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.

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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!

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Bike to the Heart of Matters!

One of our staff members recently shared this story…. I am feeling very blessed.

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We’ve added a new section to our website: The DSW Apprenticeship Program

We have added a new page to the Get Involved section of our website – an introduction to the Developmental Services Worker (DSW) Apprenticeship Program. Apprenticeships are available at Community Living Trent Highlands, and we invite you to explore this “earn while you learn” option. Click here to visit the new apprenticeship page.

Thank You to Women United!

Thank you to Women United, a philanthropic group that is a part of United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes. The members of Women United made a donation to our Community Participation program in Lindsay. We will be using the generous donation to buy much-needed new chairs.

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