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About
PLAN
PLAN (Planned Lifetime
Advocacy Network) is an organization dedicated to securing the future
for people with disabilities and their families. Created in
1989 by families in British Columbia, PLAN is a not-for-profit charity
that
assists and supports families in responding to all of aspects of the
safety, security and well-being of people with disabilities, particularly
after their
parents become infirm or die.
PLAN's work enhances
the quality of life and security of people with
disabilities by building a safety net of diverse programs - secured
networks of family and friends, increased financial independence, and
avenues for true contribution and citizenship - that can withstand the
death of their parents
as well as unpredicted changes in government-funded support services.
PLAN's vision is
a good life for all people with disabilities and their families.
Our mission is to secure the future for people with disabilities and
to provide
them and their families with peace of mind. This means ending isolation
and loneliness, creating financial security, enabling everyone to make
a
contribution, ensuring choice, and creating genuine homes.
In our work to secure
good lives for people with disabilities and their families, PLAN is
guided and inspired by four core values:
- Relationships
are the key to safety, security and a good life
- Contribution
equals citizenship - PLAN works to ensure the people it
serves are seen for their unique contributions
- Self-sufficiency
- diversity of revenue sources and independence from government funding
enable PLAN to advocate on behalf of individuals
and families without fear of consequence
- Family direction
- PLAN is structured to ensure it will always be
directed by and accountable to families.
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