RESOURCES
Alternative Creations Studio
Alternative Creations Studio, located in East Vancouver, is a collective that supports artists with developmental disabilities. Our studio provides the opportunity for artists to hone their skills, working both figuratively and abstractly and sometimes the space in between.
Amber Hitchen, MSW, RSW
Shared Journey: Creative Counselling for Children & Youth
I help children and youth overcome challenges impeding their quality of life, so they can find joy in their lives, participate at home, school or in social life with confidence, and strengthen their relationships.
I have a deep belief that children do well if they can. As the adults in their lives, we can build on their lagging skills, celebrate their successes, and help guide them toward their preferred way of living. I believe that the foundation for healthy change and growth in a child’s life is through trusted relationships.
Ace & Riley
ACE and RILEY is a women-run Vancouver startup dedicated to transforming the way girls play.ACE and RILEY is committed to levelling the playing field for girls by creating toys, activities and experiences that promote curiosity, problem-solving and exposure to foundational STEM skills while embracing and encouraging a lot of SASS.
Odin Books
ODIN BOOKS 1993 Inc. is an independently-owned, specialty bookstore. We provide mental health , education, autism, special needs, FASD, and psychology-based resources to professionals, parents, and those interested in these topics.
Mention that you are attending a program at our centre for a 10% discount.
Edify Learning Spaces
In Person Tutoring & 1:1 Online Tutoring with tools to create motivated and confident learners for all K-12 subjects including Math, English, French, Science, Test Prep. SAT, SSAT and more . Edify uses SocioEmotional Learning and positive psychology to make a stronger and more resilient learner but also a happier and more aware one.
posAbilities
posAbilities provides a broad range of services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Their team of approximately 600 employees includes community and residential support workers, community connectors, employment specialists, behavior consultants, other professionals, and a network of shared living contractors. They currently serve more than 1,200 children and adults in Metro Vancouver and other parts of BC.
Building Caring Communities
Our mission is to build connected communities that welcome diversity, invite contributions and mobilize around what matters to them. Building Caring Communities (BCC) is a partnership of four agencies (Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Inclusion Powell River Society, Kinsight and posAbilities) who came together to end social isolation and address the issues around flourishing and resilience for people with developmental disabilities in urban, suburban and rural environments.
Shift Your Thinking
Join our Free Support Library as a parent or a professional. Together we will SHIFT how we view and approach learning differences such as Dyslexia, Learning (Dis)ability, and ADHD.
We look at the whole (learning, physically and mentally/emotionally) child as we come from personal and professional experiences when it comes to learning differences and this drives our mission-based charitable organization to support parents, professionals and youth!