Dartmouth Adult Service Centre Benefits from Provincial Investment

The province is investing in a Dartmouth program that helps persons with disabilities build confidence and realize their individual potential.

Community Services Minister Denise Peterson-Rafuse announced today, Dec. 6, that the province will provide $500,000 to the Dartmouth Adult Service Centre's (DASC) capital campaign to help it improve and expand its program.

"DASC provides adults with disabilities wonderful opportunities for meaningful work and activity," said Ms. Peterson-Rafuse. "We're happy to contribute to DASC's capital campaign. This investment will allow for a new and improved facility that will make life better for current and future participants."

The Dartmouth Adult Service Centre provides a variety of activities for adults with disabilities, including supportive employment, skills training and vocational programming.

The capital campaign will help the centre build an improved facility that will better serve current participants and allow them to expand to help more people with disabilities in the future.

"The province's investment brings us one step closer to our new building, which will be customized for DASC's current and future clients," said Cathy Deagle-Gammon, executive director of DASC. "I'm so grateful for the partnership we've developed with all three levels of government, and that people with disabilities will feel the benefit of that partnership."

This investment is one of several in a series of recent improvements to expand services for Nova Scotians with disabilities. Government has increased investments in such programs by nearly $20 million since 2009.