Community Living Wallaceburg

What Community Living Wallaceburg does

Community Living Wallaceburg is a registered Canadian charitable non-profit (BN 106728496RR0001), founded in 1956 and designated as a broader public sector organization under Ontario's Broader Public Sector Accountability Act. Headquartered in Wallaceburg, Ontario with a secondary Community Resource Centre also on Dufferin Avenue, the agency delivers person-centered supports to more than 400 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities — and their families — across Chatham-Kent and Lambton County, including the Bkejwanong (Walpole Island) area. Its statutory, frontline-grade workforce numbers 230 employees, 188 of whom are covered under an OPSEU Local 150 collective agreement.

Name

Community Living Wallaceburg

Legal name

Community Living Wallaceburg

Website

https://getintocommunityliving.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Community Living Wallaceburg is a 70-year-old Ontario charitable non-profit that provides person-centered residential, community, employment, and sensory-therapy supports to more than 400 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Chatham-Kent and Lambton County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallaceburg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding from government sources including the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services for developmental services programs. The organization is designated as a broader public sector organization.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations supporting various campaigns including the Accessible Van Campaign, Snoezelen Room renovations, and general operations. Tax-deductible donations via CanadaHelps platform.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Annual fundraising events including Box Lunch fundraiser ($15 per lunch), Golf Classic (sold-out event raising over $400,000 in 29 years), Dine to Donate CK program, and 3Rivers Roll cycling event.
4. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Support from foundations including Harry Foster Foundation, Chatham-Kent Community Foundation, JP Bickell Foundation, RBC Foundation, and corporate sponsors for specific programs and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Community Living Wallaceburg is a non-profit charitable organization that provides a range of person-centered support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its core offerings include residential accommodation, supported independent living, community participation programs, employment preparation and placement services, and access to a multi-sensory Snoezelen Room. Services are primarily funded through Ontario provincial government contracts and supplemented by donations, sponsorships, and fundraising events such as the annual Dream Auction.

Product overview

Community Living Wallaceburg is a non-profit social services organization that operates as a single, unified service offering rather than a platform architecture. The organization provides community support, employment services, sensory therapy (Snoezelen Room), transitional youth services, and self-directed funding support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, the organization runs various fundraising programs including the Annual Box Lunch, Golf Classic, and Dine to Donate initiative, as well as community programs like the Wallaceburg Wolves Baseball Team and 3Rivers Roll cycling event. The core services focus on enabling independence, community participation, and personal achievement for the over 400 individuals and families they support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Accommodation Services Housing and accommodation supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, provided under Ontario's developmental services framework.
• Supported Independent Living Assistance for individuals with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community, with tailored daily-living supports.
• Community Participation Program Programming that engages individuals with developmental disabilities in social, recreational, and community-based activities.
• Employment Services Employment preparation, job coaching, and placement supports that help individuals with developmental disabilities find and maintain work in the community.
• Snoezelen Room Access Access to a multi-sensory Snoezelen Room — a controlled, multi-sensory environment using lighting, sound, textures, and scent — for individuals supported by the organization.
• Annual Dream Auction An annual fundraising auction event organized by Community Living Wallaceburg to generate charitable revenue that supplements government program funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving more than 400 individuals and families
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Community Living OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial affiliation providing network support, annual conference, and the Jason Rae Award program. Community Living Ontario is the overarching body for community living associations across Ontario.
• Developmental Services Ontario (DSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial network helping people with developmental disabilities connect to services and supports in their local communities.
• Inclusion OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork supporting inclusion of people with developmental disabilities across Ontario communities.
• Sensity (Deafblind & Sensory Support Network of Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Deafblind Network of Ontario and Deafblind International. Provides broad spectrum of flexible programs and services for individuals who are deafblind, families, children, adults, other agencies, and the general public. Partnered for Deafblind Awareness Month yarn bombing initiative.
• Deafblind InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational not-for-profit membership organization focused on the needs of individuals who are deafblind, their families and the professionals who provide services. Partnered for global yarn bombing initiative.
• Glasstown Brewing CompanymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal brewery partner for 3Rivers Roll cycling event, Community Living Month Trivia Night, and community fundraising initiatives. A portion of proceeds from sales supports the Accessible Van Campaign.
• The Black Goose GrillmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner for annual Box Lunch fundraiser. Donates $5 from every 3pc broasted chicken purchased during May, June & July.
• Foodland DresdenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal grocery partner providing food items for annual Box Lunch fundraiser.
• Maple City BakeryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal bakery partner providing baked goods for annual Box Lunch fundraiser.
• Quo Vadis PizzeriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner for Dine to Donate CK program. Donates $2 from every lasagna purchased every Tuesday in March.
• Select FinishingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily-owned manufacturing business that has become a major community partner through the Employment Services program. Received Inclusive Employer of the Year award in 2020. Employs individuals with disabilities through job matching program with 72% higher retention rates.
• PooranLawmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSignature Sponsor of Annual Golf Classic. Law firm led by lawyers devoted to promoting inclusion and enhancing lives of people with disabilities.
• Waste Connections CanadamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCart Sponsor for Annual Golf Classic. Premier provider of solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services.
• GallaghermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLunch Sponsor for Annual Golf Classic. Insurance, risk management, and benefits consulting firm.
• RBC Wealth Management / Dominion SecuritiesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHole-In-One Sponsor for Golf Classic. Long-standing supporter since 1997, having helped raise many thousands of dollars for the organization.
• Wallaceburg Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business chamber supporting community initiatives and awarding Inclusive Employer of the Year through Business & Community Excellence Awards.
• Chatham-Kent Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional business chamber supporting community economic development and business excellence recognition.
• Ontario Association for the Developmentally Disabled (OADD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial association supporting development of services for people with developmental disabilities.
• Westbrook's Flower ShoppeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business co-organizing autism community events including Finding Your Village educational initiative with keynote speaker Dr. Wendy Edwards.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Community Living Sarnia-Lambton: Adjacent developmental services agency serving Lambton County with overlapping geographic reach. Offers comparable accommodation, community participation, and employment supports funded through the same Ontario provincial streams.
• Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services: Ontario-based developmental services nonprofit delivering residential, community participation, and respite supports. Comparable in operating model, funder mix, and target population served.
• Community Living Essex County: Southwestern Ontario community living agency providing similar developmental services, employment supports, and community participation programs. Direct comparable in operating model, funder mix (Ontario MCCSS), and service portfolio.
• Community Living London: Larger Southwestern Ontario community living agency offering a comparable suite of developmental disability supports including residential, employment, and community participation services. Same Ontario funding framework and accreditation structure.
• Community Living Chatham-Kent: Chatham-Kent-based peer agency providing developmental services in the same regional catchment. Directly comparable in service mix, government funding model, and target population.

Broad incumbents

• Community Living Ontario: Provincial umbrella association for community living agencies in Ontario, of which Community Living Wallaceburg is a member. Comparable in mission (developmental services, advocacy, person-centered planning) but operates at a provincial rather than single-region level.
• Developmental Services Ontario (DSO): Provincial access point connecting individuals with developmental disabilities to service providers, including Community Living Wallaceburg. Functions as a referral/intake layer rather than direct provider, but shapes the funding and demand pipeline for Ontario DS agencies.
• Reena Foundation: Larger Ontario nonprofit providing developmental services across housing, employment, and community participation. More regionally extensive than CLW but functionally comparable in service portfolio and Ontario MCCSS funding model.

Others

• Inclusion Ontario: Provincial advocacy and network organization supporting inclusion for people with developmental disabilities. Mission-adjacent rather than service-delivery comparable, but shapes the policy and funding environment CLW operates in.

Emerging players

• Sensity (Deafblind & Sensory Support Network of Canada): Specialized Canadian nonprofit delivering deafblind and sensory support services. Community Living Wallaceburg partners with Sensity for deafblind programming; comparable in specialized disability service delivery though focused on a narrower sensory-impairment niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CLWallaceburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-living-wallaceburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/clwallaceburg

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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