HOME Society
at 31581 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford , V2T1T8 Canada
At HOMES (Healthy Opportunities for Meaningful Experience Society), we currently support nearly seventy individuals in the rolling hills of the Fraser Valley about an hour east of Vancouver, BC.
Address and contacts of HOME Society
31581 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford , BC V2T1T8
Canada Email
P: 604-852-7888 Website
Description
We support individuals in traditional shared homes of four persons, individual homes with one or two persons and we have many Supported Family Care homes. We train our caregivers in a philosophy of Gentle Teaching and our mentoring from John McGee has led to the formation of Gentle Teaching International, which is better known as GTI. GTI works worldwide to support Gentle Teaching through the www.gentleteaching.com web page. We put aside the traditional models of control, compliance and building independence - for a philosophy of gentleness, companionship, caring, and building inter-dependence and community. Gentle Teaching Training DVDs available at GTI site Our story has recently been documented in a 55 minute DVD entitled "I've been down that road" It's available for viewing and purchase online. This DVD is the story of 10 of the young men and women referred to HOMES when there appeared to be no other options. They came from jails, the Forensic Institution, Willow Clinic, many failed placements and the streets. The DVD documents their climb back out despair and endless failure to a home and worth in the community.
General Info
Our Focus Individuals who have not had a chance to live in a community home. Rural and city settings with a focus on building and contributing to local Community. Training and Education Celebrating and sharing the skills and gifts of caregivers and the men and women we serve. We are a Society mentored by John McGee and dedicated to a philosophy of Gentle Teaching. Our success in building a community of support for individuals previously labeled as very challenging and unable to live in the community, is based on adopting a philosophy of Gentleness. We also share with Jack Pearpoint & Marsha (Inclusion Press) the strong belief of community living for all. The work of Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Clift (Credo of Support) has helped us recognize that the days of modifying persons labeled disabled are over.Company Rating
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Summary
HOME Society is Abbotsford based place and this enity listed in Residence & Other category. Located at 31581 South Fraser Way BC V2T1T8. Contact phone number of HOME Society: 604-852-7888
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