Elliot Lake council has proclaimed May as Community Living Algoma month.
The proclamation recognizes the work by the organization and was read by Acting Mayor Andrew Wannan at the regular council meeting Monday evening.
“Community Living Algoma has provided supports and services to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the Town of Blind River and surrounding district since 1954 and provides services to 397 adults and 331 children across the District of Algoma,” said the proclamation.
“Community Living Algoma’s goal is that people with intellectual disabilities have every opportunity to participate fully in our community with dignity, independence and acceptance,” the acting mayor said in reading the proclamation.
The organization works with Elliot Lake volunteers and other stakeholder groups and organizations to promote citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities, so they have the rights and responsibilities, and the opportunities that come with belonging, participating, and contributing as a valued member of society. Community Living operates an office in the city.
The proclamation is a province-wide initiative created to celebrate the values of Community Living, which are inclusion, equality, and respect.