Norfolk Association for Community Living

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The Norfolk Association of Community Living, founded in 1953, is an agency which provides residential or non-residential support for people with a developmental disability.

Its treatment program teaches local young adults with special needs how to make their own meals, cross the street by themselves, and other adult-related activities. Eventually, most clients have the option of independent living. The program has been active for many decades and has brought the mentally challenged out of the institutions and into the community. Since no government money is used, fundraisers using calendars for gambling are maintained annually to earn funds for the organization. In order to be accepted by NACL, a person's IQ must be below 100, he or she must not be on a disability pension, and must reside in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada full time. Otherwise, the person can be referred to a group home (i.e., Woodview Manor in Hamilton) for long-term care and companionship.