Some History

The Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living (SCACL) is a non-profit society, registered under the Societies Act of British Columbia. As an agency with charitable status, we seek to provide effective, efficient and responsive service to the persons we support. People with developmental disabilities and their families living on the lower Sunshine Coast (Langdale to Egmont) have turned to the SCACL for advocacy and service since it’s incorporation in 1957. The membership of the Association elects a Board of Directors at the Annual General meeting held in June of each year.

Growth in service has been extensive in recent years, both in numbers of persons served, diversity of programs offered and the sophistication of care required. The program staff of the Association are members of Canadian Union of Public Employees, (C.U.P.E.). Management staff are exempt, with the Executive Director being the sole employee of the Board.

The SCACL is a member in good standing of the British Columbia Association for Community Living (BCACL) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL). SCACL is accredited by CARF (Commision on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).