Category: Blog Articles
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Celebrating Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
We would like to begin by acknowledging that the Home Sharing Support Society BC office operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples-Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh (slay-wa-tuth) & Musqueam First Nations. We respect the land and honor this tradition of land acknowledgment that dates back centuries for Indigenous people. As a reflection…
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Individual & Family Wellness What We Learned
During our Connect & Collaborate session on October 19th, 2023, our home sharing community came together to talk and learn. During this session, we reviewed the findings from the survey about individual and family wellness. The information from the survey helped us understand the support, challenges, and opportunities in our home sharing community. It was…
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What is Ableism & Why Does It Matter?
Welcome to the first part of our series on “ableism”. We will look at what ableism means, and why it’s important. Ableism, is not always seen as discrimination. What is Ableism? Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. If people have beliefs and actions that limit people based on their disability, this is ableism or…
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Becoming a Home Sharing Provider: FAQs
What is Home Sharing? “Home Sharing” is an arrangement where an adult with a disability lives in another person’s home and receives support and services based on their personal goals and needs. How Does Home Sharing Work? Specific living arrangements can vary, a person with a disability could live with a family, a roommate or…
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Becoming a Home Sharing Provider – What You Need to Know
Welcome to the world of home sharing, a meaningful and fulfilling experience of opening your home to an individual with a developmental disability. Discover the benefits of home sharing and why it can be a richly rewarding lifestyle choice. We’ll walk you through the process of becoming a home sharing provider, highlighting some of the…
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Prosper Canada
Event VirtualJune 08 2023, 1:00 PM Supporting with Access to Benefits workshop Join Prosper Canada for this free 90-minute interactive workshop designed to provide frontline practitioners with foundational knowledge and skills to support Canadians who are living on a low income to access benefits. Participants will learn the importance of access to benefits, review key…
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Assisted Living & the Community Care Act
Assisted living offers a unique form of staffed homes that combines independent living with supportive services tailored to the individual needs of each resident. Assisted living services provided to people with disabilities are subject to the Community Care Licensing Act if services are provided by or through an operator (organization) to 3 or more adults…
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Shared Living & The Common Good
Living better together Housing costs continue to rise, there is a short-fall of social housing and a steep decline in affordable home ownership. This has left renters paying higher proportions of their income to rent. This becomes increasingly more challenging for those with lower incomes, require social assistance or receive disability funding, often resulting in…