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Program Title :	Special Services at Home
Program Time :	Yearly application is required.
Program Runs from :	Ongoing Program
Program Length :
Program Cost :	Offered by the MCSS
Admission Criteria :	The Special Services at Home Program is a family directed program funded provincially by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. The Program is available for children with a developmental and/or physical disability.
Activities :
Comments :	Please note that children applying for SSAH could be on a waitlist. The aim of the program is to make it easier for individuals with disabilities to live at home with their families. The program provides funds for: 1. Personal growth and development. And individual can be hired to assist the person with a disability to develop life, social, and/or community skills. 2. Family relief and support. The SSAH program recognizes the added responsibility of caring for a family member with a disability. With this in mind, funding is provided to assist with parent relief, so that family members can have time for their own needs or the needs of other members in the family. In Windsor/Essex County the administration of the Special Services at Home program is overseen by Family Respite Services, with service being delivered through three local agencies. The agencies are Family Respite Services, Community Living Essex County and Community Living Windsor. A family does have the option of administering the funding themselves. Funding is provided to families on an annual contractual basis. The Ministry of Community and Social Services determines the amount of funding available for each individual applicant.
Disability / Special Needs :	Autism/PDD, Developmental Disability, Dual Diagnosis, Medically Complex, Physical Disability, Seizure Disorder
Individual(s) Served :	Male and Female
Type of Respite :
Age Category :	0-5 Preschool, 6-12 School Aged and 13-17 Adolescent
Agency :	Family Respite Services
Agency Contact :	Wendy Gosselin
Phone :	519 972 9688 x.143
Fax :	519 972 8902
Email Address :	wgosselin@familyrespite.org
Option offered at :	2565 Ouellette, Windsor, ON N8X 1L9
Nearest Intersection :
Regions :	Windsor / Essex
Attachment :

Provincial Respite Services Network 2018 Update