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Collaborating for Quality Child Care

BACI is pleased to celebrate our continuing partnership with IBM Canada. A recently renewed Agreement provides an opportunity to expand the science and nature programs at BACI’s four child care and out of school care centres, and other initiatives to support the children’s social and emotional development. It also gives IBM employees access to priority enrolment at our centres.

We welcome IBM families to our Children’s Services and look forward to building upon this collaboration in the years to come.
 

InclusionBC Conference & AGM 2015 

"Keep Moving ~ Don't Stop!"


Join InclusionBC's Annual Conference and special 60th Anniversary Celebration, from May 28 - 30, 2015, in Vancouver

For more information and to register, click here.  
 

20th Annual CASE Conference

Join us at the 20th Annual Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) Conference, focusing on “Inclusive Employment: The New Workplace Culture.”

June 2 – 4, 2015, in Victoria, BC. Featuring Keynote Speaker Ryan Knighton.
 
Click here for the Conference Program.

Register at 
www.caseconference.ca
 

BACI GM & Summer BBQ ~ June 25-26

Double your fun!

Join us on Thursday, June 25, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm for BACI's Summer General Meeting at Still Creek Centre. Arrive at 6:00pm to enjoy a light dinner with other BACI friends.

The party continues at Still Creek the following day with our Annual Summer Bar-B-Q, from 11:00am - 2:00pm, with more food, live entertainment and fun! 

Learn more exciting details soon.
 

RSVP to RDSP’s

Learn more about the Registered Disability Savings Plan – a unique savings program for Canadians with disabilities.
 
To learn more about how to create a more secure future for your family member or friend with a disability, click here or call 1-844-311-7526.
 

BACI: Five Years of Reflection, Learning & Growth

The last five years have gone by in a flash. We can’t believe (or maybe don’t want to accept) that it is time to get ready for our next strategic planning process. As always at BACI, our first step forward is actually a glance backwards – a reflection on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and how we’ve grown.  

Read more about our journey here.
 

KUDOZ: Sharing Passions, Exploring Possibilities

Kudoz is an online catalogue of hundreds of learning experiences for individuals and families living with a disability. Kudoz helps widen their sense of possibility, build their sense of self, and shape roles in the local community.

Kudoz is powered by four organizations: the 
Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI), 
posAbilitiesSimon Fraser Society for Community Living, and InWithForward.

Are you interested in becoming a Kudoz host?

Find out how to become one.

The Fifth Space

The Fifth Space is another innovative initiative involving a partnership between BACI, InWithForward and other service providers in our sector.

Eighteen BACI staff from all areas and levels of the organization were selected to experience a new kind of role -- where 20% of their time each week is spent working with a team of staff from other agencies to try out ideas that matter to them and the people they serve. 

Read Rosalind Ho's articles on the Fifth Space Blog --"Teamwork in Acceleration" and "First Contact" -- to learn more about this creative dimension from an insider's perspective. 

Photo by: Susan Sermoneta

BACI Stories: Josh's Story

The voice was intense; not fear exactly, but concerned. The rest of the noise coming out of the phone was city – rushed and crowded, traffic and life nearly louder than the voice I struggled to recognise. This couldn’t be… Josh??

I couldn’t have been more surprised if he had told me he was calling from Mars. Josh lives in the Surrey suburbs. He hates transit. He hates busy big-city streets. For him to ride a Skytrain alone down to Vancouver’s busiest intersection was astounding.

A few days earlier, Josh had attended a conference called Also Here, Also Queer: Building Inclusive Communities for L
GBTQ People Labeled With Intellectual Disabilities. He’d stood in front of a room and told his story with humor and power. He’d met some new people from a Toronto-based group called SprOut. And now he was stepping way out of his comfort zone for a chance to see them again.

When I caught up with Josh last week, he told me a bit more about his life and why it had been so important for him to spend time with those new friends.

Read Part 1 of his story – his experience growing up as a trans person with autism.

BACI Stories: Everyone needs Community! 

“Community can come from anywhere. You may be in the mall, or bus stop. Say hello to someone, try to make a connection. Trade contact information, invite a neighbour over for dinner.”

Go beyond your borders. “When I was in Jamaica, I thought I knew the world. But since I’ve been in Canada, I’ve met people from a hundred nations.”  All this community has broadened his world view:  “My purpose is to reach out to ALL the people; I must be broad-based.  If I can reach out, encourage them and meet them where they are, then I can offer them perspective.”  With perspective, says George, comes change.

Read more about George Findley’s journey of community from Jamaica to Canada

Tell us YOUR Story! 


We'll continue to tell BACI Stories every 2 weeks -- through text, video, pictures or voice recording. Introduce yourself and tell us your tale!

Email carol.broomhall@gobaci.com 
or call 
604-292-1277.
What's Happening in 
Children's Services:


The past few months have been filled with fun and learning -- about the History of Art -- at one of BACI's out of school care centres. 

Read on to find out what art teaches our children.

Attention all music lovers!

Join us for a free concert at BACI’s Neville House on Sunday, April 12, from 1pm to 4pm!

Check out the music videos for Michelle KwanWhat It Is, and Thora Rogers, or go to our Facebook Event page for more details.

Please help spread the word. We hope to see you there!
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