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For fifty years, individuals and families in North Bay and the surrounding communities have been sleeping, eating, and living a little better, thanks to the services of the non-profit charitable organization known simply as PHARA (Physically Handicapped Adults’ Rehabilitation Association).

P.H.A.R.A .'s CEO, Mike Van Der Vilst is pleased to have partnered with the United Way to help seniors stay warm this winter. “We’re a non-profit charitable organization in North Bay that has a lot of programs that support seniors; from our outreach programs to assistive devices so it was just a perfect match. And to give back to the community with the volunteers the United Way has brought in, it warms your heart.”

Government of Canada, through Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota, funds projects to increase workplace inclusion and connect persons with disabilities with good jobs in North Bay.

Over a decade ago PHARA was asked for assistance by groups in the Thessalon area of the Algoma Region. PHARA was asked to save the old Algoma Manor from being torn down.