Agency Highlights
Committees
Diversity, Equity and Belonging Committee
The committee's purpose is to advise and make recommendations to help ensure that Lake Ridge Community Support Services applies a diversity, equity and belonging lens to its policies, services and programs, collaborating with and amplifying the voices of diverse perspectives. The committee's objectives are to provide a forum for support, affirmation, communication and collaboration related to equity, diversity and belonging where all employees and service recipients feel a sense of inclusion. This will be done through active engagement with community organizations and stakeholders, particularly those from marginalized groups and the neurodivergent community. This past year we provided many educational initiatives to our staff to increase their awareness of the diverse cultural needs of our community, organization and the clients we serve. We also invested in the purchasing of culturally diverse program materials for our team to use. We also have made an ongoing commitment to working collaboratively with our clients and caregivers to ensure that their voices are heard during their client experience to ensure a sense of inclusion in the services they receive from us.
Health & Wellness Committee
The purpose of this committee is to improve the overall health of the agency and the mental and physical well-being of the employees through engagement and initiatives. It is the vision of the organization to work towards creating a healthier work environment that allows and encourages employees to reach their individual health and well-being goals. This past year the committee sponsored many initiatives for employees, including the 100 Hours of Outside Challenge, Journaling Coffee and Reflection, and Health and Wellness Bingo.
Fundraising Committee
Our ABA for All Campaign continues to generate revenue from a variety of sources.
We are thrilled to share that we will be hosting our Annual Autism Fair once again. This year it was held on May 13, 2023, at Heydenshore Pavilion in Whitby.
| EVENT | DATE | AMOUNT RAISED |
|---|---|---|
| Mother’s Day Cookie Sale | 18-Apr-22 to 5-May-22 | $540.00 |
| 2022 Golf Tournament | 16-Sep-22 | $10,000.00 |
| 2022 Stone Soup Conference | 21-Oct-22 | $25,783.01 |
| Corporate Donations | 2022-23 | $11,500.00 |
Social Committee
It has been an exciting and thrilling year when not only did we have one event but two in person! The Social Committee held a summer Employee Appreciation Event at Woodview Community Centre. And our delicious meal was served by Stuttering John’s Food Truck. Our employees enjoyed an afternoon in the sun and competed against each other in Escape Room-like challenges! For our Holiday luncheon and awards handout, we enjoyed the afternoon at the Ajax convention center, where we were entertained by the Cool Magician Ray Anderson, who had us laughing and hypnotized with his skill and talent. From both events combined, we raised just over a thousand dollars to Feed the Need in Durham!