Prince George Brain Injured Group

Name :

Prince George Brain Injured Group

Address  :

1237 Fourth Avenue

Town  :

Prince George

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V2L 3J7

Phone  :

250 564 2447

Fax  :

250 564 6928

Web URL  :


Description

The Prince George Brain Injured Group Society is a nonprofit society incorporated in 1987 Ours is the largest and most comprehensive agency of our type in the province

Membership in the society is open to the general public and is available through the offices of the Society Individuals do not need to be registered members of the society in order to receive services

PG BIG is a member agency of the Prince George United Way and is an active member of the Prince George community

We have an excellent reputation throughout the province Staff and survivors have presented at many conferences on brain injury and we are very active in the newly formed Northern Brain Injury Community Society a society whose primary objective is the development of services for survivors of brain injury throughout thee northern half of the province

We are a preferred practicum placement for the Social Work degree programme at UNBC and for three diploma programmes at the College of New Caledonia including the Long Term Care the Social Service Worker and the Practical Nursing programmes

Mission
Our mission is to improve the lives of survivors of brain injury and their families through public education and the provision of local services and supports and to reduce the incidence of Acquired Brain Injury through public education and awareness
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