Respite Options

Provided By :

respiteservices.com		www.respiteservices.com
Phone :	519 972 9688	Email Address :	windsor@supportyourway.ca

Program Time :

Special Services at Home

Program Time (English) :

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