The Kenora Association for Community Living
The goal of KACL is to ensure that all people with special needs have the opportunity to live a meaningful and satisfying lifestyle and interact as an equal in their community by providing continuing opportunities for personal growth through education, training, support, advocacy and an informed public.
Community Mental Health Support Services
Our Goal
The primary goal of the Community Mental Health Support Services is to assist persons and their families who struggle with persistent and severe mental illness to achieve their goals, to feel as well as possible and live in the community in a place of their choice.
Community Mental Health Support Services is governed by the Kenora Association for Community Living, whose mission is:
to ensure that all people with special needs have the opportunity to live a meaningful and satisfying lifestyle and interact as an equal in their community by providing continuous opportunities for personal growth through education, training, support, advocacy and an informed public.
The following service delivery principles guide all services of the Association in the delivery of support to the people of Kenora.
- Respect of an individual requires recognition of his or her humanity before his or her handicap
- Everyone is deserving of respect as individuals.
- All persons have the right to participate in all aspects of living, learning, working and playing in the community.
- The manner and context within which support is offered should affirm normal patterns of living, learning, working and playing in the community including normal needs, processes, relationships and rhythms of life.