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Learn More about our Life Share program: New video from Developmental Services Ontario (DSO)
Life Share offers the opportunity to enrich your family life by inviting someone new into your life and home. Life Share also offers an alternative to people with an developmental disability who find it difficult or lonely to live on their own.
May 28th Covid-19 Update from our Executive Director
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month in Ontario
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month. It is an opportunity to raise awareness about the devastating impact of this crime, to better understand its deep cultural and historical roots, to support victims and survivors and to work together to stop the violence.
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Time to Recognize & Celebrate: April is Autism Awareness Month in Canada
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to learn more about what it is like living on the spectrum and how we can support people with autism, and their families and caregivers. April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day.
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In Local News: Local families create housing solution for their sons with disabilities
“Four Peterborough families are close to achieving a goal they’ve pursued together over the last seven years. If all goes according to plan, the families hope that sometime next year their four adult sons, all of whom have developmental disabilities, will move out of their parents’ houses and into their own apartments, where they can live more independently.” Read more at PeterboroughCurrents.ca.
Our Executive Director, Teresa, is an United Way Ambassador
We just had to share this video of our Executive Director, Teresa Jordan, serving as an ambassador for the United Way City of Kawartha Lakes.
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Enhancing Our Complaint Resolution Processes: We now have an Independent Ethics Officer
Community Living Trent Highlands now has an Independent Ethics Officer (IEO) to augment our many internal processes for complaint resolution. Learn more in this letter from our Executive Director.
Our Local Special Olympics Champion of Inclusion: Sarah Jennissen of Wendy’s Peterborough
Congratulations to Sarah Jennissen, who has named a Peterborough Champion of Inclusion by Special Olympics Canada!
Bike to the Heart of Matters!
One of our staff members recently shared this story…. I am feeling very blessed.