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- 21 FEBRUARY 2023
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Project SEARCH is a Learning Experience for Interns and Their Mentors
Monica Courser says the Project SEARCH initiative at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre has been benefiting the student interns who are doing placements at the Brantford long-term care home through the program as well as the workplace “champions” who are mentoring them.

A dietary aide at St. Joe’s, Monica says the interns involved with Project SEARCH are learning valuable skills they can use in the workforce, while workplace champions are feeling a sense of pride in helping them take an important step in their career paths.
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- Community Living Brant Narrative Arts Circle
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- 16 FEBRUARY 2023
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Project SEARCH is Creating Meaningful Employment Opportunities by Connecting Students with Workplaces 
Esther Haan recalls how one of the students she works with through Project SEARCH was approached at Christmas by his mentor and co-worker in the housekeeping department at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre with a gift: a brand-new watch. 

 This was a special gift because the intern had never owned a watch and had told everyone he works with at the Brantford long-term care home that he would never use one. 

 But since that day, he’s not been seen without the watch he proudly wears. 
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- Community Living Brant Narrative Arts Circle
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- 17 OCTOBER 2022
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As the Days Grow Colder, Community is Growing Warmer
With the days getting colder, I’m noticing more and more, the desire for things that make people feel warm. I’m noticing that people are craving things that not only give them energy, but give them that gooey, warm, cozy feeling. People are looking for safe and open spaces, with opportunity for connection that triumphs the bite of cold weather.
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- Community Living Brant Narrative Arts Circle
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- 18 AUGUST 2022
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Meet Cristin Ladner — A Q&A With Community Living Brant’s New Executive Director
In this Q&A Cristin Ladner, Community Living Brant’s (CLB) new executive director, discusses how she began her journey with CLB. She explores what in her work inspires her and what feels important to her. Cristin shares what kind of leader she wants to be and explores ways in which CLB can continue to evolve and shift to do things differently and provide the best possible support in community.
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- 30 JUNE 2022
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Building a Network of Support — A Q&A with Kaitlynn Gard
In the first of a series of Q&As on Doing Things Differently, we spoke with Kaitlynn Gard, the Pathways director of supports and services with Community Living Brant. We inquire into the new ways in which Community Living Brant teams are engaging and collaborating with the community and each other to foster strong and connected communities. We explore the creative thinking that brings energy to the complexity of being and doing in community.
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- 17 MAY 2022
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LifeShare Connections Bring Joy to Life
In this Q&A-style interview, Anthony Lerno sat down with home provider, Patty, to discuss the impact that participating in the LifeShare program has had on her life. LifeShare is a program that allows participants to welcome into their home someone with developmental disabilities, and to provide a safe and welcoming living environment that fosters a
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Project SEARCH is a Learning Experience for Interns and Their Mentors

Project SEARCH is Creating Meaningful Employment Opportunities by Connecting Students with Workplaces

As the Days Grow Colder, Community is Growing Warmer

Meet Cristin Ladner — A Q&A With Community Living Brant’s New Executive Director

Building a Network of Support — A Q&A with Kaitlynn Gard

LifeShare Connections Bring Joy to Life