ACT for Siblings is a 6-week, free virtual workshop for Adult Siblings of people with developmental disabilities. It is designed to help participants manage difficult feelings and events, build resilience and mindfully connect with what is most important.
Date: Tuesdays from starting March 25th to April 29th 2026
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm EST
Where: Virtual
To learn more or register email: siblingsact@queensu.ca
WHEN: Feb 19 from 12pm to 1pm EST
COST: Free
Join us for a thought-provoking and affirming session that centers the brilliance, resilience, and lived realities of Black neurodivergent people.
This session will explore neurodiversity and neurodivergence through Black and racialized experiences, focusing on the diagnostic disparities faced by racialized and minoritized neurodivergent people, particularly Black children, youth, and families. We will examine how implicit bias and systemic inequities contribute to these disparities across educational, clinical, and social systems.
Safia Abdulle (she/her), PhD candidate, published researcher, and social worker, will guide the session. A first-generation immigrant-settler, and a Black, Canadian, Muslim woman, Safia draws on her research and extensive experience supporting racialized and minoritized children, youth, and families to illuminate challenges and pathways toward equity-focused, justice-oriented care.
Grounded in critical research and reflective discussion, the session will center the resilience of Black neurodivergent people, highlighting expressions of joy, creativity, and Black neurodivergent knowledge. Participants will reflect on how we can each contribute to more affirming, equitable, and justice-oriented systems of care.
This is not just a space for learning, but for unlearning, reimagining, and honoring Black neurodivergent lives in their fullness.
Saturday Programs:
10-3pm $60/per day
Toronto (401 Champagne Drive)
Vaughan (7465 Kipling Ave)
We Shine Respite Evening Social Club:
3pm – 8pm $90/per day (Tues & Thurs)
7465 Kipling Ave
Sunday Program:
11am – 4pm $90/day
401 Champagne Drive (once-per-month
Seasonal Respite Programs:
March, Summer & Winter Break Camps
Wellness Wednesdays (evening)
FOR MORE INFO & TO REGISTER:
Nicole Corasaniti, Respite Services Supervisor
ncorasaniti@metacentre.ca & 416-736-0199 ext.337
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.
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 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 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!
Call for Applications for the 2026-27 Capacity-Building Grants for Family Support Networks program is now open! Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.
The Ontario Caregiver Organization is receiving applications for grant funding to support Family Support Networks (FSNs) in Ontario. The grant program is open to new and established Family Support Networks in Ontario that have members who are family members or unpaid caregivers of adults with a developmental disability. Organizations that support and empower family-led Family Support Networks may also apply.
These capacity-building grants are intended to support, strengthen, and expand Family Support Networks across the province, making it easier for families and caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities to find peer support in their community, share information, and build connections for their own wellbeing and the people they care for. This program is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
How to Apply: Please visit OCO’s website for more information about the program, including the Grant Guidelines, Application Form, & FAQ.
Application Deadline: 4:00pm, Friday, March 13, 2026.
Information Sessions for Applicants: New and returning applicants are encouraged to join an information session (online – Zoom) offered on two dates:
Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting – 2026-27 FSN Grant Information Session # 1
Meeting ID: 858 0019 4847
Passcode: 1FSN2026
Thursday, March 5th, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
2026-27 FSN Grant Information Session # 2
Meeting ID: 857 1317 4312
Passcode: 2FSN2026
For additional information and the Grant Guidelines & Application form go to https://ontariocaregiver.ca/community-services/grants/. If you have any questions or need support as you complete your application, please email grants@ontariocaregiver.ca.
Flyer attached for additional/alternative promotional purposes.
The wait is finally over — the BRAND NEW Safe and Secure Website is now live!
After the successful release of the Ontario edition of Safe and Secure back in November, and the momentum that’s grown through conversations, launch events, and upcoming book clubs, we’re thrilled to share the next part of the journey. The brand new, much anticipated website is now available and brings everything together in one place.
You can now:
If you’re new to Safe & Secure, it’s a seven-step guidebook created by families, for families—filled with practical planning steps, real stories and worksheets to help families plan for a good life and secure future for their family member with a disability. Families across Canada have trusted it for years, and it’s just as relevant and inspiring today. This new edition has been updated with an Ontario focus and the most current information available.
We’re so pleased to see the many communities across Ontario gathering to explore the book together, through local launch events, group discussions, and shared reflection. We hope this new website will become another helpful resource, serving as a place to continue learning and support families as they engage with the book together.
Visit the website today and explore Safe & Secure online! https://www.safeandsecurebook.ca/
Rated PG 13
For People with or without Disabilities over 18 yrs.
When: Monday February 9, 2026
Time: 3:00-5:30 P.M.
Where: Vibrant Community Health – 2398 Yonge St (Yonge and Eglinton)
Hosted by: Mentors of Vibrant Emerging Strong(MoVES)
Peer Support group/events operate under the Independent Living Environment and is committed to providing safe, inclusive spaces.
Films may contain controversial themes, content, and language.
Limited Space
To register, contact Lucy: 416-486-8666 ext.226 or lucyn@vibrantch.ca
There is a casting call for “Love on the Spectrum” for individuals in Canada, see flyer attached.
We are reminding people that they are looking across Canada so if you audition, it doesn’t mean you will be selected.
If you are selected they will fly up to Toronto a few times throughout the year to shoot you.
WHEN: February 5 at 7pm
LOCATION: Scotiabank Arena, 40 Bay St. Toronto
Member Price: $125
Non-Member Price: $150
Registration Deadline: February 2, 2026
ATC invites you to join them to see our hometown Toronto Raptors take on the Chicago Bulls. Includes a ticket in the accessible seating area.
We look forward to seeing you! Space is limited, so register early. Wheelchair and Companion seating available on request.
