WHEN: February 17th at 7pm EST
Family Networks play an important role in the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Through meaningful connections and relationships, they help families build resilience, courage, and innovative solutions to the challenges they face.
Join us on February 17th at 7pm EST, for the Strengthening Your Family Network webcast, where leaders from existing Family Networks share their insights about how they strengthen, grow, and sustain their networks.
What’s in it for you:
- Insights from Family Network leaders about how they maintain their networks
- Tips and strategies on how to deliver valuable resources and opportunities for member families, and bring innovation to the challenges they face.
- Gain a better understanding of the Ontario Caregivers Organization’s Capacity-Building Grants for Family Support Networks and how some Family Networks are using these grants.
Panelists:
Sherron Grant
Sherron Grant, M.Ed. is an educator, advocate for persons with special needs and the co-founder of Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support. She is also an elementary school principal. Sherron supports families, volunteers and advocates for persons living with various disabilities, to be recognized for their valuable contributions to society.
Sharon Bak
Sharon Bak has worked and volunteered extensively in the social services field for over 25 years, with a focus on individuals with a developmental disability and their families. She is currently the President of Thunder Bay Family Network and a strong advocate for the power of family voices in all aspects of the service system.
Joyce Rivington
Joyce is a Board Member of Family Alliance Ontario, a member of P4P Family Advisory Committee, the Co-Founder of the Parent Support Group Family Voice of Lanark County, and is an independent advocate to support families. Joyce is also the designer and co-author of three resource handbooks.
A live Q&A will follow this presentation. Register using the link below – we look forward to having you there!