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Thank you for your strategic planning input! Between the focus groups, surveys and 1:1 interviews, more than 175 participants added their voice to CLGW’s strategic planning engagement. This is a great sample of the people we support, their families and our staff team. In late February, CLGW’s Board of Directors, Senior Leadership Team, and the Strategic Planning Steering Committee reviewed…
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We want to hear from you! We have a few questions we would like to get your thoughts about. The questions are about what CLGW currently does well and what it could do in the future. Your experience and knowledge would be helpful for us to learn from! The survey is voluntary. It takes about 5 minutes. Answers will be…
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Our 2022 Annual Report is here! Typically, Annual Reports are an opportunity to showcase an organization’s success. Our 2022 Annual Report tells a story of resilience, finding our way again, and looking forward to what comes next. As an organization that serves people, it’s important for us to look at the work we do, and hold it against our values…
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Our 2021 Annual Report is here! In a year unlike any other, our 2021 Annual Report is a time capsule of how resilient and creative people can be when faced with a global pandemic. As an organization that serves people, it’s important for us to look at the work we do, and hold it against our values and mission. Have…
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How a little dreaming can change everything – A Day Services and Residential Support Story Written by Laura Kirk, with collaboration from Paul Smook, Sarah Crawford and Jessica Martin “I feel lonely. Nobody talks to me. I don’t want to go to ARC anymore.” When these words were spoken by a person supported about a year ago, staff listened. We…
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This post was originally shared by the University of Guelph’s Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, assessing Campus Friends. Thank you so much to CESI for diving in, learning about, and assessing Campus Friends. We appreciate your hard work, your thoughtfulness, and choosing to assess if people are achieving their personal goals and expectations, are experiencing personal growth, and if students…
CLGW Happenings
Announcing our new Executive Director A message from Community Living Guelph Wellington’s President, Board of Directors Community Living Guelph Wellington’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Cindy Kinnon has accepted the position of Executive Director, beginning December 14th, 2020. In this role, Cindy will lead and manage CLGW with strategic directions established and approved by the Board of…
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Update – Statement regarding CLGW Day Services Dear people we support, your families, and our community, Community Living Guelph Wellington’s Senior Leadership team and Board of Directors have been reviewing and discussing the feedback we’ve received since releasing our 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. We continue to receive feedback and we’re listening. What we’re learning is that our communication wasn’t clear…
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In response to Guelph Today’s Families upset as ARC Industries adult group day program ends permanently The following letter was written in response to Guelph Today’s article, Families upset as ARC Industries adult group day program ends permanently. It was shared with the editor of Guelph Today, ahead of posting on clgw.ca, and Community Living Guelph Wellington’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.
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Our 2020 Annual Report is here! Sometimes, it’s good to take a look back. It’s a chance to reflect on all that we’ve been up to, and to check our temperature. As an organization that serves people, it’s important for us to look at the work we do, and hold it against our values and mission. Have we done a…
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Are you, or do you know someone, who could be CLGW’s next Executive Director? Community Living Guelph Wellington is one of Ontario’s largest providers of services to adults with Developmental Disabilities and is searching for an Executive Director to replace its retiring and highly respected incumbent. Are you a principled leader looking to create a meaningful impact in the lives…
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Retirement Announcement – Laura Hanley Dear friend of Community Living Guelph Wellington, On behalf of the Board of Directors and Community Living Guelph Wellington, I am both appreciative and saddened to announce the retirement of our Executive Director, Laura Hanley. Laura has been a very effective leader for Community Living Guelph Wellington. She has helped shape our organization’s…
