Gerbera Daisies are Back!
Gerbera Daisies will again be sold,
just in time for Mother's Day. Call Central Admin. Office for more details.
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Last Light Photo Show & Sale
Congratulations to the winners of the following categories:
Rural Life - Crystal Raynard
Black & White - Ryan Colquhoun
Nature & Pets - Kayla Skillen
12 & Under - Caleigh Hopper
Photos will remain on display at the Goderich Library until May 22nd.
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6th Annual Golf Classic
June 14th & 15th at Sunset Golf Club.
Registration packages will be mailed early-April.
For more information, contact Central Admin. 519-524-7362.
If you missed a recent event, check out the photos!
Community Living-Central Huron has a story similar to other Community Living Agencies. A grass roots group started to meet in 1958 because they did not want to send their children with developmental disabilities to live in institutions. They gathered together to advocate for their children’s education and a place in the community. In 1959, they formed the Goderich and District Association for Retarded Children, which is now known as Community Living-Central Huron. Families from Clinton joined the Agency in 1962.
Over the years, many milestones have been reached: the first Adult Workshop was opened in 1965; an integrated nursery school began in 1968; tenants moved into the first residential location in 1978; and Supported Independent Living (SIL) began 3 years later. As more individuals were repatriated from institutions and to accommodate local needs, group and independent living expanded, as did employment supports and day programs. Community Living-Central Huron also administers the Community Support for Families Program, the Huron Respite Network, Foundations Huron, and South West Regional Respite. One year after celebrating their 50th anniversary, Community Living-Central Huron was able to announce two more milestones: a Capital Funding Grant was received for renovations at the Activity Centre and a ninth residential location was opened.
Through this evolution, the goal of Community Living-Central Huron has remained the same:
“That people live in dignity and share in all
aspects of living in their community."
To achieve this goal, we believe that each of us is to be treated with
respect and dignity, that each of us must have the opportunity to develop
our own life style; that each of us learns and continues to learn throughout
our life; that each of us needs, desires and hopes for the company and
friendship of others; that each of us have human and civil rights accorded
us by law.
The means to achieve this goal are simple. People who have felt isolated
and rejected must be welcomed by the community-at-large to participate. This
means being becoming members of groups, associations, clubs and churches. It
means being asked to share ideas, gifts and abilities with others. It means
being included in decisions and actions that build and fortify community
life.
People who are poor need a real income, an income achieved by working for
real wages. Paid support needs to become a matter of right but can never
surpass the real emotional, psychological and financial support provided by
one’s family and friends.
Our role as an association is to enhance the dignity and value of all
people. It is to assist people to regain power and control over their own
lives. It is to listen and respond. When we embrace the richness of
diversity, recognize the gifts we each possess and respect each others
contributions, we will, indeed, have a competent, caring community that
includes all its citizens.
