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April 21, 2021
Province announces budget

Community Living BC (CLBC) is pleased with the commitment made to individuals with developmental disabilities in the B.C. government’s 2021 budget. Budget 2021 includes an additional $70.2 million in provincial funding for CLBC, contributing to a total operating budget of $1.31 billion in 2021/22. To...

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March 18, 2021
B.C. Government announces permanent increase to disability and income assistance rates

The Government of British Columbia has announced a permanent increase to...
February 11, 2021
CLBC News – Winter 2021

CLBC welcomes Minister Nicholas Simons In December, Premier John Horgan appointed...
January 18, 2021
New funding helps people with disabilities return to work

People with developmental disabilities who are eligible for Community Living BC...
December 18, 2020
B.C. Recovery Benefit

The B.C. government has introduced legislation to provide the tax-free B.C....
December 07, 2020
CLBC welcomes Minister Simons

B.C. Premier John Horgan has appointed Nicholas Simons as Minister of...
February 19, 2020
Provincial budget increases CLBC respite rate for individuals and families

Community Living BC is increasing minimum respite rates for families from...
December 09, 2019
CLBC News – December 2019

New online portal makes Individualized Funding (IF) reporting easier On November...

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The pandemic has created stress and challenges for many individuals and families around the province. The University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital Self Injurious Behavior Clinic and the Family Support Institute BC have received a grant to run a series of online training sessions with professional speakers. Topics will be related to self-injurious behaviors and treatment options, combined with a peer support model of connection for families to connect with other people who are faced with similar circumstances. To collect input about training sessions topics, UBC and FSI have created an online survey available here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8LHR7KT ... See MoreSee Less

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CLBC Start with Hi and Stay Connected

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“All of our lives have changed during COVID,” says Anita Clegg, a family member who sits on the CLBC North Region Community Council. “Whole families are deeply impacted. Parents and caregivers are very stressed out. Routines have been disrupted. Our sons and daughters having to comply with rules they don’t have the skills for. Losing jobs, friends, sports. Parents are scared their loved ones won’t be able to unlearn behaviours from this pandemic.”In a large, geographically spread out region, the pandemic made the most vulnerable individuals and families more difficult to reach. Families felt isolated in their struggles to support their loved ones at home while supports were available only virtually.“Our Council needed some training on how to respond to these families,” says Anita, who sees the Council as a place in the community families can come to for information and resources.Learn how the North Region Council, and other CLBC Community Councils across the province have risen to the challenges of the pandemic:www.communitylivingbc.ca/community-councils/rising-to-the-challenge/ ... See MoreSee Less

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