NEY VIDU SOCIETY BRIGF - MARCY 1573

Tre objectiva of this society is to provide a werkchop for the hacticesssd,
disabled and disadvantaged and to provide thea with a hebilitation eal rebehil-
tation progran.

2.

Wa exe pinanirs a procraa of ccmcualty o¢vectica, Lava already Cosuzsed
the project with the Lions’ Club and have elicited ths holp of ths SEL
. Boolety te arrange for eaking a fila cbost Eheltered Workshops that could be
atom to other community groups euch as churchsa, service clubs etc.

The operation of this Society shall be chiefly carrie? out in the precent
boundaries of the provincial offices of Sicon Fraser Health Unit.

THIS *ULD PROVIDE: Thia community hes a nuzber of chronically handicapped people who hava no

occupational outlets, and whoa we feel could bonefit psychologically and phyai~
cally dy having the opportunity to work st something which contributes to the
comunity. There are already some recreational types of programs eet up for
thes; people and one half a day a week activity program. Wo estinste that
there are at least 40 such people of whow we are at present avare, and
undoubtedly moze would come forward if there were such a service available.
Teere are at least thirty pecpic on the Boarding Hone prograa alone who are

s candidates to work in auch a Sheltercd Workahop. We have othsr people who hare
been discharged froa Riverview, and are Living with relatives out are unable te
cope with a competitive job in the community at least 5 of thece come to wind
immediately as candicetes. There are also phyeically handicapped people. who
ere not able to work and we estimate at least 10 positions in the workshop
could be filled by these people.

a) © place of employnent for the handicapped.

t) a scorce of inceme which the person has earned ~ not received.

¢) cifers a rew business to the community, which eventually is nelf-
supporting.

a) it provides a place of socializing for the handicapped.

e) iarge businesses do not have to hire people for euall contracts
ard lay off the exnployees later.

The Snevitered Workshop would function in the following manner. Contracts
vould be chtnined frac industry and businesses. The saterials would be trens-
Ferted to und frea the Workshop by the Industry. The types of contrects that
could be obtarted eres

1. -asenbly and sub assembly of products or containers.

Ws have explored the aathods other workshops have uaed to atert. We feal
é. Preparirg aasples.

that it is vaste of effort and money to set up in make-shift quarters wiica
eventually prove too inefficient to continue an effective cperation. We feel
that a building planned for the purpose is esseatial. For this reason,

would like to ask the government to consider funding the cepital costa of ach
@ building. We havo teen inforned that we would nesd a building which could
house workera plue storage space of at least 3,000 sq. foet for oS = 30 worksre.
We di@ see one such building of 3,000 eq. feet in Port Coquitlam on ¥) acre which
was being offered at $79,000, This building was not planned exactly as we would
necd but de just quoted ex an exawple of cost. Such @ building will olyays be
increasing in value in a community such as this one.

3. Salvaging.
& Labelling.

&. Sewing.

a variety of jobs would be needed to utilize the skills of people with
difterent handicar

we hive dawn up a Constitution and ws have appointed an dateriz Board
of Directors of 10 people with Jack Cexpbell nas Chairman. These people
represent Coeaunity Agencies auch ao Canadian Mental Heslth, Association
for the Retarded, Public Health and Nental Health Branch, as well as

We are aware that operating costa euch ag otaff anlaries are partly covered -
ave. ceted individual citigena.

by Provincial Government Grants. We would hcpe thie will be sors adequate in
the future. We are hoping to get community support in seating sose of the initial

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