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50/50 Cash Raffle Fundraiser
April 7, 2021

**UPDATE: This raffle is now sold out! Thank you to everyone who participated!** We are excited to announce the launch of our online 50/50 Cash Raffle Fundraiser in conjunction with the 2021 Virtual […]

FMS FAQ: What is family?
March 31, 2021

Family Managed Services (FMS) is a funding option that enables families to hire and direct their own staff to support a family member with developmental disabilities to live a full life […]

Inclusive Post Secondary, Megan at Lakeland College. Two women sit around a computer with scrap fabric strewn about the table.
March 23, 2021

Megan is the first student to be included at Lakeland College’s Interior Design Technology Program as part of the Inclusive Post-Secondary initiative! In her first year of the program, so far […]

Service Canada's Disability-Related Benefits. Free webinar March 25, 2021 at 10am. Service Canada logo
March 18, 2021

The Service Canada Mobile Outreach team is hosting a free virtual presentation on March 25, 2021 @ 10:00am that families may be interested in attending, where they will share information […]

3 Ways to Volunteer with Inclusion Alberta
March 8, 2021

At Inclusion Alberta, we are continually humbled and warmed by the generosity shown to our organization and the families we support from people across the province. From our Dream Makers […]

Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB). Caring for a child or adult family member due to COVID-19 restrictions
March 2, 2021

The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) is commonly known as a pandemic-related benefit for parents who have to give up 50% or more of their work due to school or […]

Rotary Employment Partnership: Kelsey at VDG Salumi. Kelsey sits in a white lab coat packaging product with a coworker in the background

Rotary Employment Partnership field update! Kelsey recently started working at VDG Salumi in Calgary as a product packer. Her role involves curing and preparing meats, cutting the salami, placing the salami […]

Rotary Employment Partnership Celebrating 20 years
February 26, 2021

By Sara Protasow With the help of committed allies, what started as an idea by a parent and Rotarian 20 years ago is now an initiative that has created over […]

Supported decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic
February 22, 2021

By Catherine Oakleaf, Regional Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement​, Inclusion Alberta You may be surprised to learn that almost half, 43%, of adults receiving supports through the PDD (Persons […]

The Charrois Family, Inclusion Alberta Dream Makers. All 4 members of the family pose on a swinging bench together.
February 18, 2021

By Sara Protasow For the Charrois family of Edmonton, giving back has always been a family activity. Andre, his wife Lynne Davies-Charrois and their two children Laura and Patrick, both […]