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Valued Social Roles by: Sara Clarke- Executive Director At Branching Out, we are dedicated to supporting individuals to gain valued roles in which to thrive. Social Role Valorization (SRV) is a concept created by Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger (Wolfensberger, 2013).…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Branching Out Support Services (B.O.S.S.) and Julie Elsdon-Height Join Forces to Provide Affordable and Accessible Therapeutic Options for the Community — Branching Out Support Services (B.O.S.S.), is dedicated to serving our community and creating…
Branching Out Support Services (B.O.S.S.) is dedicated to serving our community and creating a space where everyone can experience life to its fullest potential. Toward this goal, B.O.S.S. has partnered with Julie Elsdon-Height to offer community members affordable, accessible therapeutic…
Recently our Architect participants had a very positive experience with the Town of Orangeville, and we would like to share this story here. This is a learning experience about advocating for ourselves and others. The Architect crew had been experiencing barriers…
How the Media Represents Autistic People As an autistic person, I’ve often felt frustrated by the way that media portrays people like me. Too often, autistic characters are depicted as emotionless automatons, lacking in the depth and complexity of real…
Here you will find a list of items that the BOSS team suggests to aid in accessibility and for support. Some links below may contain links to affiliate programs and if you follow the link and make a purchase BOSS…
Each year in conjunction with International Women’s Day, Family Transition Place releases a magazine celebrating women. This year, our founder, Kimberly Van Ryn, was asked to write an article for the publication. Find it here: 2023 Celebrating Women Magazine https://issuu.com/familytransitionplace/docs/cw_magazine_2023_issuu…
‘Making people feel welcome’: Bluebird Café and Grill receives accessibility training from Branching Out Support Services By Sam Odrowski Creating a space where all patrons feel comfortable and welcome has become top of mind for a well-known eatery in downtown…
Still Sideline Support We’ve probably all seen a coach on the sidelines encouraging an athletic player. Usually it is loud, energetic, boisterous and sometimes even appears aggressive – so caught up in the athletes actions. The coach CAN’T jump in…
Recently the participants of our day services architect program at BOSS worked on perfecting this recipe for Granola Bars! Featuring the new and amazing Kick Start Granola by the CommonFare Kitchen – these are peanut free, school friendly, easy &…