Name

Brockville & Area Community Living Association

Legal name

Brockville & Area Community Living Association

Website

https://bacla.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brockville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brockville & Area Community Living Association (BACLA) is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization that provides a range of community-based support services to people with intellectual disabilities in the Brockville area of Ontario. Its services include assessment, residential support, supported independent living, community support, children and youth services, volunteer services, and employment support, all delivered through a person-directed approach.

Product overview

Brockville & Area Community Living Association (BACLA) is a not-for-profit charitable organization founded in 1983 that provides comprehensive support services for people with intellectual disabilities. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of services including Assessment Services, Personalized Planning (with Individual Support Plans and annual My Meetings), Supported Living (residential group homes operating 24/7), Support for Independent Living (SIL) for semi-independent living, Community Support (serving over 110 individuals with employment, volunteer, leisure, and education services), and Children & Youth Services (including the Thresholds transitional program). The organization's approach centers on person-directed planning through Individual Support Agreements, supporting self-determination, full citizenship, and community inclusion. BACLA's website serves as an informational portal for service access, donations, volunteer opportunities, and career postings, rather than a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Support Services Group home and supported living residences for individuals with intellectual disabilities, providing 24-hour staff support and care in a community-based setting in the Brockville area.
• Supported Independent Living

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Extend-A-Family Kingston (DSO South East Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSO South East Region is administered by Extend-A-Family Kingston. This partnership is essential as DSO handles all applications for developmental services in Ontario, making this the primary referral pathway for individuals seeking BACLA services.
• Developmental Services Ontario (DSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial organization that helps adults with developmental disabilities connect to services. All individuals seeking BACLA services must first apply through DSO.
• ConnectABILITYminorOthersVirtual community website dedicated to lifelong learning and support for people with intellectual disabilities, their families and support networks.
• Partners for Planning (P4P)minorOthersP4P Planning Network helps families build their capacity to plan effectively with resources supporting parents and caregivers with planning objectives and tools.
• Community Living OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBACLA is an affiliate of Community Living Ontario, which advocates for over 100,000 people through 122 affiliate organizations. This affiliation provides advocacy support and connection to the broader community living movement.
• Over 50 Local Volunteer and Employment PartnerscoreOthersOver 50 businesses and organizations in Brockville and surrounding areas serve as employment partners, volunteer hosts, and community integration opportunities for individuals supported by BACLA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Community Living Hamilton: Mid-sized Ontario community living affiliate providing residential, supported independent living, and community participation supports in Hamilton. Highly comparable in service mix, DSO-aligned funding model, and person-directed planning philosophy to BACLA, with a larger urban catchment.
• Community Living Toronto: Large Ontario community living affiliate delivering residential, supported independent living, community participation, and employment supports in Toronto. Same service model, DSO-aligned funding, and person-directed philosophy as BACLA, scaled to a much larger urban catchment.
• Extend-A-Family Kingston: Administers the Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) South East Region that funnels all new BACLA applicants, and separately provides direct family support and respite services. Directly comparable on the developmental services intake and person-directed support model that underpins BACLA.
• Community Living Dufferin: Small Ontario community living affiliate providing residential, community participation, and family supports in Dufferin County. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and DSO-funded delivery model to BACLA.
• Reena: Ontario-based charitable organization providing residential, community, employment, and clinical supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. Closely comparable service portfolio to BACLA, including 24/7 residential and SIL, with Jewish-cultural roots as a differentiator.
• Community Living North Grenville: Community living association serving individuals with intellectual disabilities in the adjacent North Grenville area. Directly comparable to BACLA in mission, service mix, and Ontario DSO funding model, and now shares a Board of Directors with BACLA under a July 2024 governance consolidation.

Emerging players

• Kerry's Place Autism Services: Ontario non-profit delivering residential, community, employment, and respite supports primarily for individuals with autism across multiple regions. Comparable funding model and partial service overlap with BACLA, but with an autism-specific population focus.

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes Canada: National Canadian non-profit operating employment, accessibility, residential, and post-stroke recovery programs. Overlaps with BACLA on employment support and residential services for persons with disabilities, but serves a broader disability population including acquired disabilities.
• Community Living Ontario: Provincial umbrella for 122 community living affiliates across Ontario advocating for over 100,000 people with intellectual disabilities. BACLA is an affiliate; overlapping mission and constituency, but the scope is provincial advocacy rather than direct service delivery.

Regional players

• Community Living British Columbia: Crown agency funding and coordinating community-based supports for adults with developmental disabilities in British Columbia. Comparable provider-of-record role and individualized funding model to BACLA, but operates in a different province and is government-administered rather than community-governed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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