The vision of the Cascadia Society is to develop a sustainable community together
with people with developmental disabilities and to bring about the possibility
for each person in the community to develop their innate potential. We live,
play and work within the urban setting of North Vancouver to accomplish this.
The community celebrates the striving of the human spirit in many ways.
We honour the contribution each person makes to the community. The value of
the contribution, work, is not related to remuneration.
Our vision requires both a healthy residential community and a vibrant centre for artisan crafts, training and therapy. Our vision encompasses a community of about 5-6 homes and a Centre dedicated to the development of the potential of each individual.
Vision of the Cascadia Centre
- Provide a holistic program for people with developmental disabilities including work, cultural activities, artistic ventures and recreational activities.
- Cultural Outreach Program
- Retain highly trained and experienced coworkers
- Provide ongoing coworker training
- Maintain a high quality craft program with artisan craft masters
- Be an integral part of the support network for those who choose to affilitate with the Cascadia Society.
Facilities
Present:
The Cascadia Day Centre is in a large, old, (1911) character home with
space for the artisan crafts, artistic activities and therapies. It is
close to trails, a stream, park sites and a couple of blocks from a
main bus route. It provides a supportive environment for all of our
activities, along with our 4 supported residences, and augmented by our usage of some larger meeting spaces within the North Vancouver community.
- Family Care Homes – five or six family style homes including people with developmental disabilities some of which are within walking distance of each other.
Developing the Cascadia Homes:
maintaining quality care and living options