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The Belonging Initiative |
| Several years ago, a group of individuals, most of whom had a connection to people with disabilities, were exploring solutions to the persistent social challenge of isolation and loneliness.
They began looking for ways to foster a culture of belonging and, thereby, effect massive change to end the isolation and loneliness experienced by people with disabilities. This change took flight in the Belonging Initiative in January 2005, with L’Arche Canada as a founding partner. Using blogging technology, the Belonging Initiative harnesses resources and expertise. It highlights solutions employed to end the isolation facing people with disabilities, trusting that those efforts will ripple outwards and improve the situation of other isolated people. Communities in which people are better connected are healthier, realize the contributions of all citizens, and have lower health and social services costs. In other words, when people move from isolation to community, everybody benefits.
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