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Vancouver Island - Developing meaningful friendships through “The Friendship Project”
The Friendship Project is a family governed initiative funded by Community Living British Columbia. The purpose of this work is to help youth and young adults with developmental disabilities to achieve their goal of forming and keeping friends throughout the local community. A new web-site has been launched, containing more detailed information: http://friendshipproject.weebly.com/

This project is supported by the Host Agency, L’Arche Comox Valley, www.larchecanada.org

For more information, please contact Jay Townsend, Facilitator:
thefriendshipproject@gmail.com; jay@cvbct.com or by phone 1 (250) 331-2159

Autism Community Training
Austism Community Training has developed a listing of current caregiver support groups throughout BC. Some groups are autism specific, while others meet about the range of disabilities that often occur alongside (co-morbid with) autism. Examples include: epilepsy, attention deficit and hyperactivity, hearing impairment, giftedness, learning disabilities, Down Syndrome. Several other groups have emerged, including one for grandparents raising special needs children and biological interventions.

For more information, please see: www.actcommunity.net

Autism Society of BC
www.autismbc.ca

Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
www.bccerebralpalsy.com/contact.htm

Down Syndrome Research Foundation
www.dsrf.org

BC Epilepsy Society
www.bcepilepsy.com

Family Support Institute w
www.familysupportbc.com

Financial Planning

PLAN - Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
Information to aide in financial planning for a person with disabilities
www.plan.ca and www.rdsp.com

Canada Revenue Agency -Tax and Disabilities issues
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/sgmnts/dsblts/menu-eng.html