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50/50 Hospital Stay Raffle Tickets
A hospital visit is a stressful experience at the best of times. For an individual living with a developmental disability, and who may have other complex support needs, the challenges associated with a stay in hospital are even greater.
National Volunteer Appreciation Week
April 24-30 is National Volunteer Week and even though many of our in-person volunteer positions have been paused, our dedicated volunteers were still able to make some incredible…
Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteer Bloggers
Finding ways for our generous volunteers to continue sharing their time and talent with us during the pandemic has been challenging.
Waterloo Region Developmental Services Planning Table Advocates for 4th Dose Vaccination Boosters for Individuals Living with Developmental Disabilities
We are writing to ask for your support to prioritize COVID-19 fourth-dose vaccines…
Sunbeam’s Overnight Respite
Sunbeam’s newly renovated Children’s respite program offers caregiver relief to families of children who are medically fragile/technology dependent and/or those who may have developmental disabilities.
Best Practices When Supporting Someone Having COVID-19
This graphic novel highlights
best practices for when supporting
someone who has COVID-19.
Lisa Celebrates Milestone
This past Monday, Dec 20, 2021 Sim’s Resident, Lisa celebrated a milestone that was two years in the making! It was Abe Eblan, Sunbeam’s Complex Care Coordinator, who first suggested that Lisa could benefit from “driver’s training” to learn safe and proper driving techniques…
Toys for the HAUL-idays
Junk Works Golden Triangle in Waterloo, Ontario ran a “HAUL-idays” Toy Drive this year – collecting toys from across our community. We are thrilled to share we have received three large satchels of new, unwrapped toys…
Skyline Group of Companies Support Overnight Respite Programs
The Skyline Group of Companies has generously donated $5,000 this to the Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services holiday appeal in support of Sunbeam’s overnight respite programs.








