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CVS 2024/2025 Outcomes Report

Community Ventures Society (CVS) has completed its 2024/2025 Outcomes Management Report. Thank you to everyone who participated in gathering this insight to help us learn more about how we can improve in each areas of service.

In the surveys, in each of the areas of service, we gauge satisfaction including what we do well and what we can improve. Click on the link to access the complete CVS Outcomes Management Report 2024/2025.

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Join Us for Another CVS Movie Night!

Grab your popcorn and a comfy chair, CVS is excited to invite you to another movie night on Thursday, May 15th – meet at 5:15 pm! For your $5, you will get entry to see A Minecraft Movie as well as a small pop and popcorn! Running time for the movie is 1 hour and 41 mins and is rated PG.

Through the generosity of the City of Port Moody Community Grants Program, CVS is able to fund evening events like this one for the people we support. We now have the opportunity to host this event and we would love for you to join us. Thank you to the City of Port Moody for your continued support.

If you would like to attend, please complete the form below by Monday, May 12th, 2025 – tickets will go quickly and are limited, so don’t miss out! 

Advanced payment of the $5 is required to secure your tickets. Please send the payment of $5/ticket by e-transfer to [email protected] (please add reference: MOVIE). 

Reserve your tickets ASAP in the form below.

Enter your contact information in the form below to secure your tickets. Alternatively, you can contact Miriam Hoolahan directly at [email protected].

When:  Thursday, May 15th, 2024 – meet at 5:15 pm (come early to get your ticket & popcorn!)

Where: Cineplex Odeon, Coquitlam

Cost:  $5/ticket

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Welcome to Mike Anderson, the newest member of our Finance Team

We want to take this opportunity to welcome Mike Anderson, who joined Community Ventures Society as the Assistant Manager of Finance on April 4th, 2025.

Mike brings with him 20 years of accounting experience, having worked in the private, for-profit construction and engineering industries, where he has developed a strong expertise in financial management.

Mike is excited to be part of the CVS team. As Mike shares:

“My passion for helping individuals with developmental disabilities stems from my personal experience growing up with two brothers who have developmental disabilities. This inspired me to work as a community support worker, where I gained valuable experience in supporting vulnerable individuals. I’m excited to contribute my expertise to CVS and support its mission of  opening doors to opportunities for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families so that they live the life they choose.”

We are excited to welcome Mike to the team and look forward to working with him in the coming weeks and months.

Welcome Brianna Sutton, our new Assistant Manager of Shared Living

Please join us in welcoming Brianna Sutton, our new Assistant Manager of Shared Living. Brianna will be joining Kylie Isaacson, Manager of Shared Living, in the important they work they do in our home share department.

Brianna is returning to CVS after having worked at CVS as a Community Support Worker. Brianna also has experience working as a Program Coordinator, working with adults with developmental disabilities. 

Brianna has a Bachelor of Psychology and we are excited for her to join the Shared Living team. Brianna’s first day at CVS is February 7th, 2025. Welcome Brianna!

Staff Changes at CVS – Jan 2025

We wanted to make you aware of some staff changes at CVS that have recently been announced.

Adrienne Mohr will continue her role as Manager of Homes and Cheri Barnes will continue her role as Program Coordinator of Fusion. Adrienne and Cheri both stepped into these roles just over a year ago and have helped to grow these programs and we are excited to see what the future holds.

Adrienne Mohr,
Manager, Homes
Cheri Barnes,
Program Coodinator, Fusion

We are also excited to announce that Philip Nkum, will move into the role of Program Coordinator, Homes in a permanent capacity. Jen Pratt has been with CVS since October 2021, following the completion of her Classroom and Community Support Worker Diploma from Douglas College. Throughout her time at CVS, Jen has gained valuable experience supporting individuals in both the Discovery and Footloose programs, where she has assisted people in accessing the community, achieving personal goals, and fostering meaningful relationships. Jen will take on the role of Temporary Program Coordinator for Footloose.

Philip Nkum,
Program Coodinator, Homes
Jen Pratt,
Program Coordinator (temp), Footloose

Congratulations to everyone and we look forward to hearing more about the good work you and your team are doing here at CVS!

Introducing Elanda Robinson, our new DisDaBomb Coordinator

We are excited to announce that Elanda Robinson will be the new Enterprise Coordinator at CVS. Elanda will manage our social enterprise, DisDaBomb, and be part of our team as we move forward with our social enterprises here at CVS.

Elanda joins us from her previous role at CVS as a Community Support Worker and a part-time Employment Specialist. She has experience and understanding of the DisDaBomb enterprise from this work and we are excited for her to bring that knowledge to her new role.

Elanda will report into Miriam Hoolahan, Director of Marketing and Communications. Together and alongside the Employment team, led by Emily Price and Diana MacPhee, we will work to continue the growth of DisDaBomb and our social enterprises at CVS.

Elanda will start formally in her new role at DisDaBomb on Tuesday, January 14th. Join me in congratulating her.

Congrats to our 2024 CVS Staff Award Winners

We wanted to say a big congrats to our 2024 CVS Staff Award winners. Check out the video below to see all the people who won awards for 2024. Thank you for your dedication to the people you support, the families, our entire CVS team and, most of all, your commitment to CVS!

*Please note: we have only published names of people who provided consent. Others may have won awards but are not listed at this time.

Changes in our Shared Living Team

We want to take a moment to congratulate Kylie Isaacson as she has been promoted to the role of Manager, Shared Living. Kylie has worked on the Shared Living team as Assistant Manager since 2019 and she is looking forward to making an even bigger impact as she moves into the role of Manager in the department. 

Thank you to Colin Wood who will be moving – we appreciate all the hard work in Shared Living and wish you the best in your future endeavours.

Register by Nov 22nd for the 2024 CVS Staff Christmas Party & Staff Awards

Our 2024 CVS Staff Christmas Party will be happening on Saturday, December 7th at PoCo Inn & Suites (1545 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam). It will be a great night for all of us to have some fun, food and celebrate our year at CVS. Check-in will start at 6pm with dinner starting around 6:30pm.

Register for tickets by end of day November 22nd, 2024. Tickets are $20/person. Tickets can be purchased for a CVS staff member and one additional guest.

Reserve your tickets ASAP using the form below

When:  Saturday, December 7th – arrive 6pm, dinner starts at 6:30pm 

Where: PoCo Inn & Suites (1545 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam)

Cost:  $20/ticket (up to 2 additional guests) – Please send $20/ticket to [email protected] via etransfer only (use reference “staff2024”) to secure your tickets.

Emails will be sent out 1 week before the event with electronic tickets to show at the door. 

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Join Us for a Movie Day!

Grab your popcorn and a comfy chair, we are excited to invite you to a movie on Sunday November 3rd!

We will be watching The Wild Robot on November 3rd at 1:30pm.

If you would like to attend, please complete the form below by October 28th – tickets will go quickly, so don’t miss out! 

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Enter your contact information in the form below to secure your tickets. Alternatively, you can contact Afroza Samji directly at [email protected].

When:  Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at 1:30pm – come early to get your ticket & popcorn!)

Where: Cineplex Odeon, Coquitlam

Cost:  Free

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