Respite Options
Explore respite options available in your community. For more information contact:
If you reside in Barrie/Innisfil/Bradford/Angus and Area contact:
Carolyn Harris, Respite/CHAP Coordinator, Empower Simcoe at 705-726-9082 ext. 2259 or email
Angie Bridekirk, Adult Respite/CHAP Coordinator, Catulpa Community Support Services at 705-733-3227 ext. 2235 or email
Shannon Parton, Children's Respite Coordinator, Catulpa Community Support Services at 705-733-3227 ext. 2282 or email
| Agency : | Empower Simcoe |
| Address : | 39 Fraser Court, Barrie, ON L4N 5J5 |
| Community Regions : | Bradford and Area and Barrie and Area |
| General Information : |
Empower Simcoe's Family Relief Program is designed to assist families who care for a family member with a disability by creating greater opportunities for all family members to live actively and participate in community activities and allowing parents/guardians time for themselves. Empower Simcoe is a member of a provincial network of respite providers through supportyourway.ca and offers a variety of support options for families. Families may connect with registered CHAP (Community Helpers for Active Participation) who advertise on the site. They can negotiate to provide the following services: •Hourly services which provide support in the person’s home as well as outside the person’s home, e.g., support at recreation programs, day camps, community activities, volunteering, job coaching etc.; •Over-night services providing support in the person's home or in the CHAP's home. •Daily services providing support for vacations or longer term needs Individuals who are interested in providing respite/direct support services for adults and/or children with disabilities may register with the CHAP program on the Simcoe supportyourway.ca website. Residential Respite is available through the agency’s Accommodation Services, for children and adults who require physical and/or medical support and for adults diagnosed with an intellectual disability who may or may not require physical support. Family Relief funding may be available to the families of children and adults who live at home and have been identified as having an intellectual disability. Family Relief funding is available to families living in Barrie, Bradford and the surrounding townships. Applications for Children's Family Relief funding may be accessed through www.supportyourway.ca/Simcoe under the funding tab. Families of adults with an intellectual disability must apply for funding through the Developmental Services Office (DSO). |
| Eligibility : | Individuals diagnosed with an intellectual disability |
| Age Category(ies) : | Preschool, School Aged, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult 22-30, Adult 31-50, Seniors |
| Type of Respite : | Other |
| Respite Contact : | Carolyn, Harris |
| Contact Email : | charris@empowersimcoe.ca |
| Phone : | 705 726 9082 x.2259 |
| 1-800 Number : | |
| Fax : | 705 726 6875 |
| Website : | http://www.empowersimcoe.ca |
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