community options program

The C.A.R.S. Community Options Program (C.O.P.) is a day program that offers social, educational, recreational and volunteer based opportunities. We are proud to offer this innovative program that works on a ‘Pod’ based theory. Individuals are grouped with friends or other individuals with similar interests and support staff and participate in many community based functions.

There are four components to the C.O.P. program. These are:

• Recreational
  
• Volunteer
  
• Socialization
  
• Education

 

The Recreational component offers a variety of socially based activities including the following:

• Swimming
  
• Movies
  
• Parks
  
• Walking
  
• Coffee
  
• Shopping
  
• Bowling
  
• Library
  
• L.G Barnes
  
• Out of town trips including West Edmonton Mall, Calgary Zoo, Calgary Stampede

 

The C.O.P. Volunteer program has really grown in the last couple of years. After exploring individual interests, the Volunteer program now includes:

• Reading program at local schools
  
• Senior visiting
  
• Hunting Hills High school (watering plants)
  
• Loaves and Fishes
  
• SPCA
  
• Discovery Wildlife Zoo
  
• Ellis Bird Farm
  
• Red Deer Regional Hospital
  
• Canadian Cancer Society

 

Supports through this program are offered Monday through Friday 9-4. If you would like more information, Cheryl Samuel is the Supervisor of Client Services or contact your CSC through PDD.