LMBIA - Lower Mainland Brain Injury Association

In its inception in 1989, the Lower Mainland Brain Injury Association began as a small support group of concerned parents and their family members who were living with the effects of a Brain Injury. The purpose of their collaboration was to primarily provide a safe, comforting and common environment for their children, and secondly to be a forum for discussion and support. There were limited community resources, limited support services and a general lack of awareness and understanding about Brain Injury in the community. Since its humble beginnings, the Lower Mainland Brain Injury Association has burgeoned into a multi-service association consisting of a Drop-in Day Program, Information and Referral service, and an extensive Support Group Network. The Lower Mainland Brain Injury Association strives to enhance quality of life, promote Brain Injury awareness and understanding, strengthen community integration, and provide community support for individuals living with brain injury and those who are close to them.

If you have acquired a brain injury, you are not alone; brain injury effects people from all walks of life. Read some first hand experiences of everyday people and the affects of brain injury.

Vision

A society where persons with an acquired brain injury can maximize the quality of their lives and be accepted as active members of the community in which they live, work and play.

Mission

We support and assist persons with an acquired brain injury and their families during their journey of recovery and re-integration into community life.

Guiding Principles

Respect: All persons have the same inherit value; all persons deserve to be offered dignity and respect; we acknowledge the person before the disability; we will welcome each client and their loved-ones, staff, volunteer and member into a positive environment with kindness and civility.
Empowerment: All persons have a right to control their own lives; we will seek to expand personal choices; we will include and support our client's right to make decisions about things that affect them; we will provide them with meaningful information and educational supports so that they can make informed decisions.
Advocacy: All persons have a right to speak; we will promote self-advocacy as well as ensure the voices of our clients and their loved-ones are heard; we will further the interests of persons with acquired brain injuries both locally and within the broader community.
Relationships: All persons have the right to enrich their lives through relationships; we will promote, support, and honor the relationships and connections that our clients make through the services we offer and through their individual networks and communities.
Participation: All persons should be provided with purposeful activity and an opportunity to participate fully in the communities of their choice; we will provide opportunities for our clients to exercise their rights and to fulfill their responsibilities as citizens.
Integrity: All persons have the right to privacy, safety and to live without prejudice; we will conduct our responsibilities ethically, honestly and with wisdom.
Quality: We will strive to deliver excellence in service; we will demonstrate vision and leadership within the field; we will provide individualized, person-centred services, ensuring they are innovative, flexible and representative of the changing needs of our clients and their families; and we will provide professional development to our employees so they can learn, use and advance best practices.

Guiding Principles

Respect: All persons have the same inherit value; all persons deserve to be offered dignity and respect; we acknowledge the person before the disability; we will welcome each client and their loved-ones, staff, volunteer and member into a positive environment with kindness and civility.

Advocacy: All persons have a right to speak; we will promote self-advocacy as well as ensure the voices of our clients and their loved-ones are heard; we will further the interests of persons with acquired brain injuries both locally and within the broader community.

Relationships: All persons have the right to enrich their lives through relationships; we will promote, support, and honor the relationships and connections that our clients make through the services we offer and through their individual networks and communities.

Participation: All persons should be provided with purposeful activity and an opportunity to participate fully in the communities of their choice; we will provide opportunities for our clients to exercise their rights and to fulfill their responsibilities as citizens.

Integrity: All persons have the right to privacy, safety and to live without prejudice; we will conduct our responsibilities ethically, honestly and with wisdom.