Charity logo

COWICHAN INDEPENDENT LIVING

Registered Name: COWICHAN VALLEY INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTRE SOCIETY

Business No: 890470982RR0001

Disability Resource Centre for the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, BC.

COWICHAN INDEPENDENT LIVING

about

Our Mission

Our Mission Statement:

Cowichan Independent Living promotes a new perspective on disability.

We work to empower all people to remove barriers so that anyone may assume risks, make choices and contribute to society.

About COWICHAN INDEPENDENT LIVING

Cowichan Independent Living is operated by persons with disabilities for persons with disabilities.

Our programs and services are founded on the principals that all people should be able to:

1.Live with dignity in their chosen community;

2.Participate in all aspects of their own lives; and

3.Control and make decisions about their own lives.

What We Do:

•Cowichan Independent Living will assist anyone who self discloses they have a disability.

•We will advocate on behalf of persons living with a disability and at the same time, teach consumers the skills necessary to advocate for themselves.

•We promote the independent living movement and model to improve the daily lives for persons living with a disability.

•We network with all levels of government and the community to ensure that the needs of persons living with disabilities are being met.

•We deliver programs and services based solidly on the principles of Independent Living.

REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS

102-121 First Street

DUNCAN, BC, V9L 1R1

Visit our website