Nanaimo Seniors Visiting Program

For more than 30 years, the Nanaimo Seniors Visiting Ministry, then Nanaimo Telephone Visiting Society and most recently, the Nanaimo Seniors Visiting Society has been providiong contact and assistance for seniors who live independently and feel isolated.

Since merging with Midi isaland Ability Society, we are now part of a greater calling - helping seniors and people with disabilities to lead more engaging and independent lifestyles.

Give us a call and find out more, or go to www.ntvs.ca for more information.

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Mid Island Kids On The Block

Thanks to our friends at Rotary Club of Nanaimo Daybreak, we will be presenting an exciting puppet program at local events and in our schools which will help raise awareness of the issues faced by kids with disabilities in schools.

We are currently looking for a volunteer coordinator and puppeteers. If you are passionate about kids and/or about disability awareness, you can make a difference in people's lives. Click here to see our puppets and to learn more about this exciting program!

If you would like more information, give us a call and we'd love to talk about it with you.

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Information and Networking

Many people have a difficult time finding outwhat is available and what is out there. We are dedicated to helping our clients identify their needs and helping them find the resources to fill those needs.

If we don’t have it, we know who does, or we will help you find it.

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Advocacy and Self-Empowerment Skills

We encourage personal growth and the development of self-advocacy skills.

One-to-one support in applying for disability benefits as well as assistance to gain the skills needed to appeal decisions, if required; communicating, negotiating, problem solving and personal management are all important aspects of daily life.

Self-advocacy as a core theme assists individuals to advocate on their own behalf, supports their choices, respects their decisions, and affords individuals opportunities to take risks.

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Peer Support

Peer support is an exciting opportunity to get involved in workshops, programs, social events, and volunteer positions while making friends with similar interests in the community.

This is an excellent way to build valuable skills, knowledge, and experience with the opportunity to give and receive encouragement and moral support among peers.

Your experience can help others who are facing the same challenges you have, or maybe you can benefit from the experience of others, either way, peer support is all about peers helping peers in a safe, non-judgemental environment.

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BOAAR – Because Our Abilities Are Reliable

With the shrinking of the economy and widespread Government cutbacks, MIAS is dedicated to offering services to people with disabilities while ensuring costs are minimal. With this in mind, we are developing a Social Enterprise model which will generate income to sustain the Society while at the same time offering a service for people with disabilities to develop skills-gap training for possible future employment.

BOAAR is a revenue-generating Social Enterprise concept which returns all profit to Mid Island Ability Society. All profit is used to ensure the continued operations of our other programs run by and for Persons With Disabilities.

Keep checking in as more information will be posted as this develops.

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