Dads Supporting Dads is planning our next upcoming meeting March 25^th 2025 from 5:30pm-7pm at Community Living Toronto’s North York office located at 1122 Finch Ave West – Unit 14 – 

Please see attached flyer. Please let me know if you plan on attending so I can plan accordingly.

If you are new to Dads Supporting Dads, please reach out to Tom Gaspar at tom.gaspar@cltoronto.ca

An accessible and creative musical theatre program for young adults with developmental disabilities and/or ASD. Our instructor will work with participants to learn classic and contemporary musical theatre numbers, with a showcase at the end of the program.

WHEN: Sunday afternoons – March 16 – May 25, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Miles Nadel JCC – 750 Spadina Ave. (at Bloor)

See flyer for more details

Creating and exploring options for home is perhaps one of the most important aspects of future planning for individuals with a disability. With the help of facilitation and planning, many families have found creative and innovative ways to support their loved ones in creating a home of one’s own.

If you are ready to create an individualized housing plan with your loved one, a plan that will help your loved one realize a home of their own, the Partners for Planning 10-week facilitated individualized housing workshop can help make this happen.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Plan and create your housing vision for the future
• Explore various individualized housing & support models
• Explore how natural supports and relationships can help make the plan possible
• Create a plan for all your support needs and learn about ways you can maximize financial resources
• Discover strategies to help reduce costs
• Identify goals and tasks to begin implementation of your plan

SERIES INCLUDES:

• Group learning sessions and individual support of an Independent Facilitator
• Dedicated time with your Independent Facilitator between workshop sessions to support your planning process
• Individual consultation with housing specialist Kelly Casey to optimize your plan
• Preparation of your individualized housing plan complete with a budget
• Meet with and learn from other families interested in individualized housing
• Cost for the series is $1600.00 (HST included) and is an eligible Passport expense. Once we have reviewed your intake form we ask that you send a $250.00 deposit to secure your place.

P4P in partnership with Kelly Casey is hosting our next Ten-week Virtual Program beginning Friday, April 25th from 10am-12pm. The program will run for 10 weeks each Friday. If you are interested in registering for the program please complete THIS FORM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

• The 10-week workshop is a comprehensive and intensive learning experience for families. Prior to enrolling in the workshop, families will be asked to complete a check list of tasks that would be nice to have in place before starting the workshop – this is not a however requirement and we will be able to work on these things during the workshop as well.
• This workshop is meant for one individual and one plan at a time. If you have more than one family requiring a housing plan, please reach out to Anna Bruno at abruno@p4p.ca.
• This workshop is not meant for families who are in crisis. Please contact your local DSO if you are experiencing changes in your situation which has left your families in a vulnerable position.

UPCOMING ORIENTATION SESSION

If you would like to learn more about the workshop, we will also be hosting a series of information sessions on:

• Wednesday, March 19th at 6:30pm EST – REGISTER HERE
• Wednesday, April 2nd at 12:00pm EST – REGISTER HERE

We’re opening our doors for a special Open House on Sunday, March 30, 2025, and we’d love for you to join us! 

📅 Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
📍 Location: Studio 103, Artscape Youngplace (180 Shaw St, Toronto)
💻 Virtual Option Available!

🔍 What’s Happening?
🥕 Current Carrots! Stop by between 2:00 – 3:00 PM to say hi, explore the studio, and reconnect with our team!
🎭 New to Purple Carrots? Learn about our programs at 3:00 PM in our New Carrots Info Session!
🚀 Interested in joining our team? Stick around for the Team Member Info Session at 3:30 PM!

This is a FREE event, and we can’t wait to see you there! 

Don’t forget, use your personalized Carrot Club referral code to get $20 in Carrot Credit when your referral signs-up AND they’ll also get $20 in Carrot Credit!

💜 Questions? info@purplecarrots.ca – we’d love to hear from you!