Description of Services:
A non-profit organization, supporting people who have a developmental disability, to live, work and play in their own community.
SOCIAL GROUPS - An adult social group to connect with people your own age.
FAMILY SUPPORTS - Assistance with planning for the future, problem solving and advocacy.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS PROGRAM - Free public access to the Internet and the skills needed to use it effectively.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - A number of residential options are available within Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge. The Supported Independent Living program is designed to assist people as they live independently in their own home. Group Homes provide 24 hour support to people who live together. The Family Home program provides the option for someone to live within a family setting. Care and assistance is provided by the family they are matched with.
RESPITE SERVICES - Two respite homes provides brief periods of planned, overnight respite for families. Adult respite is offered from Sun-Fri at one location and Mon-Fri at the other. Respite is offered to
families who have children with intellectual disabilities. Children's respite is offered from Fri-Sun.
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT PROGRAM- Assisting people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find and maintain their housing. This program, funded through Regional Municipality of Durham, can assist with connecting to emergency housing and shelters, advocating and mediation with landlords, harm reduction supplies, ID replacement and applications to the Housing Stability Program.
Intake through Development Services Ontario 1 855 277 2121.