Marih Alyn-Claire, President

 Welcome

To all whose lives have been adversely affected by brain injury or various causes of cognitive decline.  Your participation is welcome regardless of whether your condition has resulted from head trauma or acquired through conditions such as; stroke, illness, substance abuse, the adverse effects of medications or the aging process. 

 

Who We Are

We are a peer-led brain injury recovery organization: supporting and empowering one another to create the best possible outcome for our lives.  We come from all walks of life and reside mainly in the pacific northwest.  Through adaptive technologies persons with brain injury from other parts of the country are able to participate in our organization.  We encourage peers and their support persons to reach out and connect with our peer services team.  We are here to share what we've learned and offer our support.   

 

We Focus on Personal Growth and Developmet

  • Learning new skills
  • Overcoming individual challenges
  • Achieving personal goals
  • Supporting others and giving back to our community

 

 We Invite You to Join Us

  • Attend our monthly peer-led support meetings and activities
  • Join our weekly online support group meeting (coming soon) 
  • Participate in our educational workshops, classes and computer lab
  • Learn about our Home to You program 
  • Request to speak with a Peer Services Representative and receive information about our Needs Assessment and other services    
  • Volunteer
  • Check out our News and Volunteer pages to  learn how others are serving the brain injury  community 
  • Read/Listen to peer stories and share your own on our We Speak page 

 

The building and development of BIRRDsong is a community collaboration.  We want everyone that attends our groups, workshops, classes, or visits this site to feel a part of the BIRRDsong family.

Please fee free to submit your ideas and suggestions on ways we can beter serve the needs and improve  the quality of life for people affected by brain injury.   

We thank you for your participation  and contributions to this very important work.

 

Sincerely,

Marih Alyn-claire