Microboard
What is a Microboard
A Microboard is a small (micro) group of committed family and friends (a minimum of 5 people) who join together with a person with a disability to create a non-profit society (board). Together, they help the person:
- plan their life
- brainstorm ideas
- advocate for what they need
- monitor services and ensure they are safe
- connect to their wider community
- do fun things together
If you choose to, a Microboard can also access funding and deliver the services that the person needs. Together you can create services that are creative, flexible and reflect the needs of the individual. Funding may come from a government agency such as the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Community Living BC, the Ministry of Health, a trust or a settlement (i.e. ICBC, WorkSafeBC). If the Microboard does not want to access funding and deliver the services, the individual may still choose to access Individualized Funding.
There is no charge for our services in British Columbia.
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Services
General Support
- Person led planning assistance.
- Support with development of a personal support plan and/or proposal for funding.
- Information about how to incorporate a society in British Columbia under the BC Societies Act.
- Provide sample incorporation documents (constitution and bylaws).
- Assistance to understand CLBC’s Person Centred Society Framework, policy, contract obligations, service terms and conditions, service standards, monitoring and reporting obligations*
- Information, templates, samples, events, and resources for managing self-directed support contracts
*Under CLBC all Microboards are part of the Person Centred Societies umbrella as one specific type of PCS, so contracts and framework documents use the term Person Centred Society rather than Microboard.
Funding Support
- Explore options available for funding and support.
- Assistance to work with government funders to obtain a funded contract*
- Information about what is available for funding and how funding decisions are made.
- Budget creation.
- Development of a personal support plan and/or proposal for funding.
*Under CLBC all Microboards are part of the Person Centred Societies umbrella as one specific type of PCS, so contracts and framework documents use the term Person Centred Society rather than Microboard.
Employer Support
- Information on determining if workers are employees or contractors.
- Support and information to set up as an employer.
- Information on WorkSafe BC, Employment Standards, Criminal Records Review Program, and Canada Revenue Agency – including how to obtain relevant accounts.
- Free events, webinars and documentation to support being an employer.
Guiding Principles
All Microboards that we facilitate use our guiding principles as their building blocks for development.
