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BCABVI provides resources, answers and support to all people with blindness or other visual impairment that maximize their ability to meet life’s daily challenges and realize their continued self-worth and value to our community.

PROVIDE SERVICES AND TRAINING TO THE BLIND

The mission of the San Diego Center for the Blind is to increase the abilities of any adult with blindness or vision impairment to reach their own highest level of independence.

The Center for Epilepsy was originally founded as the Fraser Valley Epilepsy Society in 1998 by a group of dedicated parents, support workers, health-care providers and other caregivers. Our board members include those who live with epilepsy, parents of children with epilepsy and several doctors who specialize in neurological disorders. We are dedicated to creating and providing support, information, and education to families and individuals who live with epilepsy their support staff, educational personnel, friends, co-workers, health care providers and anyone else affected by epilepsy. To educate children and adults who witness a seizure not to be afraid, provide them with the essential information and first aid skills that will furnish them with the self-confidence to correctly manage a seizure.

The Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society has been formed to purchase Island Timberlands forest land holdings immediately adjacent to Carrington Bay Park on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. These forest lands will be held in trust for all the children of Cortes Island, in perpetuity. They will offer educational, recreational, cultural and spiritual value for all our children. They will provide the opportunity for our youth to embrace and practise stewardship of forest lands and watersheds. Parcel Identification The parcels of land that have been identified for purchase (shown below) are: NW ¼ S38, NE ¼ S38, NW ¼ S39, NE ¼ S39 and portion of SW ¼ S39. These lands border the southern shores of Carrington Lagoon and share their northern boundary with Carrington Bay Park, providing critical connectivity at the landscape level for Carrington Bay and Carrington Lagoon.