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July 19

Going Back to School – Nonprofit Leadership

Carleton, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership I love a lot of things about Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. I love the individuals and families I work with, the amazing direct support people we support, our neighbours and communities and I love the fact that someone in the office will inevitably have chocolate in their desk. If I had […]

Posted by Courtney Horowitz, in Adult, Blog, Direct Support People

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February 12

David Hingsburger- Courtney's experience at "The Ring of Safety"

I was fortunate to spend last Saturday morning with a group of amazing parents and support providers listening to an even more amazing speaker, Dave Hingsburger. For those not familiar with his work, Dave is a support provider/director/consultant/lecturer/author and – to this girl, at least – guru in the field of disability. One of his […]

Posted by Courtney Horowitz, in Adult, Blog, Direct Support People