The society is incorporated as as second step society for physically handicapped adults.
1978Name changes to Community Ventures Society - our focus shifts & we move location.
1990CVS starts serving 10 families for family-to-family respite care.
1992Individuals move into the CVS community from Woodlands, we open our doors to support these individuals and their families.
1995CVS Celebrates our 25th anniversary!
2003We are now supporting 40 individuals in our day program and 76 families in our respite program. Government budgets are reduced but CVS still delivers high standards of service. "Individualized funding" - a new philosophy of service delivery makes its debut.
2004CVS received our first CARF Accreditation.
2005CVS celebrates 30 years of service in the Tri-Cities with a party with those across our community. CVS is awarded a 3-year accreditation for all CVS programs once again.
2008Continued growth across CVS and we add our Foster Family program, Life Skills Program, Employment-Focused Community Inclusion Programs ad our Shared Living Program.
2011CVS purchases our first building!
2014CVS celebrates 40 years of supporting individuals and families in the Tri-Cities.
2018The Covid-19 pandemic creates a need for us to move our support to individuals and families online. CVS launches online programming in tandem with our face-to-face support to satisfy the needs of the individuals we serve.
2020CVS partners with the Port Moody Station Museum, BC Self Advocacy Foundation & Inclusion BC to launch an Inclusion Exhibit entitled, "Inclusion, The journey to Community". CVS is once again awarded our CARF accreditation.
2021