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Program Title : Woodbridge Weekend Respite
Program Time : 24-hr period, weekends
Program Runs from : offered year-round
Program Length : average 1 weekend every 2 months per family
Program Cost : $40/24-hrs, $20 for partial day
Admission Criteria : Safehaven serves children who are medically fragile , from newborns to 19 years of age. Families who want to access its respite program should go through the screening process:
1) Pre-screening over the phone
2) Set up an interview
3) Tour the facility
4) Assessment
5) Completion and submission of medical forms
6) Confirmation of program spot for the individual
Activities : Community-based and indoor activities. Includes movies, arts and crafts and community outings.
Comments : Please note that there is no deadline for registration. Due to demands for its services, Safehaven maintains a waiting list. Each qualified family is usually given 1 weekend every 2 months.
Disability / Special Needs : Acquired Brain Injury, Alternative Communication Devices, Assistive Devices (wheelchair, etc.), CPI, CPR, Developmental Disability, First Aid, G/J Tube, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Medically Complex, Oxygen, Personal Care (toileting), Physical Disability, Seizures, Visual Impairment
Individual(s) Served : MaleandFemale
Type of Respite : Residential Respite (Overnight)
Age Category : 0-5 Preschool, 6-12 School Aged and 13-17 Adolescent
Agency : The Safehaven Project for Community Living
Agency Contact : Cheryl Davies
Phone : 416 535 8525 x.228
Fax : 416 535 9782
Email Address : cdavies@safehaven.to
Option offered at : 37 Timber Lane, Woodbridge, ON L4L 3J6
Nearest Intersection : Pine Valley and Highway 7
Regions : North
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