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Together, We Build Belonging

Your gift helps adults with diverse abilities live full, connected lives.

Every dollar you give will be matched by the Garth Homer Foundation up to $50,000.

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Every day, Garth Homer helps adults with diverse abilities build a life, a home, and a place in the world. Your matched donation creates opportunities for belonging, independence, and connection. 

300+ volunteer hours contributed weekly by clients
47 individuals supported in meaningful paid jobs in the community
 200+ participants engaged in creative and social programs
50 years of supporting adults with diverse abilities in Greater Victoria

Your Gift Helps Provide

Employment

Skills training and employment coaching that lead to paid work.

Confidence

Art, drama, and music programs that build confidence and self-expression.

Connection

Volunteer opportunities that create community connection.

Independence

Health and wellness programs that support independence.

Belonging

Inclusive spaces and adaptive tools for learning and participation.

Make a Lasting Difference All Year Long

Monthly Giving

Monthly giving provides reliable support that keeps programs running and doors open every day. Your recurring donation, matched by the Garth Homer Foundation, helps ensure that participants have access to caring staff, meaningful activities, and opportunities for growth all year long. 

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Every gift is matched by the Garth Homer Foundation, doubling your impact.

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See the Impact

STARR team members support local families with hamper project

For the last twelve months, participants in the STARR community inclusion program have delivered newspapers and collected refundables in order to share their holiday spirit with local families. Their efforts cover the cost of a hamper brimming with gifts, groceries, and a full holiday meal for two families this year.

Tuning in with Equine-Assisted Learning

Did you know you can lower your heart rate by spending time with horses? Garth Homer community members involved in a new equine-assisted learning program can tell you how they develop leadership and teamwork skills while feeling calm and joyful around horses.

Building Community Through Shared Play

As adults with careers, we all struggle with the same challenge: finding time to connect with friends. For twelve Employment Services clients, the solution is the LifeStreams Hobby Club.

STARR team members support local families with hamper project

For the last twelve months, participants in the STARR community inclusion program have delivered newspapers and collected refundables in order to share their holiday spirit with local families. Their efforts cover the cost of a hamper brimming with gifts, groceries, and a full holiday meal for two families this year.

Tuning in with Equine-Assisted Learning

Did you know you can lower your heart rate by spending time with horses? Garth Homer community members involved in a new equine-assisted learning program can tell you how they develop leadership and teamwork skills while feeling calm and joyful around horses.

Building Community Through Shared Play

As adults with careers, we all struggle with the same challenge: finding time to connect with friends. For twelve Employment Services clients, the solution is the LifeStreams Hobby Club.
Two images side by side, the first of Megan sitting on a wooden swinging bench with a Malahat Skywalk sign and a view of the water an mountains behind her. The second is her leaning against a fence, with the Skywalk and a side by side behind her.

Celebrating Meghan’s Two-Year Anniversary at Malahat Skywalk

Marking two years at Malahat Skywalk, Meghan has grown from a new employee into a trusted member of the janitorial team—her commitment and attention to detail evident in every shift.
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