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CLO #5ToSurvive email petition campaign is still going strong, with over 4,000 submissions and counting between our English and French versions. Our goal is to get to 10,000, which means we’re nearly half way there! If you haven’t yet, please consider adding your voice to this growing chorus — with just one click, you can submit a powerful message to Ontario’s Premier, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, and your local MPP..Click to read more and link to the article.

CLASS staff help save lives. Report Chris Simon, Bradford Today.

The Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS) direct support professional was working what he thought was a fairly routine shift Nov. 22, when he stepped outside to throw away some garbage at the organization’s Mills Court group home in Bradford. That’s when he noticed a seemingly small fire in the garage of a neighbouring house. He wasn’t concerned at first, thinking perhaps a barbecue had been lit.Click to read full article.

LegUp! Material Handling course gets participants ready for a job in material handling. Read more to find out as a business how you can help.

John Milne dedication/tribute held at the CLASS AGM on Tuesday, September 19th. CLASS names their soup kitchen after John for the years of volunteer service he brought to CLASS and people supported. We are forever grateful.

Join us for the CLASS AGM – become a member and be eligible for a draw for a new iPad at the AGM. Join us for a talk on Journey to Belonging, Click to read more.

Join us for the CLASS AGM – become a member and be eligible for a draw for a new iPad at the AGM. Join us for a talk on Journey to Belonging, Click to read more.

Volunteers are so important to CLASS and the people we support. Check out what one volunteer has been up to lately. Read on.

Are you supporting someone with a developmental disability? Do you want to learn more about Microboards? Family Advocacy? And the Government’s Journey to Belonging? Read on for more information and to sign-up for these free events.

If you are in a wheelchair access to a swing is difficult. Swinging provides amazing benefits to people, freedom, joy, fun, excitement, practice of balance and much more. For people with wheelchairs at CLASS we can now offer a swing that fits their chair safely on a platform and allows them to swing like others. This is thanks to the Rotary donation. Read more.

Transportation is vital for most of us to get from one place to another. Often we don’t think much about it as we hop in our cars to go somewhere. Some people don’t own a vehicle and have to rely on public transit. Public transport is often limited or lacking in smaller towns as well which is another issue all together. Some people with developmental disabilities will need to learn the skills to navigate public transportation independently and safely to get to where they need to go. Read on for Tom’s story.