PLAN Okanagan

06/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Only 5 Days to Go! 🚴‍♀️👟🏃‍♂️
The countdown is on! There are just 5 days left until the PLAN Okanagan Heels & Wheels Fun Run!
Join us as we come together to celebrate inclusion, connection, and community while raising funds to support people with disabilities and their families throughout the Okanagan.
Whether you walk, run, roll, or cheer from the sidelines, your participation helps create a more inclusive future for everyone.
💙 Bring your friends, family, and community spirit.
🎉 Enjoy a fun-filled event for all ages and abilities.
🌟 Every step, stride, and wheel makes a difference.
📅 5 days until we hit the course!
Are you registered yet? https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/heels-and-wheels-fun-run

06/05/2026

This is the final call for Pathways' 73rd Birthday Bash on June 10th. The deadline to RSVP is June 4th. If you have not, PLEASE let us know if you are coming so we have enough pizza for everyone. PS, you can invite a friend. 🙂

06/05/2026

🚗💙 A Heartfelt Thank You to Kelowna Toyota 💙🚗

We are incredibly grateful to Kelowna Toyota for their generous donation of $5,000 in support of PLAN Okanagan!

This meaningful gift will help us continue creating opportunities, fostering inclusion, and providing valuable programs and supports for individuals with disabilities and their families throughout our community.

The generosity and community spirit demonstrated by Kelowna Toyota, their Charity Committee, and team will make a lasting impact on the lives of the people we serve.

From all of us at PLAN Okanagan, thank you for believing in our mission and investing in a more inclusive community. Your support helps make possibilities a reality.

💙 Please join us in thanking Kelowna Toyota for their incredible generosity!

06/04/2026

Only 10 days away from our Heels and Wheel Fun Run!
Join us for an inclusive day of fun and the wrap-up community BBQ with the Project LIFT Friends.

Are you curious about Project LIFT? We have good news! Round 2 will start on Oct 1. For more details, email [email protected] and learn about Independence for Future Transitions

06/02/2026

🚨👠🚴‍♀️ 12 DAYS LEFT! THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🚴‍♂️👟🚨
Are you REGISTERED? Join us!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/heels-and-wheels-fun-run
In 12 short days, the Heels and Wheels Fun Run hits the ground rolling—and we’re inviting YOU to be part of the energy, the laughs, and the community spirit that makes this event so special 💛
Whether you’re:
👟 walking
🧑‍🦽 rolling
🚴 biking
📣 cheering from the sidelines
YOU are part of what makes this day amazing!
📅 June 14 is almost here!
Let’s come together, get moving, and make some noise for a great cause 🙌
🔥 Who’s ready? Drop a 👠 or 🚴 if you’re in!

We’re excited to invite you to join us for PLAN Okanagan’s Heels and Wheels Fun Run on June 14, 2026, at Mission Creek Park!This fun, inclusive event brings our community together to support individuals with disabilities and their families. Whether you walk, run, roll, or cheer from the sideline...

05/25/2026

💛 “Having a network of caring relationships is the key to being safe, secure, and living a good life.”

— Al Etmanski, Safe and Secure

Families thrive when they feel connected, supported, and understood, and that’s exactly what our Families to Families gatherings are all about.
We’d love for you to join us for our upcoming meeting and connect with other families in our community.

📍 Please note: our May 30th meeting will be held at a different location in West Kelowna. The address will be shared after registration.

👉 Register here or scan the QR code below:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/families-to-families

We hope to see you there 😊

05/20/2026

Are you looking for support with employment?

Free Workshop:
On June 4th at 7 pm, one of our Power Up! job coaches, Joey Florence, will be hosting a free, virtual workshop where he’ll share tips and tricks for navigating the summer job market!
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/kP4nBpwiy5baC7qD8

05/19/2026

The Right Fit Program is a peer-led accessible housing initiative led by Disability Alliance BC (DABC). It matches wheelchair users with affordable, accessible homes and independent living supports, and works with housing providers to fill vacant, accessible units across Metro Vancouver and the Capital Regional District.

For many people living with disabilities, finding accessible housing is incredibly difficult. Limited availability, affordability barriers, and inaccessible buildings can place individuals at risk of homelessness, unsafe living conditions, hospitalization, or institutionalization. The right fit program works directly with clients, housing providers, and community supports to help match people with housing that meets their accessibility needs.

Since launching, the program has helped 373 individuals secure stable, accessible housing.

In march 2026, DABC learned that federal reaching home funding for the right fit program would not be fully renewed after six years of continuous support. While DABC has since secured partial funding, it currently covers only 38% of the annual operating costs needed to continue running the program at full capacity in Vancouver.

This means the future of the program remains uncertain, despite the clear and ongoing need for accessible housing supports within the disability community.

Over the past several weeks, community members, advocates, partner organizations, housing providers, and right fit clients have spoken out in support of the program by attending rallies, sharing information, and advocating for continued funding.

As DABC stated in its may 15, 2026 update:

“Without stable funding, wheelchair users in need of accessible housing will continue to face significant barriers and increased risk of homelessness and housing instability.”

Accessible housing is not a luxury. It is a basic human right, and programs like right fit provide life-changing support for people who would otherwise face significant barriers to safe and stable housing.

For more information please visit:

Source: (DABC) Disability Alliance BC

Website: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/update-on-the-right-fit-program/