Funding
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Funding
Children's Funding Options
Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities Program
This program provides assistance to parents with extraordinary costs associated with having a child with serious special needs.
Special Services at Home
This program provides funding for the personal development and growth of the family member with a disability and secondly for relief and support for the family.
Children's Community Network Direct Funded Respite Option
This program provides funding assistance to parents/guardians whose child (aged 0-18 yrs) has documentation from a professional confirming the child's developmental and/or physical disability and functional limitations. The funding can be used to hire a CHAP worker for in-home or out-of-home respite. It can also be used for summer day and overnight camp fees or community recreational program fees.
Families who are interested in this respite funding option are required to complete a Respite Eligibility Tool (RET) with their Service Coordinator at the Children's Community Network. Allocations are then determined based on the level of need of the child and family as determined by the Eligibility Tool.
For more information about this respite funding option or if you are interested in applying for the funding, please contact the Children's Community Network at 705-566-3416. For families living in rural areas, please contact your nearest satellite office;
Manitoulin: 705-368-0756
Espanola: 705-869-1564
Chapleau: 705-864-0860
If you have been approved for this funding and have questions about the completion of your invoices, please click here for an example invoice accompanied with a list of instructions for completing it.
Adult Funding Options
Passport
Created to provide opportunities for individuals who have a developmental disability and who have left school to find more ways to participate in their communities.
Special Services at Home
This program provides funding for the personal development and growth of the family member with a disability and secondly for relief and support for the family.
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