Still Creek, and typically operate from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Currently, there are 69 individuals being served in the various programs.

Still Creek Education Center – Supported Work and Preparation for Work

The Still Creek Education Center offers a variety of work experience options, education programs and leisure activities.  The number of individuals attending educational classes and the computer lab has increased to 94 per semester, with classes running for 3 semesters per year.  Approximately 36 of these individuals do not receive any funding and use the Education Center as their primary activity.  While old favorites continue to be offered, many new classes have been developed, based on feedback from individuals and their families. Drumming – a class added last year – continues to be very popular.  Some of the new offerings are functional, such as creating conversation books.  Other classes tap into a person’s creative side through mosaic tiling, scrap booking and expression in music.  Some focus on individuals’ physical well-being through yoga and low fat/low sugar baking class. 

Twenty individuals are currently volunteering at various locations in Burnaby – building their skills, developing relationships and contributing to their community in meaningful ways.  In addition to long-term volunteer placements at daycares and seniors’ centers, new volunteer opportunities have included the Red Cross, Sports Chek, Ceperly Art Gallery, Rev’s Bowling Center, Petcetera, Maple Wood Farms, and PADS. 

Forty-eight individuals continue to be supported in the Action Packaging area, and 14 individuals at the woodshop.  While there, they develop work-related skills as they experience a variety of projects. 

For further information, please call 604. 299. 7851.
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