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Kamloops is located on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, situated within the unceded ancestral lands of the Secwépemc Nation. We acknowledge the Metis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous People who also live throughout this territory.
Conversations in Kamloops
Thank you to everyone for your interest and contributions in the community conversations in Kamloops.
Although these sessions have ended, we still value your ideas!
Take this survey to add your ideas about how supports and services could work better in Kamloops and surrounding areas.
We are hosting conversations to hear about how there can be a better network of services and supports for children and youth with support needs in Kamloops and surrounding areas. We invite you to join us; we need to hear your ideas.
These sessions are free for everyone to attend.
These conversations have been designed with the intention of creating inclusive, culturally safe, and accessible spaces to connect. Children and youth with support needs are 0-19 years of age, have a disability diagnosed or undiagnosed, need support, and/or have a possible developmental delay.
Conversations in Kamloops will take place October 12, 13, and 14, 2023.
Registration is encouraged to support our planning for food and space but will not be mandatory.
Everyone is welcome to drop in and join the conversations.
If you prefer to register for the conversations via phone, please contact us:
Mackenzie Papp, Lii Michif Otipemisiwak – at 250-554-9486
Mary-Ellen Milutinovic, Children’s Therapy – at 250 372-4100 ext. 201
Jay Sandhu, Inclusion BC – at 1-844-488-4321
We will have conversations in Kamloops with:
Families and caregivers
Thursday, October 12, 3:30 – 5:30 pm (followed by dinner)
At Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services.
Saturday, October 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (followed by lunch)
At Children’s Therapy and Family Resource Centre.
Youth
Thursday, October 12, 5:30 pm dinner and
6:00 – 7:00 pm conversation with youth
At Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services.
Local community service providers
Friday, October 13, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch included)
Henry Grube Education Centre
In each conversation, participants are invited to share their ideas about:
- What services and supports for children and youth with support needs are working well in Kamloops and surrounding areas?
- What gaps in services and support exist?
- What does a better network of services and supports look like in Kamloops and surrounding areas?
Location:
Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services
707 Tranquille Road, Kamloops (October 12)
Henry Grube Education Centre
245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops (October 13)
Children’s Therapy and Family Resource Centre
801 McGill Road, Kamloops (October 14)
There Will Be:
- Space and support for dialogue
- Food will be provided
- Child care options available
- Support for transportation available
- Quiet space available on-site and follow-up support
Registration:
These sessions are free for everyone to attend.
Registration is encouraged to support our planning for food and space but is not mandatory. Everyone is welcome to drop in and join the conversations.
If you prefer to register for the conversations via phone, please contact us:
Mackenzie Papp, Lii Michif Otipemisiwak – at 250-554-9486
Mary-Ellen Milutinovic, Children’s Therapy – at 250 372-4100 ext. 201
Jay Sandhu, Inclusion BC – at 1-844-488-4321
If you prefer to register by email, please contact us at clcproject@inclusionbc.org
More Details:
All conversations have been created in partnership with local community organizations to consider the specific circumstances of Kamloops and surrounding areas, the young people, and families in need of support who live there.
For families, the conversations are designed to include all families with children and youth with disabilities or other support needs who want to express their ideas. Youth are welcome to attend too.
For local community service providers, we want to hear about your experience supporting families and what can be different to better support them.
What we hear from these conversations will be reported back to the community of Kamloops in a written report and a virtual session.
Following the virtual session for Kamloops and surrounding areas, there will be another conversation via Zoom with the broader community to think about ways to build better networks and involve all community partners that need to join this conversation, like schools and school districts, child care centres, community centres, health authorities, recreational organizations, etc.
The results from all the conversations will also inform a report to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) with the expectation that all this will inform the future of services for children and youth with support needs (CYSN) in British Columbia.
Ways to Participate:
We invite everyone to join the conversations. There are multiple ways to participate, like attending sessions in person or virtually via Zoom, filling in a short survey, sending us an email with your ideas (clcproject@inclusionbc.org), or calling 1-844-488-4321.
Spread the word! We want to reach as many people in your community as we can. Download the posters to share here:
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Family session
Youth session
Service Provider session