ANNUAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE HANDICAPPED

Helping members of the

Door to door canvassers will be out in force
starting Sunday collecting for the North Shore
Association for the mentally handicapped. In

their annual

campaign the canvassers will be

hoping to raise enough money to provide support
to encourage and assist the handicapped into
becoming independent members of the com-

munity.

The North’ Shore
Association for the Mentally
Handicapped is a partner-
ship of mentally han-
dicapped persons and their

advocates, committed to
assisting handicapped
citizens to achieve their

maximum potential as in-
dividuals and as members of
the community.
For most families of
mentally handicapped
persons, large institutions
are no longer an acceptable
residential option. Evidence
shows that mentally han-
dicapped people progress
much more rapidly in the
development of their
capabilities in a small family-
like environment. The
Association owns and
operates six. residences
which provide cheerful,
homelike atmospheres.
Some are group homes for
adults, some are for children
and all are staffed with
experienced professionals.
One such home is
designed to accommodate
children on a short-stay basis
to provide respite for their

famihes. A further com-
ponent of the Residential
Program is the en-

couragement and support of
mentally handicapped
persons who are capable of
living independently or semi.
independently

All persons deserve the
Opportunity to work and be

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rewarded for their labours.
Job and life-skills training
are essential ingredients if
persons are to succeed in the
job market.

People who are mentally
handicapped require longer
training periods to develop
these skills, but when
properly prepared can
become excellent em-
ployees. The sheltered
workshops operated for the
mentally handicapped on the
North Shore specialize in
woodworking products,
packaging and wrapping.

The aim of these
workshops is to train people
in the use of equipment and
the acquisition of the skills
they will need to become
independent members of the
work force. They are paid
for the work they do, with
incentives for improvements
in productivity, work habits
and skill development.

Workshops are supervised
by professionals, assisted in
some cases by volunteers.

The educational needs of

people with a mental
handicap must be addressed
on an individual basis

because the range of
mentally handicapped
conditions vanes so greatly
The Association beheves a
full spectrum of educational
services should be available
to all people. They operate
the Lions View Early
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A PACKAGING PLANT on West 15th is just one of the operations organized by the Association. Here, one of the
workers packages plant food. (Ellsworth Dickson photo)

preschool children. Ad-
ditionally, we work in co-
operation with the School
Boards on the North Shore in
developing and supporting
programs for school-aged
handicapped persons

Infant development
provides in-home guidance
and skill development for
infants and their parents

Family support helps
famihes of the mentally
handicapped cope with some

of the stresses of day to day
living through in-home
confidential counselling.

Adult’ support provides
confidential counselling,
guidance and support for
handicapped adults.

To find out more, contact
the North Shore Association

for the Mentally Han-
dicapped at #3 431
Mountain Highway. North
Vancouver, BC V7 2L4.

phone 984 942)

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