CHS Newsletter
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CHS News

Bright Expats Breakfast Conference : Closing a Loan & Purchasing Real Estate

Do you have long term plans to stay in Brussels and/or would you like to invest in real estate? Are there still some unanswered questions that prevent you from taking the step:

- What is the purchasing process like?
- Which are the tax implications ?
- Buying an old or new property ?
- Buying to live or buying to let?
- Which are the right areas: trends and prices ?
- How to start your search?
- How to close a mortgage ?

Then come and join the Bright Expats and KBC Brussels' first conference of the cycle dedicated to Living in Belgium. You will hear Pierre Goffin, private Wealth Contact from CBRE disclosing the 'need-to-know' guidelines for purchasing real estate in Brussels. 

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 8:30 AM – 10 AM

Location: Bright Expats Brussels
Avenue de Broqueville 40, 1200 Brussels, Belgium

Reserve a spot and confirm details to attend

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SBI Method Workshop: 28th of March 2020

Does your child or student have organizational problems and/or executive functions difficulties?
Have you read about different methods and strategies hoping they would help you with every day challenges, only to be disappointed?
Is doing homework or dinner time a daily struggle for your ASD or ADHD child?
Do you struggle to ensure your ADHD or ASD student follows the daily routines in school?
Do you have difficulties managing your child's or student's emotional meltdowns and tantrums?
Is social interaction and friendship management an obstacle for your child's development?

If you have faced any of these situations or similar ones, the SBI method is for you! 

By the end of a SBI workshop you will have the strategies to provide individualized solutions
to each difficult situation your child or student faces. 

The SBI Method, developed by Dr. Bruhl, is based on behavioural intervention aimed at
enabling carers of children and adolescents with neuro-developmental disorders
such as ASD, ADHD, and other executive function difficulties, to have
tailor-made practical guidance and strategies to support them.

Who is this for?

Parents and support teachers of children and teenagers with ASD, ADHD and/or executive functions difficulties.

Visit: sbimethod.com for more information.


Upcoming workshop: Saturday, March 28th 2020

Registration and Practical Information

Target audience: Parents with children/adolescents diagnosed with ASD, ADHD and/or executive functions difficulties and Anxiety related disorders.

Time: The workshop starts at 9.30am until 5.00pm.

Address: CHS (Community Help Service)​ Avenue des Phalènes 26, 1000 Brussels.

Price: €200,00 per person.

The price includes:

  • Manual for parents with concrete strategies that can applied at home.
  • Lunch and coffee.
  • Individualised attention to each parent's needs.


Email us on
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Call us on: +32 (0) 470.39.49.22.

We will be happy to provide you with more details about the workshop and to answer any questions.. 

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CHS Holiday Opening Hours

Our office will be closed from Friday 20th of December until Monday 6th of January as our team takes some well-deserved time to celebrate the holidays. 

Please see the below resources which may be of use to you over the next weeks. 


CHS Helpline

Our Helpline will remain open over the holidays if you need support. 

Emergency Services

If you are in need of assistance or experiencing distress, please consult this list of emergency services in Belgium. 


CHS Mental Health Services Centre

If you wish to make an appointment with us in the New Year, please call our office on or after January 6th 2020.


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BBCA Christmas Party 2019

An Invitation from the BBCA to their annual Christmas Cocktail:

The Brussels British Community Association (BBCA) requests the pleasure of your company at their annual Christmas Cocktail in the company of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium Martin Shearman CVO.

Your ticket includes all drinks and the famous Hôtel Le Châtelain range of delicious canapés served in their beautiful reception room warmed by a real fire in the hearth as well as, of course, chestnuts roasting on an open fire and warm gluhwein in the hotel's festively decorated winter garden.

There will be an opening speech by HM Ambassador Shearman, live music and a selection of Christmas carols around the piano (do join in). We will also be holding a Seasonal Raffle with a plethora of enticing prizes. All the proceeds from the raffle will be donated to our BBCA partner charities:

​Date ​Wednesday, 11th of December
​Time
19:00 - 22:00
Location
Hôtel Le ChâtelainRue du Châtelain 17, B-1000 Brussels​
​Tickets ​€25 (BBCA members)/€35 (non BBCA members)

​How to purchase tickets:

Reservations should be made as soon as possible by paying €25 (BBCA members)/or € 35 (non BBCA members) per guest into the ING Bank Account BE 38 3631 6982 1172

Please mention 'BBCA Xmas Cocktail – 11 December 2019′ and list the name(s) of attendees. NB Reservations will be accepted on a first come first served basis – and places are limited.



Speakers

Martin Shearman CVO
Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium


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The CHS Office will be closed 11th of November

Due to the public holiday in Belgium, our office will be closed on Monday, 11th of November



We will be open again as usual on Tuesday, 12th of November.



Our Helpline (02 648 40 14) will remain open 24/7 over the long weekend should you need someone to talk to.


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