23A 3300 Smith Drive
Armstrong BC
PO Box 94
Armstrong
British Columbia
Canada
V0E 1B0
President, Kevin Campbell
Vice President, Eric Greenwood
Manager of Community Living, Gary Arbuckle gary_arbuckle@kindale.net
Development Officer, Cindy Masters cindy_masters@kindale.net
Executive Director, Henry Sundquist kindale@kindale.net
Academics: Computer training with basic academics are provided for specified consumers.
Communications: A speech-language pathologist performs assessments, develops and implements programs specific to each consumer's needs.
Community Integration: Aims to develop valued social roles within the community. Offers one to one conversation and promotes street safety and awareness.
Community Living: Support in personal management, home management, money management, social skills, etc for individuals living independently in the community.
Computer Lab: Offered to learn computer skills from playing games to learning and improving spelling and maintaining personal banking information.
Cooking: Two full kitchens at Bechtold Centre and Seaton Centre. Kitchenettes at Bechtold and Old Towne Thrift Shoppe. Programs of varying intensity teach nutritional cooking skills.
Community Living Inclusion:
Bechtold Centre: houses the developmental, communication, and senior"s programs
Mainstreet Connections: Provides a variety of services that promote independent living in the community (250) 545-2377
Old Towne Thrift Shoppe: Operated by volunteers and Kindale customers
Seaton Centre: Was built to specifications for persons with varying disabilities (wheel chair accessible) for full service developmental and seniorﾒs programs.
Employment Skills: Full range of employment training from behavior to vocational rehabilitation.
Health & Physical Development: A nurse monitors our consumerﾒs health. Exercise sessions are part of many consumers daily programs.
Rotary Employment Program (REP)
Self Employment Company
Housing:
Middleton House: 2-storey home for 6 adults. Fully wheelchair accessible including customized ceiling tracking and wheelchair lift for easy access to both levels (Rose Breitkreutz)
Rosewood House: Tri-plex for 5 adults (Synece Graves)
Van Kleeck House: 4 adults (Samantha Fairweather)
Warner House: 5 adults (Pat Blades)
Psychiatric Services: Kindale offers a range of assessment, diagnostic and program developmental services to consumers who have a dual diagnosis.
Secondary Student Transition Program: Provides work experience and transitional living for developmentally delayed students coming out of high school.
Self Help Skills: A variety of programs are in place based on individual assessments.
Semi-Independent Training: Consumers receive training to learn a variety of skills towards independence, and independence in the community.
Seniors Programs:
Arts/Crafts: Crafts are usually geared for the season and special occasions throughout the year
Baking: Every Friday, a hot lunch is prepared for consumers. It is the seniors departments job to prepare dessert.
Gardening: Consumers help with buying plants in the spring that will grow and can later be used in the fall for arts and crafts sessions.
Library: Weekly visits to the library to borrow books, tapes and videos.
Music: Consumers play musical instruments and sing some of their favorite songs.
Transportation: 6 vans to transport wheelchair-dependent individuals,