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Leigh’s Transformation from Institutional Care to Community Living We have another inspiring client success story to share this week! From Institutional Setting to Residential Home Program Meet Leigh, a young woman who previously lived in an institutional care setting. She transitioned to the Entrust Residential Home Program in July 2014 to begin community-based living. When...

Meet the courageous Nielsen family who (literally) travelled across the world to help their son with Autism Spectrum Disorder create an independent and full life. The Nielsen family is composed of Father/Blogger Aaron, Mother Shaunta, oldest son Donovan, middle son Keagan and youngest song Makhi. Currently their two oldest live in Canada with family members,...

Meet two of our clients, Brandon and Jordan. Both men are disability services clients who volunteer at LZ Trampoline Park, an indoor recreational facility. Brandon and Jordan’s Weekly Volunteer Routine Every week they go with their mentor Delacey, a disability services support worker. They work hard to disinfect and tidy up the shoe cubbies around...

We hope everyone had a happy and healthy Christmas! The New Year is approaching quickly, and today we would like to look to one of our youth Clients, Heidi, for inspiration in terms of learning and growing in the new year.  Heidi is 13 years old has been living in an Entrust youth residential care home...

We are thrilled to have the incredibly strong, talented and insightful Barbara Studham as our very first guest blogger. Barbara talks about her experience raising grandchildren with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the aggression and behavioural issues that arise, and her experience with residential care. Coping With Behavior Disordersby Barbara Studham The road travelled by families of children...

Entrust often talks about “innovation for independence.” But what does it mean? Recently our CEO Tilton Reed had the opportunity to sit down on the Ryan Jespersen Show, and along with Liberty’s Brad Prince, discuss the importance and potential technology has on empowering individuals with disabilities.  Entrust was founded on the belief that every individual deserves the opportunity to...

It’s December Third: International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Since 1992 the United Nations has recognized December third as a day to promote awareness and garner support for the many issues relating to the inclusion of individuals with disabilities. We cannot stress the importance of this day – international recognition that individuals with disabilities deserve...

Entrust Expands Social Media Presence to Connect with Disability Community Entrust, a disability care organization, is thrilled to announce the revival of our current social media platforms and the addition of two new platforms: YouTube and Twitter. Our reason behind this expansion is simple: we want to stay better connected with existing partners, families, and...

The Stigma To this day, the words ‘group home’ trigger feelings of discomfort in our society, although these words are nothing more than a catchall term used to describe a residence shared by multiple people. In this blog post, we uncover what group homes really are and the incredible part they play in the lives...

How Parents and Caregivers Plan Summer Activities for Children This is a question that most parents or caregivers begin to contemplate towards the end of the school year. For most families, summer planning comes naturally through enrolling children in various camps, sports programs, summer school programs, and recreational activities. We plan family vacations or day...