Crash Support Network

The Crash Support Network is a unique one-of-a-kind platform that provides a variety of helpful resources and is a Dedicated Not-For-Profit Award-Winning Organization that has been supporting crash survivors since 2019.  Victims continue to feel the impact long after the motor vehicle crash and when other people share similar experiences, there is an extraordinary level of empathy, encouragement and understanding which is comforting. My passion has always been to help others and has evolved through determination, perseverance and dedication.

My Vision is to build a community where survivors of motor vehicle crashes from all over the world feel supported, understood and inspired.

Powell River Brain Injury Society

Powell River Brain Injury Society, founded on November 24, 2003, is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals affected by acquired brain injuries in the Powell River Community. Our Mission is to promote prevention, recovery, education, community awareness and life beyond acquired brain injury. Our Mandate is to assist persons dealing with acquired brain injuries and the people who care for them, offering support, education, and advocacy.

We provide peer support groups, educational workshops, and community awareness initiatives aimed at reducing stigma and increasing understanding of brain injuries. Our services primarily support individuals with brain injuries and their families, helping them navigate recovery and reintegration into the community.

As part of a provincial network, we advocate for improved resources and care for brain injury survivors. and continue to build partnerships with local health services and community organizations.

South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society (SOSBIS)

SOSBIS is an organization dedicated to supporting individuals affected by Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and related mental health conditions, as well as their housing needs. It provides a comprehensive range of services including education, resources, advocacy, and support to both the individuals impacted by these conditions and their caregivers and families.

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Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods

Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods (CAN) is committed to equity, diversity, and accessibility. CAN recognizes that people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions have multiple intersecting identities that affect their experiences and daily life. CAN represents and honours all identities by centering decolonization and using both an intersectional lens and disability justice framework.  CAN is dedicated to education, whether community members, government, businesses, organizations, and/or communities. Our material is adjustable to new learners or more experienced audiences and delivered in a variety of ways. We deliver workshops, including: Breaking Barriers, Crip Kindness, Disability Awareness, Disability Justice, Gender + Sexuality, Imposter Syndrome, and Queer + Trans History (BC and Canada). We do presentations for conferences, speak on panels, and participate on committees for a number of issues: accessibility, academic and/or medical ableism, disability awareness, streetscapes, transportation, poverty, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, and privileges and oppressions.  CAN does consultation work, engaging collaboratively to find creative solutions to, and educate about, barriers within communities. Projects include: accessibility, transportation, advocacy, empowerment, disability awareness, poverty, 2SLGBTQIA+ (Queer) issues, disability justice, and more.  Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods empowers people with disabilities, builds community, enables people to advocate for themselves and others, celebrates diversity, and amplifies lived experience.

Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley

The BIAOV is a The Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley is a non-profit organization that helps acquired brain injury survivors reconnect with their environment.  The Mission is to offer education, information, hope and support to persons with brain injury, their family members, friends, caregivers and professionals in the Ottawa Valley region.

Brain Injury Association Waterloo Wellington

The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington (BIAWW) is a registered not-for-profit charity that provides support, advocacy, and programs to survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI) and educational programs to the children and youth.

Concussion Awareness Training Tool

The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is a series of online educational modules and resources addressing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management may decrease the risk of brain damage and potentially reduce long-term health issues.

Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA)

The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) is a provincial not-for-profit, charitable organization. Our mission is to enhance the lives of Ontarians living with the effects of acquired brain injury (ABI) through education, awareness and support. Through programs such as our toll-free helpline, peer support program, and support groups, we have assisted well over 100,000 people. OBIA is also a leader in Canada for providing training and education to those who support people living with concussions/brain injuries.