The Prince Rupert Self-Advocacy Group is funded through the Ministry for Children and Families. The members of the group are individuals who have some form of developmental disability. Group members attend weekly meetings, usually held each Monday at 7pm at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre. Members attend independently and/or with support, generally by a paid caregiver.

     The focus of these meetings is to provide opportunities for friendship building, community involvement and leaning about self advocacy. Self Advocacy means speaking or acting for yourself. It means deciding what is best for you and speaking up for your rights as a person.

   Self Advocacy involves believing:

• That you are valued.


• That what you say is important.


• That you can change things in your life.


• That you can choose what you do.

• Making yourself understood.


• Making decisions.


• Doing something about your decisions.


• Knowing your rights and responsibilites.


• Having a supportive group to help when needed.


• Feeling good about your life.


• Feeling welcome in your community.