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Port Alberni is located on the traditional territories of the Hupacasath and Tseshaht First Nations. We acknowledge the Metis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous People who also live throughout this territory.
Conversations in Port Alberni
Exciting news! The final engagement report for Port Alberni and surrounding communities is available!
The report is entitled Community, Conversation and Connection: Port Alberni and Surrounding Communities. It reflects the hopes, dreams and aspirations of local families, young people and community service providers seeking a better network of services and supports for children and youth with disabilities in their communities.
We are grateful to our local partners Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, Port Alberni Association for Community Living, Port Alberni Friendship Centre, and Outreach Therapy. Together, we designed a thoughtful, community-centred, inclusive, culturally safe, and accessible approach to engagement.
By January 2025, we’ll have shared reports from 23 B.C. communities, with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Our hope is that these reports:
- Serve as a catalyst for change empowering communities across B.C. to enhance local networks of support for children and youth with disabilities or support needs.
- Inform the transformation of Children and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) services in B.C.
How you can help
- Download a copy of this report and share it with your communities and networks. Use these report findings to build greater community connection and improve supports for children and youth with disabilities and their families.
- Sign-up to the Inclusion in Action newsletter. Here we’ll be sharing our continued advocacy and the ways we’re using the report findings to inform the transformation of CYSN services in B.C.
- Follow us on social media where we’ll be publishing other community reports in the months to come and sharing important updates about this project and its impacts.
- Learn more about how you can support the amazing community organizations in Port Alberni and surrounding communities advocating to improve services for local children and youth with disabilities.
