Participate fully in your community as a valued and contributing citizen. Contact us for more information regarding community options and referrals.
ContactCommunity Participation Supports are based on the principles of self-determination, social inclusion, citizenship, and choice. Fee for service opportunities are available for those who would like to purchase support. Services may include:
Support to create an Individual Support Plan based on their short- and long-term goals, strengths, dreams, and aspirations.
Learn and expand on basic and advanced social, daily living, and safety skills within the community and at home.
Join different interest and skill-based classes to further your personal development.
Support to obtain a volunteer placement based on personal goals and desire to give back to the community.
Try new hobbies, sports, and leisure activities throughout the community as you make new friends and build your natural suppor network.
Socialize, learn new skills, explore common interests, and meet person goals while connecting to the community and local resources.
Socialize, learn new skills, explore common interests, and meet person goals. Community exploration based on interest.
People work with a Direct Support Professional to discuss their goals, participate in assessments to determine current skills and abilities, and develop the necessary skills to meet their volunteer or employment goals.
Fee for service opportunities are available for those who would like to purchase support.
Contact us for more informationServices for people suported and their families may include:
Planning respite needs
Exploring community-based services and activities
Exploring funding availability and understanding how funds may be used
Support to use the Respite Now service to find a respite provider
Developing a person-directed Individual Support Plan that builds on goals
Brokerage support ensures all reporting, procedures, and accountability required by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services are met. A 10% administration fee will apply.
understanding how funding may be used
exploring other funding availability
developing an Individual Support Plan to build on goals
exploring and connecting to other services and programs
support to use the Respite Now service to find a support worker
Over a thirty-eight-hour period, a facilitator will engage with the person requiring support and relevant family members or loved ones to develop a profile from engagement and observation, facilitate a series of planning meetings, develop a person-directed plan, and an implementation process with appropriate connections and resources to implement it. The service also includes securing and leveraging available resources, supports, and funding.
Contact us for more informationCommunity Living & Respite Northumberland is a not-for-profit, charitable organization with a mandate to provide support to individuals with an intellectual disability.