Community Support Services Peer Resource and Advocacy Another fantastic year has passed for our Community Support Services. We once again enjoyed a great time in Victoria Park with family and friends as we hosted our 3rd Annual ILCWR Family BBQ. In June, our local group of garden enthusiasts was treated to an evening of making planters in our annual Balcony Gardens event. We continue to be involved in the community with some very important initiatives, including our local Transitions Network Committee and Access Waterloo Region. Our work with these initiatives helps shape the system and helps individuals with disabilities get connected to the community. This past year we worked in partnership with the federal government and IL Canada to provide information and support to individuals on the Registered Disability Savings Program. Through this partnership we were able to provide several group information sessions and one on one support, assisting people to access this program.
Food for Thought Through funding from the Ministry of Health Promotions, ILCWR is offering Food For Thought, a hands-on workshop program designed to teach consumers about food buying, nutrition, food handling, and much, much more. Participants leave the sessions with increased knowledge but also recipes and samples of delicious food. One participant said… ”Mmmmm, how could I sum up the experience in one sentence?.....The Food for Thought get together was informative, enjoyable, useful and helpful!”
In the coming year we will expand on our existing programs, focusing on developing new opportunities to help our consumers live independently. 2009 – 2010 Annual Report
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