“We were told…CLBC has no contingency for anyone who is stable. So there is no forward budgeting for any adult who is not in crisis,” said mother Jean Lewis.
CLBC is the crown corporation that is supposed to help families who need placements for their developmentally disabled adult children, specifically anyone with an IQ under 70. Critics say they don’t.
“People and families are not funded until it’s absolutely falling apart,” said Faith Bodnar of Inclusion B.C. “In a sense, it’s a system that doesn’t fund until things are in crisis.”
See the Global TV News Story (December 9, 2015)
