Families throughout the Region of Durham are invited to participate in an innovative and interactive six-part workshop that will support in re-imagining opportunities and real options for their family member. The heart of the series is to move beyond traditional uses for funding, to plan for a life that reflects interests, hopes and dreams.
The series is co-led by mentoring parents who engage in useful conversations and share their experiences in planning and creating opportunities. These conversations highlight simple choices that families can make to discover ordinary, yet significant ways for family members to be involved in their neighbourhood and community.
The series runs for six sessions and participants are asked to commit to all six.
Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
October 2, October 16, October 30, November 13, November 27, and December 11.
All sessions will be held in person at the Gathering Place.
20-850 King St West, Oshawa
See and share the flyer here!
If you are involved with planning and supporting a person to be a fuller member of their community and need a practical approach that works, this workshop is for you!
This is an interactive workshop, presented by Janet Klees, for those who are serious about exploring and discovering the opportunities for welcome, engagement, and relationship that abound in our communities. This day will include stories to stretch your imagination, a basic framework that you can begin to use today, some tips and ideas on support basics from a practitioner of 30 years, and some time for problem solving and brain storming for your own purposes.
This workshop combines a good, principled framework with a practical, straight forward approach for bringing about the two elements that will make the most significant difference in peoples’ lives: valued roles and relationship.
In this hands-on practical event we will plan, practice and polish setting up and supporting our own contexts that work. Starting with where you are at, we will find ways to make poor situations good, make good situations better, and shape a few situations to be the best. We will also explore good support strategies, developing natural supports, and have plenty of time to think about and work on your own examples and situations.
The workshop is based upon the belief that when our communities are able to invite, welcome and appreciate the contributions of its most vulnerable members, we all benefit. Communities need support to discover these contributions. Supporters need a vision of possibility, a sound approach and effective strategies to take action.
October 5, 2023 – 9:30oam to 3:30pm (lunch included)
In-person at the Gathering Place – 20-850 King St. W, Oshawa
A casual get together of those who identify as the “next generation” in the care and support of a loved one with a developmental disability. The group will be coming together to connect, share, and learn from one another.
The get together will be held online via Zoom! Contact Rosanne for more details
Rosanne – (905)436-2500 ext. 2289 or rpurnwasie@dafrs.com
Thinking About Housing for a Loved One with a Disability?
Imagining Home is a group of like-minded people delving into finding and creating “home” for a loved one with a disability. This group has been meeting monthly for a number of years and is interested in discussing all things housing!
Interested in coming out? New members are welcome! Get in touch with Erin prior to a meeting so she can catch you up so you get the most out of the meetings.
Families throughout the Region of Durham are invited to participate in an innovative and interactive six-part workshop that will support in re-imagining opportunities and real options for their family member. The heart of the series is to move beyond traditional uses for funding, to plan for a life that reflects interests, hopes and dreams.
The series is co-led by mentoring parents who engage in useful conversations and share their experiences in planning and creating opportunities. These conversations highlight simple choices that families can make to discover ordinary, yet significant ways for family members to be involved in their neighbourhood and community.
The series runs for six sessions and participants are asked to commit to all six.
Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
October 2, October 16, October 30, November 13, November 27, and December 11.
All sessions will be held in person at the Gathering Place.
20-850 King St West, Oshawa
See and share the flyer here!
Have you completed one of the Making the Most series here at DFR? If so, you are welcome to join the study group happening once a month. This time will be spent delving more deeply into some of the topics covered in the series. If there is something you wanted to work through, an idea, an interest, an opportunity – this is the place to get some feedback and support to do so!
Give Laura a call or email if you’d like to know more, or to RSVP!
Families throughout the Region of Durham are invited to participate in an innovative and interactive six-part workshop that will support in re-imagining opportunities and real options for their family member. The heart of the series is to move beyond traditional uses for funding, to plan for a life that reflects interests, hopes and dreams.
The series is co-led by mentoring parents who engage in useful conversations and share their experiences in planning and creating opportunities. These conversations highlight simple choices that families can make to discover ordinary, yet significant ways for family members to be involved in their neighbourhood and community.
The series runs for six sessions and participants are asked to commit to all six.
Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
October 2, October 16, October 30, November 13, November 27, and December 11.
All sessions will be held in person at the Gathering Place.
20-850 King St West, Oshawa
See and share the flyer here!
A casual get together of those who identify as the “next generation” in the care and support of a loved one with a developmental disability. The group will be coming together to connect, share, and learn from one another.
The get together will be held online via Zoom! Contact Rosanne for more details
Rosanne – (905)436-2500 ext. 2289 or rpurnwasie@dafrs.com