What:                 A free workshop about Basic Budgeting
Where:               Disability Alliance BC’s office at #204- 456 West Broadway in Vancouver
When:                Thursday, May 28th from 1pm- 2pm
To Register:      Call Val at 604-875-0188 or email: feedback@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org

We will cover: what is a budget, why you should have a budget, and how to start and keep a budget. The workshop is for people receiving the Persons with Disabilities Benefit or for people who are living on low incomes. Staff and volunteers from community organizations are welcome to attend.

*This workshop will be facilitated by Vancity and has been made possible though Vancity’s generous support.

Dear Community Partner,

We have completed a full update of our Help Sheet self-help guides on provincial disability benefits and programs. They are available on our website at: http://tinyurl.com/nuqaxrq

We’ve also updated our guide on appealing to the Social Security Tribunal (SST). You can access this publication at: http://tinyurl.com/m8aye4j

If you would like us to mail you any of these publications, please call Val at 604-875-0188 or email her at feedback@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org

Thank you to the Health Sciences Association of BC for their generous support of this update.

DABC is hosting an online forum April 21-22 on people with disabilities and violence for Victims of Crime Awareness Week.

The online forum themes will include:

• Statistics on violence against people with disabilities in Canada
• What we’ve heard from people with disabilities during the InFocus national project
• Peer safety tips as well as safety planning from the Our Right to be Safe workshops
• What do service providers and government programs need to know – we want to hear from people with disabilities
• Service providers – challenges and promising practices
• Sharing information on services and resources in BC for victims of crime

To register to be a forum member and join the dialogue: http://forums.disabilityalliancebc.org

If you have any questions or need further information contact the Forum Moderator, Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org