Angela Taylor, Inspire Community Outreach — Turning Neurodivergent Strengths into Community Impact
Angela Taylor is a Winnipeg-based mental health and disability specialist, artist, and community builder. As founder and CEO of Inspire Community Outreach, she supports neurodivergent youth and families with practical, strength-based services that fill real social-service gaps. Her lived experience—from foster care to parenting and her own neurodivergences—powers a mission that’s equal parts compassion and execution.
Top 5 Takeaways from the Episode:
Why Inspire exists: Angela founded a Canadian charity to support families with children and young adults (ages 3–29) who have neurological differences and mental health concerns—meeting needs traditional systems often miss.
Strength-based approach: Her team emphasizes advocacy, assessment, and environment design—stacking more positive inputs than negative to stabilize well-being and celebrate neurodivergent strengths.
Lived experience as a toolkit: Angela openly shares her background (foster care, raising her sister, parenting an autistic son, and her own ADHD/dyslexia/PTSD/synesthesia) to build empathy and practical solutions.
Workplace inclusion that works: Flexible hours, psychological safety, and “unmasking” are core to unlocking innovation; organizations can co-create accommodations that fit both the role and the person.
Scaling support: Inspire operates clinicians/therapists, partners on training for families and frontline teams, and funds care through donations, grants, and emerging government support.
Watch the full episode now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5AQAtyF6TI
Memorable Quote:
“For me, the journey is the success—the money’s a bonus.”