The Government of Ontario funds numerous community agencies that offer people living with a developmental disability different levels of services and supports for housing, community participation, and one-on-one support. The DSO CER helps you gain access to these types of supports within your community.
For adults looking to connect to their community through meaningful experiences that promote their personal interests, skills, growth and development, the Government of Ontario funds agencies providing Community Participation Supports.
Agencies provide support for:
Structured programs are generally offered during the day in a group setting, and typically operate Monday through Friday.
To access Passport Funding for community participation services and supports in your area, please follow the links below:
York Region—Your Support Services Network
Simcoe County—Catulpa Community Support Services
Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Peterborough—Canopy Support Services
The Government of Ontario funds agencies who provide specialized support, through support workers and case management services to help individuals and their families plan for the services needed to support the individual, as well as, connect them with services available within the community.
Meets regularly with an adult who has a developmental disability who lives on their own to help:
In some communities, Adult Protective Service Workers have different titles, such as Service Coordinator or Adult Support Worker.
This service is determined by evaluation of needs and may be provided through individual and/or group support. Behavioural Consultation Services provides the following:
These services are provided on a short-term basis by a Case Manager who works with individuals and/or their families to coordinate formal and informal services to meet the individual’s unique goals.
The DSO CER makes referrals to Your Support Services Network for case management services in York Region. Other transfer payment agencies may offer this service on an informal basis but the DSO CER does not make referrals to these informal services.
Person-directed planning helps a person with a developmental disability to develop a plan to live their dreams and meet their goals.
It can help people to:
A community agency can provide this kind of support, or families and people with developmental disabilities may want to use the funding they receive to pay for supports they choose themselves.
Respite services give primary caregivers a temporary break from the routine of providing care to a family member with a disability. These services can be provided in different way, some people receive funding to choose and pay for their own respite support while others choose to use a respite program where the person supported can stay for a short period of time outside of the family home.
You can find information on different respite programs available near you or find a respite worker by visiting respiteservices.com.
