Block party a ‘great success’

Event boosts sense of community, inclusion, Asia Hollingsworth says By Natalie Hamilton From families stopping by to get their children’s faces painted to a neighbour with a harmonica who spontaneously joined...

Joe’s Table brews an abilities-friendly workplace

Amanda Kim teams up with Burnaby café to bring meaningful employment to persons with disabilities By Patricia Marcoccia PosAbilities employment specialist Amanda Kim placed a barista “cheat sheet” in a drawer...

Lives are enriched, pride blooms, skills strengthened – through art

Andrea Hrysko eager to share benefits of art making for people who have an intellectual disability By Michelle Strutzenberger When Andrea Hrysko first smoothed out a piece of paper and handed...

Garden event unites community with UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage

Still Creek Community Garden shares sacred gong music from Southeast Asia By Patricia Marcoccia Honeybees are successful because they work in unison. In the same vein, several grassroots Vancouver organizations teamed...

Don’t Sweat It unearths new business at expo

Burnaby Board of Trade event increases exposure Natalie Hamilton Don’t Sweat It has uprooted new opportunities and Paul Colvin hopes they will blossom into additional business for posAbilities’ socially-responsible...

PosAbilities explores reducing social isolation

Undertakes new survey about increased community engagement By Natalie Hamilton With one in four Vancouver residents reporting they feel isolated from their neighbours, posAbilities and Copula House are taking a closer...

PosAbilities helps demonstrate ‘We are Community’

Highlights ABCD in action at Inclusion BC conference By Natalie Hamilton By connecting a Cincinnati man who has a sense of humour with others who appreciate his wittiness, his circle of...

PosAbilities plants seeds at Stone Soup Festival

Helps nurture connection between organization, community: Caroline Dagg By Natalie Hamilton PosAbilities has planted seeds both figuratively and literally in the community through its participation in the recent 18th annual Stone...

Escape to Tiki Island courtesy of Stage Door

Theatre troupe presents original comedy starting May 21 By Natalie Hamilton A couple bound for their honeymoon take a wrong turn in a humorous direction in the Stage Door Theatre Troupe’s...

Sports fans build community through team sponsorship

David, Pierre and Murray also getting to know their neighbours as they ‘Adopt-a-SPOT’ By Michelle Strutzenberger David, Pierre and Murray are channeling their shared passion for sports into sponsoring a children’s...

New clinical leader embraces ‘exciting times’

posAbilities streamlining children’s services, expanding Early Intensive Behaviour Intervention program By Natalie Hamilton Kavita Kamat feels most fulfilled when she knows posAbilities has made a positive difference in a child and...

Quest Food Exchange’s new kitchen cooking possibilities

'We realized there are a lot of great things we can do together' By Natalie Hamilton A partnership between posAbilities and Quest Food Exchange is proving fruitful by helping people in...

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