Rachel Goldstien's Contact Details

Rachel Goldstien's Company Details

Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion

Burnaby, BC, CA • 250 - 499 Employees
Non-Profit

The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) is a place where children and adults of all abilities are supported to reach for their dreams and make decisions about their lives -- where they want to live, work, learn and grow. Who their friends are. What they believe in. Read more about what we offer at http://gobaci.comBACI was created in 1956, when parents of children with disabilities in Burnaby gathered to advocate for the rights of their sons and daughters. We have grown into a non-profit organization that provides innovative services to over 1,000 children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and their families in Metro Vancouver.At BACI, we provide a wide range of training, development, social and recreational opportunities. Through our BEST employment services and collaborations with local businesses, civic employment initiatives and the Burnaby Board of Trade, we support the economic inclusion of people with disabilities. With our 4 integrated child care centres and Infant Development Program, we support over 400 children of all abilities in Burnaby to learn and play together, and develop to their full potential. Our Youth Program partners with Burnaby community centres and libraries to promote inclusion – finding and creating opportunities for people of all abilities to meet new people, connect, and be more active in their community.BACI continues to seek out opportunities to increase social awareness and effect change in the way individuals of all abilities are included in our society.