Who We Are
IJC supports individuals with multi-faceted needs – helping them move forward through healing and culturally relevant support.
We walk alongside individuals who have intellectual disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and/or those who have been involved with the justice system by providing coordinated, relevant, and cross-system care.
IJC offers support to those whose needs often overlap or fall outside traditional systems of care. With respect for each person’s identity, we provide an enduring presence that supports them in finding or creating a community that is meaningful to them.
Our Core Values
As part of creation, we see each person as having infinite value and necessary for a healthy community. Thus, we respect each person, and believe in their goodness. Further, believing that all are created equal, we honour our diverse cultural realities and value the experiences of all.
Value of All People
Advocacy
We value hearing those who are often unheard, and honour their story. We work to ensure their voices are heard both within and outside our organization.
Restorative Justice
To promote healing of the individual and the community, we seek to repair harm and restore the individual and the community to honest, transparent and trusting relationships. We bring this restorative justice approach to all we do.
Compassion
We offer welcome and accompaniment, without judgement, to all on the journey.
Community
Our work is set in and reliant on community. We value the cooperative and collaborative nature of community and the interdependence it creates. We seek to build community with our participants and in so doing, strengthen the broader community.
Transparency
We promote and model honesty and integrity in all our work, because these are critical for true community to flourish.