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People with Disabilities
RBC believes that full inclusion is in the best interests
of our communities and our countries.We support programs that
help create employability and remove barriers to education
for people with disabilities. In 2007, RBC Foundation donated
$1.3 million to organizations supporting people with disabilities,
including:
- H'art Studio's "College Bound" program, a non-profit
initiative that provides literacy, computer literacy and
life skills training for adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities in Kingston, Ontario
- Mental Illness Awareness Week, an annual national public
education campaign
- Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres and
their network of 28 Independent Living Resource Centres
that work to promote and facilitate methods of saving for
post-secondary education among parents with disabilities
and parents of children with disabilities.
In the Channel Islands, RBC participated in a number of community
initiatives in 2007 that helped improve the lives of people
in need. For instance, in Jersey we raised funds to help refurbish
Maison des Landes Hotel for the disabled.
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