Family Preferencing

Thank you for exploring the opportunity to have WJS support your family member. We know that the care and support they receive needs to ensure they live a full life based on their life goals and aspirations, and you can rest assured that their health and safety needs are an integral part of our care plans.

For more than 16 years, WJS has supported more than 200 individuals in home share situations in the Lower Mainland, the Interior, Vancouver Island and Prince George. Our team of Quality Analysts meets regularly with our home share providers and the persons served. We know it is important that the people we support know they can reach out when they want to celebrate successes or share challenges.

JT's Story

How the unexpected career path brought 25-years of lifelong friendships and remarkable experiences.

"The individuals I work with make me happy and motivated to come to work every day – I do this for them! I enjoy seeing them gain independence and happiness."

"A lot of the time people tend to pity someone with disabilities but it’s not pity that they need. They need to be treated for who they are, with respect."

"I think it’s so important we create a place where kids feel safe to grow, to find out who they are, and be able to take that into the world as adults."

"Thank you for all your help, I would not have gotten to where I am today without staff’s help."

"I feel there is so much opportunity moving forward with WJS. We have the chance to really make a difference..."

I love my position at WJS. The flexibility, the environment, and the vision of the organization works well with the balance and beliefs in my personal life."

"WJS is such a kind environment, they care very much about meeting the needs of both clientele and staff. I'm glad to be part of an organization that does such meaningful work for the well-being of others."

Jen's Story

Jen’s story is just one of many. Every day we support children, youth, adults and families in crisis and help people with disabilities thrive in communities across Canada. We work with people to uncover and develop their unique strengths to be the very best they can be.

As a CARF accredited agency, our services are monitored by external peers to ensure that we meet and exceed best practices for trauma informed care. People we support appreciate the individualized care and attention that is given to their unique situation. Whether they like to travel or stay home, go camping or go to amusement parks, love to cook or eat out, they are able to be supported to live a life that is about their choices.

Our caregivers love the role they play in supporting individuals to live full lives in communities. They also acknowledge that that support they get from WJS helps them feel less isolated, through connection to their quality analyst or other providers. Regular in home visits ensure that your family member will know both their care provider and the WJS staff who support them.

The Core Values of WJS are Integrity, Quality, Accountability, Team Work and Passion. We live those values every day in how we build care plans, implement safety protocols, look for opportunities for improvement and make decisions about how best to provide a full life for everyone. This book reflects the stories of how our values show up in the work we do with the individuals we support.

Our service delivery model is reflected in this picture but you can read about what in means in the day to day lives of the people we support in this book.

Become part of the WJS home share network

We’re always looking for home share providers to join our network. An option for your current home share provider would be to join the WJS network meaning there would be minimal disruption to your family members living and caregiver situation. Talk to your current provider, we offer:

Comprehensive Training
Become Accredited under WJS
Access to Emergency Support
Member of a peer group team
Help with finding respite support

Form more information email Lynn Wanamaker (lwanamaker@wjscanada.com)

WJS Canada wishes to respectfully acknowledge that we operate on the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples across Canada.