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You’re Invited! Skills Society 2023 Annual General Meeting
Join us for Skills Society’s 42nd Annual General Meeting on June 28th at 6 pm.
Skills Society Picnic 2022
On June 11th, the Skills Society Community - people we serve, staff, board members, volunteers, and their families - gathered at Laurier Park for a picnic. It was a wonderful afternoon of connecting that included lawn games, food, music, and lot's of laughter.
September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
To: People we Support, Families, Guardians, and Skills Society Employees RE: September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation From: Skills Society Senior Leadership September 15, 2021 In June the federal government passed legislation to establish a National…
Board Chair and Treasurer 2021 AGM Report
A Year Like No Other 2020-2021 was a year like no other the Skills Society has ever experienced. The global COVID pandemic presented unrelenting daily challenges, large and small, for every member of the Skills Society family. Keeping everyone safe and well was the…
Free Digital Dating Workshop Presented by the Centre for Sexuality and Disability Action Hall
The Centre for Sexuality and Disability Action Hall are offering free online workshops for people who are interested in building their dating skills. These workshops are open to all Albertans with developmental disabilities over the age of 18. For more information or…
Skills Society Virtual Annual General Meeting
Skills Society’s 40th Annual General Meeting! Lessons, learnings and opportunities from the last year as we navigated the pandemic together You are invited to our 2021 Virtual Annual General Meeting taking place on Monday, June 28th via Zoom from 6:00-8:00pm.
Winter 2021 Newsblast
Curious about what we have been up to for the past few months? You have come to the right place! Our newsblasts are designed to be a ‘one-stop-shop’ enabling you to quickly get the scoop on goings-on, new projects, and exciting opportunities.
What is self-advocacy and why it is important: Talk with Tony Flores
Join Tony Flores, the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Alberta, on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 as he speaks about the importance of self-advocacy. Tony will talk about what the Office of the Disability Advocate does and how he supports Albertans with…
Submit a Message of Gratitude for the AGM
We need your help to make our online Annual General Meeting extra special this year We are looking for the people we support, family members, and staff to send in pictures around the theme of gratitude. All the pictures we get will be put together to make a slideshow…
Skills Society Virtual Annual General Meeting
We hope you can join us for our Virtual Annual General Meeting taking place on Monday, June 22nd via Zoom from 6:00-8:00pm. As best we can, using an online platform, we will ‘come together’ with the people we serve, their families and friends, and supporters of Skills…
Introducing the Virtual CommuniTEA Infusion Project
Helping People Feel Connected COVID-19 and all the changes associated with it have made it challenging for people to remain feeling connected to others in their community. With people not able to go out as often or see friends and family in person regularly, feelings…
Design by Doing 2.0: Culturally Adapting a Social Innovation Process
Design by Doing 2.0 is a social innovation lab we are proud to have been a part of over the last eighteen months. Together, with the City of Edmonton, EndPoverty Edmonton and Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative, we worked alongside the Bhutanese community in…
2019 Annual General Meeting
Onward: Getting the Right Mix of The Old, The New, and a Dash of Surprise! We had a full house at our 2019 Annual General Meeting that took place on June 25th at the Chateau Louise Hotel and Conference Centre. Vice Chair of the Board, Amy Abbott led the business…
Engaged Citizenship in Action - School Supplies Drive
Adrian Bruff, a leader and mover and shaker at Skills Society is spearheading the annual School Supplies Drive again! The goal of the Back to School Drive is to provide families and children in our community the resources that they need to be successful in school and…
Disability Issues to Ask Candidates About Before the Next Election
The next provincial election, taking place on April 16th, 2019, is fast approaching! Hart Chapelle, Skills Society Board Chair, has prepared the following letter that outlines key disability issues you can ask candidates about before the next election.
Introducing Ben Weinlick Skills' Next Executive Director
We are excited to introduce Ben Weinlick as our incoming Executive Director! I (Paige Reeves) had the chance to sit down with Ben and ask him a few quick questions about himself, what brings him to this work, and what we can expect from him in the coming months.
How to talk about race- Shift Lab Speakers Series
Hi folks, One of our initiatives coming out of our Action Lab work – The Edmonton Shift Lab is hosting an international speakers series. The series is called “How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race” and features three prominent international speakers…
Picnic in a Lab
On Friday Sept 22nd, individuals supported by Skills Society Outreach program and staff gathered to have lunch and conversation. It was a wonderful afternoon that included music, games and lot’s of laughter. This group did not let the weather interfere with…
2016 Highlights at a Glance
Welcome to the Skills Society newsletter The newsletter aims to summarize the highlights from a few of our key projects and collaborations! In each newsletter we interview someone connected with Skills about what one of our core values means in action.