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Attention To our peers .That are Self Advocates that are affected with wildfires

 

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Our harts go out to you with wildfires in Kelowna BC surrounding area and Northwest Territories. As well please donate to help those with disabilities that are evacuated PWD had their life turned upside down and  lost everything they owned.

Those that live on disability benefits understanding how it is devastating.

San is encourage you to donate for worthy cause our peers are affected in them areas. Our plea is to  help them to recover in this time of need.

On behalf of selfadvocatenet.ca we are very aware and care Disability Alliance BC  is doing good job  on awareness of wildfires information were you can donate.

Thankyou Disability Alliance BC for doing this we support effort in getting much information as possible for those affect . 

 

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August 23, 2023 by DABC

Disability Alliance BC is saddened to hear about the devastation wrought by the current wildfires happening across BC. We would like to draw attention to the organizations that are supporting wildfire relief, such as the Canadian Red Cross and the United Way’s BC Wildfire Recovery Fund.

DABC will match all staff donations up to a grand total of $1,000 towards the Canadian Red Cross’ BC Wildfires Appeal or another registered charity that is directly supporting people affected by the wildfires happening across our Province. We are mindful that people with disabilities are more adversely affected during emergency situations, and that bringing together a staff-wide donation effort aligns with our values as an organization.

We would also like to highlight the relief efforts for evacuees in Yellowknife, NWT. CanadaHelps has compiled a list of charities providing relief efforts: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/support-the-northwest-territories-wildfire-relief-efforts/.

Our organization has produced many publications over the years that share important information on disability inclusion during emergency response. Find them here: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/category/publications/emergency-prep/.

Please share these publications in your communities; we want to ensure that the unique needs of people with disabilities are not forgotten during this time.

This is on DABC website go to the link here

 

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