On December 1st we pause to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Branching Out Support Services – to celebrate the day we opened our door at 5 First Street to commence service. Our lives took a sharp turn down a new path…
Accessibility is Ever Evolving
Accessibility is Ever Evolving and Lived Experience is the Mentor to this Evolution As a facilitator of training, education and advocacy I’m starting to get my bearings about the explicit and legislative details around accessibility and the nuances or complexities of…
All Voices for Planning and Implementation
All Voices for Planning and Implementation: A dialogue with neurodiverse adults There’s something new happening at Branching Out Support Services and it’s past due. As we move into our fifth (!!!) year of service at BOSS we are finding our…
Branching Out Support Services Inc Achieves B Corporation Accreditation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Branching Out Support Services Inc Achieves B Corporation Accreditation Orangeville, Ontario, July 29, 2024 — Branching Out Support Services (BOSS), a grassroots social enterprise providing services for people across the age span with neurodiversities and disabilities, is…
Horses and Humans
Horses and Humans It’s a cool morning, but the way the fog sits, you can tell it’s gonna be a hot one. As we roll up the drive, we can see the horses flicking their tails in the crisp morning…
inclusion
inclusion /ɪnˈkluːʒn/ noun 1.the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure Inclusion is something we, at BOSS, teach people about often. Sometimes in a formal setting of a classroom in a corporate building…
HEART ART for TWO TENS
HEART ART for TWO TENS In Memory of Mason. Deep gratitude to those who came out to support the Art Show and Sale last week at the Center Cafe in Orangeville. If you didn’t get a chance to come out…
Trauma Informed Practice…… A new way forward
Trauma Informed Practice…A new way forward Early on in my Child and Youth Work practice I came across the book “Scattered Minds” by a little-known Canadian doctor named Gabor Mate. You might recognize the name, in the years since he…
Theory of Change: The BOSS Model
Theory of Change: The BOSS Model Over the course of fall 2023 the Branching Out Leadership team dug into where the last 4 years have brought us and how we want/need to see the future shaping up for those with…
For the LOVE of Community
For the LOVE of community Love isn’t a word we use in professional work spaces often. I remember my surprise and delight when one of our esteemed community partners, Family Transition Place used this word and concept as one of…
