For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
For more than 60 years, Community Living Victoria has provided services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, at the same time promoting participation in the community.
Click here to watch a video update from our Executive Director, Ellen Tarshis.
Dear CLV families and friends:
While things are looking better in BC and Vancouver Island, in particular, as the number of COVID-19 cases decline, we must continue to be vigilant as we move into Phase Two of our recovery. We are starting to plan how our services will look going forward while continuing to slow the spread of the virus and balance the need for the people we support to slowly resume some of their everyday activities.
As we start to support people to be more engaged with their community, we will continue to follow our COVID-19 Response Principles, the advice of Dr. Bonnie Henry and Ministry of Health guidelines, and our health and safety policies and protocols. This includes identifying risk and then implementation strategies for re-starting and continuing our services.
Our Community Inclusion survey was sent to family members and supporters of people who use CLV’s services to gather your input. We will use the information shared about your hopes and worries of re-activation to inform our approach as we move forward through our phased re-opening. We will be increasing service gradually, but our Community Inclusion programs will look very different. With this comes the opportunity to offer more flexible schedules and more 1:1 or small group activities.
We will be offering a reduced summer program to alleviate some pressure for parents and teens in our Youth Services.
In our community homes, we continue to have a Ministry of Health, Essential Services Only restriction to visitors in our homes. We have, however, been able to accommodate smaller family visits literally outside the home – in driveways, backyards and patios – maintaining social distancing and enabling families to visit with their loved ones in a safe manner. Thank you for your patience and flexibility.
We want to acknowledge our staff, individuals, families, home sharing providers, contractors, and community partners who have been all doing their part in keeping people safe and maintaining essential services. We are so proud to be a part of such a great community!
We will continue to provide updates as the situation changes. As always, feel free to email me etarshis@clvic.ca or 250.477.7231, 226 with any questions or concerns.
The Summer Services Booklet for Children and Youth with Disabilities, also known as the Yellow Booklet, has been produced by RIV for 24 years to help families begin planning for their child’s summer. We are saddened to announce this will be the last edition of the booklet produced by RIV, but are thrilled to announce that Community Living Victoria will be taking over the production of this beloved booklet next year.
On December 16, 1955, a group of dedicated parents founded what is now called Community Living Victoria (CLV). Today, as the largest non-profit community living service provider on Vancouver Island, Community Living Victoria provides a range of support services to children, youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Our work is guided by our values, experience and history and draws from strong roots in the community. Community Living Victoria recognizes the rights of everyone to have a full range of life choices, including access to education, affordable and appropriate housing, leisure options, gainful employment and participation in the community. A healthy community encourages the involvement of everyone.
Community Living Victoria is looking forward and preparing for our 6th CARF Accreditation survey in Spring 2020. Stay tuned for updates and ways that you can participate in the process!
Community Living Victoria supports people with intellectual disabilities together with their families, support networks and community by promoting their full citizenship.
CLV received our fifth, 3-year accreditation award from CARF, extending our accredited status to 2020!
+ Read MoreWe offer a variety of services and programs to help people living with intellectual disabilities:
You'll find lots of great information in the Family Support Newsletters this month.
eNews - July, 2020You can also visit the Family Support News Archives here
You can find our Transition Toolbox Resources on our Family Support page, also visit our YouTube page where you can watch our Family Support FAQ videos.
Community Living Affordable Housing Development CLV is redeveloping our 3861 Cedar Hill Cross Road location! Our organization invests in people and community. We are extending that investment to our current property at 3861 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. We invite you to access the links below to listen to a community association meeting and Q […]
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