The Current Board of Directors of the Yellowknife Association for Community Living
- Pamela Weeks-Beaton, President
- Claudia Parker, Vice-President
- Janet Diveky, Secretary
- Jim Kennedy, Treasurer
- Alison Barr, Board Director
- Helen White, Board Director
- Vee Faria, Board Director
- Maureen Miller, Board Director
- Steve Elms, Board Director
- Anita Griffore, Board Director
- Esther Rowe, Board Director
- Carla Maxwell, Board Director
- Miriam Wideman, Board Director
- Julie White, Self-Advocate
- Pierre Lafond, Self-Advocate
Our Guiding Principles
The Association is guided in all of its actions by principles that are consistent with its values and beliefs. Every Action, statement, policy, or publication will honour and promote the principles of respect, dignity, equality, diversity, human rights, justice, self determination, mutual responsibility, inclusion and moral courage.
Our Statement of Beliefs
The Yellowknife Association for Community Living (YKACL) works to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities have full citizenship, membership in community and society, and the right to self-determination.
Citizenship
People have their rights and freedoms respected and protected. They have the opportunity to meet their obligations as participating and contributing citizens of communities.
Membership
People are welcomed into community life. They are raised in families, have friends, are part of the neighbourhood, attend schools, are employed, and live side-by-side with their peers.
Self-Determination
Adults have the right to control their own lives, make their own decisions (with assistance if necessary), and take responsibility for their actions. This includes respecting people's choices and allowing them to experience the consequences of their decisions.
Our Values and Beliefs
All members of the human family are family are full persons. Our human essence cannot be reduced to words, labels, categories, definitions or genetic patterns. Every person is unique. No on can be replaced or copied. All persons are ineffable.
- All persons are entitled to respect. Respect requires recognition of and concern for the dignity of every person. Dignity is fragile. It must be protected from all harm.
- All persons have inherent dignity. Dignity belongs to us just because we exist. It is not something we earn or receive.
- All persons have inalienable dignity. Dignity cannot rightfully be ignored, dismissed or taken away.
- All persons have equal dignity. Dignity does not depend upon physical, intellectual or other characteristics. Neither does it depend upon the opinions that other people have about these characteristics.
- All persons have inherent and equal worth. Our value as persons is neither earned nor accumulated. It is unrelated to health status or any genetic or other personal characteristic.
- All persons have inherent capacity for growth and expression. Every person has the right to be nourished physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
- All persons are entitled to equal access and opportunity. Equality demands protection from all forms of discrimination or harm, and access to the supports necessary to enable equal participation.
Our Strategic Priorities for the Next 1 - 3 Years
- To conduct an Evaluation of Skills Training & Inclusion
- To develop a Governance Framework
- To develop a Public Relations Strategy for communication with the public, membership and families
- To conduct a Financial Review
Click here to view our Strategic Plan.
Click here to view our Board Bylaws.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Association click here.