NEW VISION AND 10-YEAR PLAN

Summer camps, skills and employment development for youth and adults, mixed housing, social enterprises and more are at the center of the innovative new 10-year plan being launched this year by Easter Seals BC/Yukon – a plan designed to support children at every age, and stage, of life. With an expanded focus aimed at serving ALL people with diverse abilities, Easter Seals BC/Yukon plans, where possible, to evolve their real estate and camp facilities into dynamic year-round community hubs, offering new programs and sevices, including the well-loved summer camps for kids and youth. Through a new capital campaign, partnerships, and the support of stakeholders, Easter Seals BC/Yukon will chart a new course with the vision to reimagine its facilities to meet the needs of people with diverse abilities throughout their lifetime, thereby enabling abilities for life.

“We are very excited about this new and more comprehensive direction for Easter Seals BC/Yukon,” says Charlene Krepiakevich, President/CEO of Easter Seals BC/Yukon and BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities (Society). “Our goal is to inspire more inclusive communities and transform the way children, youth and adults living with diverse abilities, as well as their caregivers and the communities in which they live, are supported. We want to work with our partners and other agencies to elevate the conversation around people with diverse abilities and help shape a more inclusive BC and Yukon.”

It is the Society’s intention to redevelop its facilities into community hubs that are financially supported through a mixed revenue model reducing a reliance on donations only. Expanding and reimagining programs and sevices through the creation of community hubs with new partners, allows the Society to attract new income, funding, and capital that is desperately needed to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability while also improving operational and financial effectiveness. This groundbreaking plan allows the Society to expand the impact of donor dollars on vital support services and programs while also increasing the type and amount of support provided to individuals with diverse abilities.

Children and families will continue to receive the same services and programs they have come to expect from the Society, while exciting new programs and services are introduced over 10 years as funding is secured.

The Society will launch a $50 Million REIMAGINE Capital Campaign to achieve this vision, including: