2/2: If you haven’t been to #BeyondVanGogh at the VI Conference Centre Centre yet, you’re in for a treat! 🎨❤️ It’s accessible which is great, and WK from #PortsmouthRoadHome really seemed to like how immersive it was! She particularly liked the paintings of flowers plus all the lights and music! 🌻🎶

1/2: If you haven’t been to #BeyondVanGogh at the VI Conference Centre Centre yet, you’re in for a treat! 🎨❤️ It’s accessible which is great, and WK from #PortsmouthRoadHome really seemed to like how immersive it was! She particularly liked the paintings of flowers plus all the lights and music! 🌻🎶

Checkers, chess, card games, board games...we're ready for a little friendly competition for this Thursday's #SocialNight, so come join us! Just $5 at the door for an evening of fun? Sounds good to us! Hope to see you there!!! ♟️🎲 #GameNight #Games #Connecting #Social

There's four fun Thursday evenings in store for our #SocialNights in August! EVERYONE is welcome to join us - so come one, come all to any one or all of them. Where else can you have this much fun for just $5 at the door? Hope to see you there! 😊👍 #Social #SocialNight #Connecting

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS! 😉❤️ If you’re 19YO+ and not a NACL employee within the last 2 years, you can apply with a minimum $1 donation! See www.nanaimoacl.com/membership for the details/form, and please apply by Sep 13 to have voting privileges at our Sep 28 AGM! Thanks for your support! 🤩👍 #NACL40

Since we can't pre-program posts here yet, we're wishing you all a wonderful #BCDay in advance! 🌊🏔 Our admin office and day services will be closed on Monday, but we'll be back on Tuesday the 4th to kick off August in earnest! 😊😊😊 #Summer #August #BCDay2026

We love a good lunch, especially when it’s also for a family birthday! 🎂🎉 Here’s Q from #EvanmorrAcresHome at #CedarAndFlameIndianCuisine this past week, celebrating his Mom’s special day! 🥰🥰🥰 #FamilyBirthday #Birthday #BirthdayLunch

We love local, and here’s a story worth celebrating! SA is a rising star at #tripletpartyrentals, where you can rent anything you need for your party 🎉, wedding 💍, or baby shower 👶…check them out! #SupportLocal #InclusiveEmployer #PartySupplies 🎈

From a hotter summer day a couple weeks ago… “Someone had to go by #JinglePotHome and water the plants!” 💦🪴😂😂😂 #SummerFun #StayHydrated #Soaked

Thanks for our friends at SAN (Self Advocates Nanaimo) for sharing this one! We’re not just enjoying going to local events this summer 🌞🎉 - we’ve got people volunteering at them, too! Jenny from #SeafieldOutreach helped direct traffic at @nanaimo.cdc’s #SillyBoatRegatta last weekend! ⛵️🤩 #Nanaimo

We’re happy to welcome SA to NACL Employment Services! Here she is working at #TripleTPartyRentals, a local party supply company. The owners, Christine and Katie, are wonderful, and we just love working with them! ☺️☺️☺️🎉 #InclusiveEmployer #Working #Parties

We have SO many people to thank for making NACL's 40th anniversary BBQ amazing yesterday! Check out this poster for some special shoutouts, and stay tuned for more scenes from the BBQ to follow soon, once we gather what got captured from all the fun! 🥰🎉 #NACL40 #40YO #BBQ #Anniversary #Celebration

40 years ago yesterday, NACL was “born!” Hope we’ve done the founding families proud as we’ve grown to serve people ages six and up in a wide variety of programs and services to fulfill our current vision - where “all people with developmental disabilities thrive.” 🤩❤️ #40YO #NACL40 #Anniversary

We hinted something special was happening this week - and now for the BIG REVEAL - NACL is turning ✨40✨ this Wednesday, and we’re having a BBQ from 11-3! 🎂🎉 Enjoy some great food and entertainment as we celebrate this milestone! Details are in the poster - hope you can come! 🤩❤️ #40YO #NACL40

Our social media is BACK at full speed, so let’s get caught up on the past few weeks! 🤩👍 Here’s #TurnerConnectionHome showing its FULL patriotic spirit back at Nanaimo’s #CanadaDay celebrations! 🇨🇦❤️🤍❤️🤍 #JulyFun #Canada #NationalPride

It's break time for our Social Media Manager - and since we can't pre-program posts yet, we'll be back in three weeks! Please stick with us though, because NACL celebrates something REALLY special on July 22nd - stay tuned to find out what! 🌞🏖 #StayTuned #SummerMode #BackSoon

Hope you’re “fixing” to have a good time this weekend!!! 🤩❤️ The #ToolTime group from #ActionsDayProgram recently had fun checking out KMS Tools! 🧰👍 #Tools #Toolkit #HappyWeekend

2/2: When she’s not working, HH spends her time making beautiful cards that are meaningful to her. What’s your side hustle? 💌👍 #NACLEmploymentServices #Homemade #Talented

1/2: When she’s not working, HH spends her time making beautiful cards that are meaningful to her. What’s your side hustle? 💌👍 #NACLEmploymentServices #Homemade #Talented

How cool is this? Here’s BZ from #FoxgloveHome on the train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre with popular local YouTuber @lowlightmike! 🚂👍 #Influencer #IslandAdventures #Photographer #Videographer

NACL’s trail rider will be part of this event! Register now to come and enjoy the Nanaimo Child Development Centre’s #OutdoorPlayDay on June 30th! 🤩❤️

You’ll rarely find the #CaspersWayHome folks at home on a beautiful summer’s day. Here’s the first of what are sure to be many beach excursions. Let’s go!!! ☀️🏖️ #IslandLife #GreatOutdoors #BeachDays

Another weekend is sneaking up on us - hope you have fun plans in store! If you need inspiration, RM from #CathersLakeHome had a great time recently hanging out with the animals at Nanaimo’s @bcspca.bsky.social! 🐱❤️ #SPCA #Adoption #Animals

Following up on the picture we shared two weeks ago, here’s the video from HH to go with it - sharing what it’s like to have Williams Syndrome, so that her coworkers @saveonfoods.bsky.social understand her better. 🥰👍 #BestJob #BestPeople #7YearEmployee #NACLEmploymentServices

Thanks for your patience with our social media as we concentrated on our CARF accreditation survey! We’re always grateful for the sharing/learning that comes from the experience, and should have some VERY good news to tell once we get the official results in 6-8 weeks - stay tuned! 🤩👍 #Accreditation

For this week’s #SocialNight, it’s our “Welcome to Summer Dance!” Come join us as we say hello to Summer! Meet up with old friends and new, and dance the night away. 🏝️🪩 #SummerDance #Social #Connecting

For the next 3 days we have special guests! Today we’ve welcomed four CARF surveyors (two from the US, and two from BC) for our 8th re-accreditation survey to demonstrate our commitment and conformance to quality standards. We look forward to all the sharing and learning to come! 🤩👍 #Accreditation

Hope everyone has a restful weekend ahead of CARF’s visit to NACL next week (with Lily role-modeling that for us 🐶❤️)… #Accreditation #Reaccreditation #Survey #DogsOfNACL

Sorry for the short notice as we usually send these out earlier in the week, but it’s #SocialNight TONIGHT at NACL! Roll the dice and come have some fun at #GameNight from 6-8 p.m. For $5 at the door, join us for board games, cards, snacks, and friends! EVERYONE is welcome!!! 🎲♟️ #Games #GamesNight

Hugest conGRADulations to TN, who had his convocation ceremony yesterday @viuniversity and received his Motorcycle and Marine Technician Certificate! Such a proud moment in your life, T - we’re so proud right along with you!!! 🎓🎉 #Graduate #GoalsReached #AchievementUnlocked #WayToGo #ThrivingLife