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SUMMARY:Housing Options
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events\nJoin us for a new session of Housing Options where guest speaker Lisa Evans\, CLBC Housing Specialist\, will be giving a presentation. This will be an amazing evening. Come prepared to listen\, learn and please bring your questions. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n  \nLisa is in a new role with CLBC that is strictly focused on Housing as Manager of Services & Community Development – Housing for CLBC . The department was created out of the Re-imagining Community Inclusion ministerial document that was created by individuals\, families\, CLBC\, agencies and multiple community partners which speaks to the need to address the areas of Health\, Housing\, Employment and Indigenous supports and services. \nThree Regional Housing Leads— their roles are to support community engagement in regards to housing\, meeting with developers\, builders\, non-profits and supporting building relations to gain access to housing\, working with communities and municipalities to understand CLBC and persons with diverse abilities and how they can support intentional\, accessible\, inclusive communities and working on research and collaborating with the local regions \n\nTwo Housing Coordinators – they work with BC Housing and the regions to support the current group homes\, maintain them\, do inspections and the budgeting for the regions and also create new ones where required. They also will be supporting the portable rental benefit program and they support research and community engagement events.\nOne Provincial Program Coordinator for Home Share – Supporting research and projects for home share\, She is a subject matter expert and supports the regions and the Head Office departments and is the liaison to the Home Share Support Society.\n\n— \nFamily Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability.\nFSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. \nFSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY \nYou are invited to join FSI CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\, a private Facebook Group intended to continue conversations of support or provide an alternative platform for support. www.facebook.com/groups/fsicontinuingconversations/ \nAfter the session you are encouraged to share your feedback. This helps FSI improve our content to better serve the needs of families. \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier. If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403. \n  \n*FSIGEN
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/housing-options/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:FSI Event Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231013T120000
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SUMMARY:DocTalks | Navigating Medical and Social Support for Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events \nA Zoom session empowering self advocates\, caregivers\, and agencies to access local resources in Burnaby.\n\n\nWe’ll be sharing two new forms to help with making health care visits smoother and giving you an introduction to the Burnaby Primary Care Networks’ resources database. \nListen and learn about health and wellness resources and tools available to you. Get tips on how to fill out the new forms to help with health care visits. Ask your own questions. \n\n\n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n  \nPart of a series presented in partnership with Curiko\, Shared Care\, and the Burnaby Division of Family Practice.
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/doctalks-navigating-medical-and-social-support-for-disabilities/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Calendar for Connection,External Event
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SUMMARY:Newly Diagnosed Autism
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events\nAre you a parent of a child with a recent autism diagnosis? Are you feeling overwhelmed with the information sent your way or have a hard time dealing with your emotions? Do you have questions for parents who have walked the path ahead of you or would like to meet with some who are new on this journey like yourself? At FSI we would like to bring parents in this unique situation together for support\, empathy\, understanding\, and some workable strategies. This will be a safe and a confidential space for the families on a similar journey. Join us on this family hangout where we can meet every third Monday of the month. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n  \nFamily Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. \nFSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY \nYou are invited to join FSI CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\, a private Facebook Group intended to continue conversations of support or provide an alternative platform for support. www.facebook.com/groups/fsicontinuingconversations/ \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier. If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403. \n*FG
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/newly-diagnosed-autism-2022-10-17-2023-10-09/
LOCATION:https://familysupportbc.com/event/newly-diagnosed-autism-2022-10-17-2023-10-09/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231019T210000
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CREATED:20231005T195010Z
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UID:37362-1697742000-1697749200@familysupportbc.com
SUMMARY:Housing Options
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events\nJoin us for a new session of Housing Options where guest speaker Jessica Humphrey\,a parent from Victoria BC\, returns to share her family’s personal journey exploring inclusive housing models for their 22-year-old daughter with complex support needs. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n  \n— \nFamily Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability.\nFSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. \nFSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY \nYou are invited to join FSI CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\, a private Facebook Group intended to continue conversations of support or provide an alternative platform for support. www.facebook.com/groups/fsicontinuingconversations/ \nAfter the session you are encouraged to share your feedback. This helps FSI improve our content to better serve the needs of families. \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier. If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403. \n  \n*FSIGEN
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/housing-options-13/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:FSI Event Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231025T183000
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SUMMARY:Transition Series: CRA Benefit Outreach Program
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events \nCRA and Person with Disability – followed by a Q & A session – Topics to be covered include\, but are not limited to: \n\nDisability tax credit\nEligibility for the DTC\nApply with the digital application\nApply on paper\nAfter you apply\nAmounts you can claim\nChild disability benefit\nCanada workers benefit disability supplement\nCanada caregiver credit\nMedical expenses\nHome accessibility tax credit\nHome buyer’s plan\nThe GST/HST credit\nAdditional one-time GST credit payment\nCanada Dental Benefit\nOne-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit\nScams Awareness\nUseful info and tools to help you do your taxes\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nFamily Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability.\nFSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. \nFSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY \nAfter the session you are encouraged to share your feedback. This helps FSI improve our content to better serve the needs of families.\nhttps://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/52ef23e13270439d9d97d32a0b229bbc \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier. If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/transition-series-cra-benefit-outreach-program/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:FSI Event Calendar,Learning Exploration Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T203000
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CREATED:20210816T165425Z
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SUMMARY:Journey Through Grief
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events\nParents\, grandparents\, and caregivers of a child or family member with a disability who journey through aspects of grief are invited to come together in a safe space for connection\, understanding\, inspiration\, capacity building\, and non-judgmental support. Whether your experience is a new diagnosis\, life stage\, or loss\, we welcome you to join the conversation circle. We are inclusive of diverse perspectives and belief systems. \nOctober 30: Grief of Diagnosis and Secondary Loss: In addition to experiencing grief after receiving a diagnosis\, facing other unexpected feelings of grief and loss that show up much later and throughout the journey is part of the journey. Discuss the stages of secondary loss and create a personal collection of resources for resiliency and support. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n  \nYou are invited to join FSI CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\, a private Facebook Group intended to continue conversations of support or provide an alternative platform for support. www.facebook.com/groups/fsicontinuingconversations/ \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier. If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403. \n*FSI
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/journey-through-grief-2022-06-27-2023-10-23/
LOCATION:https://familysupportbc.com/event/journey-through-grief-2022-06-27-2023-10-23/
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