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Services & Programs
Bright Nest offers a multidisciplinary approach to our programming. All our programs include access to a range of specialized professionals including Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Therapists, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, and Licensed Practical Nurses. Each home is provided with an agency vehicle to facilitate community inclusion and recreational activities.
Healing and Wellness Program
Bright Nest understands the importance of maintaining the Inuit culture and is dedicated to providing culturally appropriate activities as a part of our program. Whenever possible, Bright Nest partners with Inuit Elders in the community who can provide cultural activities, eg- bannock making, sewing, carving, and beading.
Community Access Program
We also believe that appropriate educational opportunities are vital in transforming lives. Bright Nest matches children to schools that are best suited for their individual needs. We partner with schools that are sensitive to our client's particular needs, backgrounds, and cultures.
Bright Nest Day Program
Bright Nest offers day programming designed to provide clients with opportunities to socialize, exercise, and learn. This program is intended to improve the lives of our clients, teaching new skills through a variety of activities and programs. In doing this, we train our residents to be able to live independently. Through this program, our aim is for clients to develop good communication skills, make their own personal choices and decisions, maintain good personal hygiene, learn domestic skills, develop hobbies and interests, and develop basic work skills. Programming is specifically tailored to meet individual needs.
Residential Support (Respite) Program
Bright Nest also provides Emergency Residential Support (respite) for children, youth, and young adults without a placement in a home. This initiative partners with community agencies and hospitals to prevent homelessness and assist in finding permanent, safe, 8 Bright Nest Inc. and positive community placements as well as to prevent institutionalization due to lack of space.
Family Support / Reunification Program
Caring for a family member or loved one with a medically fragile diagnosis is challenging. We’re here to help you. Our Family Supports services touch on multiple areas of concern in order to enhance the quality of life for your loved one, as well as support everyone involved in their care. In addition to our Family Support Services, depending on each resident's needs and plan, we are committed to having plans in place that will allow for our clients to reunite with their families and return to their communities
Services
All our clients will experience a better quality of life at BRIGHT Nest as a result of:
● 24/7 care from our Qualified Excellent Staff ● Crisis Prevention and Intervention ● Outsourced Access to Professional Health & Medical Services (counselling, behavioural therapy, social worker, occupational therapy, psychiatric support)
Life |Skills Programe
Our children participate in regular life skills programmes run by our Childcare Workers, volunteers and partner organisations to develop self-confidence, team work, leadership, communication skills and the like.
Education
We believe that appropriate educational opportunities are vital in transforming lives. Thus we attempt to match children to schools which would best cater for their individual needs, and partner with schools which are sensitive to our children’s particular needs, background and upbringing.
Family Presavation
Bright Nest has a proud history of developing family preservation strategies and models. Our dedicated family preservation worker in partnership with Social Workers from the Department of Social Development and a number of other child protection agencies operating in the community work tirelessly to ensure that the children placed in our care maintain contact with their families and that the work of reunification is a priority.