An Introduction to The Sinneave Family Foundation

Recorded January 18, 2024. Have you heard of Sinneave before? Are you or your child autistic/neurodivergent and 15 and older? This presentation is for you! In the hour together we share who The Sinneave Family Foundation is, our programs and services including Launch + Skills, Information and Navigation and EmploymentWorks as well as many more! We look forward to sharing about how we can support autistic and neurodivergent youth and adults with the major life transitions they are facing. We will also share about our upcoming hybrid presentations and workshops which are always available on our events calendar. We will also leave time at the end of the presentation to answer any questions you have about who we are or what we do. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Biography of the Sinneave Foundation and the presenters

The Sinneave Family Foundation is an operating foundation that works with individuals, communities, and organizations across Canada to reduce barriers and enhance opportunities in education, employment, and housing for Autistic and Neurodivergent youth and adults. Our vision is that people live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities and realize their desired futures. We are based out of Calgary and serve all of Alberta.

Nabeeha Nadeem is a Learning and Connection Associate at the Sinneave Family Foundation. She is new with the company and will be a part of the information and navigation services where she has the pleasure to meet with autistics and neurodivergent individuals one on one providing consistent, person-centred information and navigating individuals to Sinneave programs and services and/or community-based resources. She has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Calgary and loves to bake and volunteer in the community outside of work.

Marcela Montes-Lobos serves a dual role at the Sinneave Family Foundation 60% as part of the Employment Works program and the other 40% as a Program and Services Associate. The employment works portion consists of providing employment preparedness training and support, combined with job sampling and hands-on experience to autistic adults and persons with disabilities. As part of her role as the Program and Services Associate, she partakes in Information and Navigation Services as well.

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