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The Brampton Guardian
Friday, February 27, 2009
Ashley Goodfellow
(Brampton Guardian Article)

BRAMPTON - A new program launched by Brampton’s SNAPSO (Special Needs Adult Program Services Organization) will allow participants to be involved in the decision-making and planning process of what their days will entail.

The Adult Day Program, which will run out of the Ellen Mitchell Recreation Centre, gives special needs adults more freedom and autonomy in deciding what skills abilities they’d like to pursue— including cooking, sports, literacy and music.

Each participant will be able to get out into the community with peers to experience new activities through the week.

Kathy Bell, SNAPSO executive director, said in 2005 a mandate was given to the SNAPSO executive to proceed with a proposal to open a new day program from that a group of active parents to special needs adults.

Their mission, she said, is to provide opportunities to allow these individuals to be active and visible in the community.

“We have been working toward that goal ever since,” said Bell. “We set five years as our goal, but with so much support our goal has come to fruition one year early.”

Bell calls the new program “innovative” and said the program currently has 23 participants and space for more.

“I can honestly say, our participants have never been happier and look forward to the new and exciting opportunities on their weekly schedules,” she said.

SNAPSO held an official grand opening of the program on Feb. 6.

For program information call Carmen Baker at 647-802-2142 or e-mail snapso@bellnet.ca snapso@bellnet.ca

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