Participants:
"I like it when we have fun and laugh." "I love it when I come here to meet new friends." "I am excited to meet my new Best Buddy!" "Meeting new people and going to Boston Pizza." " I love the learning groups." "My favourite thing was the car wash and spraying Jay." "The fun activities like the BBQ." "Gives me time to see friends." "I like meeting people and doing new things." |
Families/Networks
"It has provided our daughter and family the opportunity to make connections with others. This has been especially important having recently moved to the valley." "Our daughter has made new friends and I as a parent, have met other parents of special needs youth." "It has made our life busier, in a good way." "We found the "Lets Talk About It" series provided valuable and useful information in a safe and comfortable environment." "The Friendship Project has provied our son a positive opportunity to be out in the community." "There is a core group of youth that meet regularly to keep the momentum going and a strong group of parents to govern the project." "Young adult is more confident" Young adult is conneting to others in her community and has started talking about what it means to be a friend." "Thank you Thank you Thank you!" |
Our Community
"The project has provided an outlet for members of our community to meet new people that are outside of their day programs, which supports community inclusion." "I think that seeing the young people interacting with each other and talking about their lives has given us vision for similar interactions." "The Friendship Project has done an amazing job of raising important topics and getting out in the community in the spirit of friendship and connection." The "SPEAK!" workshop shared in a very open and honest manner, how discrimination and lonliness has affected the lives of people with disabilities - the narratives were very toughing and memorable." "It has "put it on the radar" of more people in our organization." |