Category Archives: Local Self Advocacy Groups

THE CHILLIWACK PEOPLE FIRST GROUP

The Chilliwack People First group is a group for self advocates to get together, share our stories and experiences, stay informed and support one another. We are friends who help each other. The group started in 1992 when Mike and Connie Newton got together with Julie Flumerfelt as an advisor and started inviting others to […]

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Kamloops Speaking Up Self-Advocacy Awareness Group!

 Hello! We are the Kamloops Speaking Up Self-Advocacy Awareness (SUSA) Group.   Our group is focused on: being a team, to encourage, support, and stand up for each other; to have a voice and take charge of our lives to achieve our goals and dreams; to be understood in all aspects of our lives and […]

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Mission Self-Advocacy Group: Without us, It Doesn’t Work

The Mission Self Advocacy Group believes that all people can contribute in meaningful ways to their communities.   And Mission, nestled on a a southern coastal mountain slope, overlooking the lush valley of the mighty Fraser River, is home to a population of 38,000 residents.   One of those residents is Bryce Schaufelberger, who has […]

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