Right now in BC, many agencies are looking for accessible support for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind children or adults with additional disabilities. Many of these agencies do not have the sign language/communication skills to provide a healthy home environment for their clients so they look to us for community members or families who may be able to provide respite or home-sharing care (temporary or permanent) for their clients.
So what do you need to do in order to provide support to someone in need? Most of these agencies look for someone who:
• Has experience or an eagerness to work with children or adults with additional disabilities
• Can provide a signing environment
• Has reliable access to a vehicle
• Is willing to go through a home-study program and has a clean criminal record check
• Be very patient and compassionate
If this sounds like you, please contact Melissa Campbell at melissa.campbell@gov.bc.ca for more information.
“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways, it can change someone’s life forever.”
~Margaret Cho
