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Alberta's first progress-based disability support organization

Where independence becomes measurable.

CareBridge creates real, trackable progression for youth and adults with developmental disabilities — building safety, self-advocacy, confidence, capability, and independence. We don’t measure who showed up. We measure who moved forward.

A young woman supported by CareBridge.
A participant in a CareBridge program.
A CareBridge participant smiling.
A young man building skills with CareBridge.
A CareBridge community member.

Powered by community support

  • Disability Agencies
  • Local Employers
  • Schools & Transition
  • Recreation Providers
  • Funders
  • Community Orgs

One model, expressed three ways

How CareBridge creates progress

Two complementary programs and one measurement system — all built on the Progress Model™.

A small facilitated group session where participants practice self-advocacy and safety skills together.

Protect the future

Safe Voices™

Personal safety, healthy relationships, rights awareness, and self-advocacy — reducing vulnerability.

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A participant gaining hands-on workplace experience in a real community setting alongside a job coach.

Build the future

Pathways™

Employment readiness, workplace skills, and community integration in real settings.

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A facilitator reviewing progress notes with a participant.

Measure the future

Progress Intelligence™

Outcome tracking built into delivery, so assessment shapes the next session — not the year-end report.

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The Progress Model

The CareBridge Progress Model™

Progress, produced — not just documented.

Where most programs track attendance, CareBridge tracks safety, self-advocacy, confidence, capability, and independence — and actively works to advance them across a six-stage journey.

  • Interest-based engagement
  • Real-world integration
  • Guided skill development
  • Measurable progress systems
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A coach guiding a participant through a real-world task.

The Five Progress Domains™

One shared language for progress

Every program contributes to one overarching outcome — greater independence — tracked across five domains for every participant.

  • Safety

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    Recognizing risk, understanding rights, setting boundaries, and participating safely in community life.

  • Self-Advocacy

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    Communicating needs, asking for help, making decisions, and advocating for personal goals.

  • Confidence

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    Willingness to participate, social confidence, resilience, and belief in one's own abilities.

  • Capability

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    Practical life, community, workplace, communication, and relationship skills.

  • Independence

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    Completing tasks and making decisions with reduced reliance on support or prompting.

Impact

Built to move community forward

CareBridge is designed as a fundable, outcome-based model — with measurement built into delivery, not bolted on at year-end.

40–60
Participants reached per year
via Safe Voices™ cohorts
20–30
Family members & caregivers engaged
annually
5
Progress Domains™ measured
for every participant
6
Stages in the Participant Journey™
potential to independence

Stories & updates

News from the movement

All stories
Progress Intelligence

What we mean by Progress Intelligence™

Measurement alone documents whether change happened. Progress Intelligence™ is built into delivery, so assessment shapes the next session — not just the year-end report.

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Partnerships

Why we partner instead of compete

CareBridge complements and strengthens existing providers. Our community partnership model expands access without capital-intensive infrastructure.

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Voices from our community

Portrait of a CareBridge parent.
For the first time, we weren't just told our son attended. We were shown how far he'd come — in his own words, asking for what he needed.
A CareBridge Parent· Family memberSelf-Advocacy ↑
Portrait of a community partner.Portrait of a Safe Voices program participant.
and more voices from our community

Join the movement

Did this person move forward?

It's the question that built CareBridge — and the one we never stop asking. If you believe progress, not just participation, is what individuals with developmental disabilities deserve, we want to hear from you.

Be part of the change

Be part of the change

Employers, community organizations, schools, funders, and families — together we can build pathways to independence.

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A CareBridge participant.
A CareBridge community member.
A CareBridge family member.
A CareBridge program participant.
A CareBridge participant smiling.