NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Apply Now: CLC Board of Directors

Since 1954, Community Living Cambridge (CLC) has been serving adults with developmental disabilities. The Agency is a progressive, community-based organization dedicated to creating opportunities to support people with disabilities to realize their citizenship, aspirations, and life opportunities.

Community Living Cambridge operates with a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of a maximum of 13 members. They are responsible for and have control of all the governance and policies of the Agency. CLC is currently seeking board members with a background in accounting, law, marketing, fundraising, real estate and community or city development.

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CLC is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our policies and practices. We seek qualified candidates who will contribute to the value of diverse perspectives and we welcome applications from indigenous peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and individuals who identify as LGBTQ2S+.

CLC 2022 Annual Report

The CLC Annual Report highlights the unwavering commitment of our agency to provide the best care for the individuals we support.

In this report, we recognize the remarkable dedication of our team to fulfill the growing needs of CLC. We are proud to share how we transformed our services not only for the supported individuals but also for CLC employees, explored new program opportunities, established partnerships, and managed multiple projects.

This Annual Report captures our work and accomplishments from April 1, 2021 until March 31, 2022. Give it a read, you may discover a thing or two about CLC!

ANNUAL REPORT

Registration is now open for CLC Adult Summer Camp

Community Living Cambridge is excited to share we are now offering two engaging, rewarding, and FUN ways to spend the summer days ahead! All summer programming will run from July 4 to August 26, 2022.

Our Hespeler Centre is offering weekly summer programs for adults. We designed activities that promote consistency and routine while supporting the freedom of participants to explore and try new things.

Our Franklin Centre is the flagship of our new CLC Adult Summer Camp, CAMP PLAYMORE! The programs will immerse individuals in a themed, week-long adventure of creativity, socialization and fun!

To register, visit MyCommunityHub.

What excites us most about the summer camps is how they were developed–all from the hands and hearts of CLC’s Day Supports program staff! Our staff are committed to create engaging, meaningful, and rewarding experiences while your loved one spends time with us. This creative program planning was born from knowing the participants' interests based on spending time with them and developing relationships. Our staff have the experience, knowledge and skillset to create summer camps which pair self-direction with the balance of flexibility and structure.

For more information, please contact Joanne Leslie at jleslie@clcambridge.ca.

Anxiety reducing smart watch pilot project comes to CLC

CLC is participating in a pilot project by Awake Labs, developers of a technology that helps people with developmental disabilities manage anxiety. They have designed a software system that uses a smart watch worn by the person experiencing anxiety, and a mobile device for caregivers to monitor real-time stress indicators. The watch measures their physiological state, including anxiety. The app alerts the staff when there is heightened anxiety. 

The pilot project was launched this week, with 12 of our participants. The software uses a Samsung smart watch and corresponding iPods to communicate with the smart watches, worn by designated participants.

Stress is often a precursor to other behaviour like agitation and aggression. Anxiety is a really hard thing to observe in someone else because there often aren’t any signs until it has progressed to an outward behaviour. Early intervention is most effective, which is where this technology earns its recognition. 

The watch measures strong emotions, both positive and negative, like excitement, fear and anxiety. The app uses an algorithm developed by scientists at Holland Bloorview Hospital, calculating heart rate and motion to score those emotions as normal, low, medium, or high. When an emotion increases, a notification is sent to the caregivers mobile device. This helps reduce the number of stress related incidents, and minimize behavioural incidents. 

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Update from the COVID Recovery Team regarding visitors

Download this PDF.

https://communitylivingcambridge.ca/downloads/covid-recovery-team-visitors-family.pdf

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