Direct Support Services

Respite Options

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Program Title : Weekend with Friends (Howard Ave & Spago Crescent)
Program Time : Weekend Program
Program Runs from : Ongoing Program
Program Length :
Program Cost : Service fees apply, are moderate
Admission Criteria : Offered to children and youth between the ages of 8 and 18 yrs old with a developmental disability.
Activities : Respite residence provides short term supprt and offers relief for parents caring for a child with a disability, social recreation and lesuire activities are offered.
Comments : The first program known as Weekend With Friends, is located at 4360 Howard Avenue. Children come and stay at the home for a weekend on a regular basis. The emphasis in the program is to provide a fun, supporting environment for the children. During their stay the children take part in the community events and activities in the home. Usually 4-6 children stay in the home at one time.

Family Respite Services also provides out of home respite on weekends at a home on Spago Crescent for children with developmental and physical disabilities. Both homes are licensed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, ensuring that there is a safe environment for the children. Similar to the Weekend with Friends program, the goal at this home is to provide care for the children in a home-like environment that is fun and nurturing.
Disability / Special Needs : Autism/PDD, Developmental Disability, Medically Complex, Physical Disability
Individual(s) Served : Male and Female
Type of Respite :
Age Category : 6-12 School Aged and 13-17 Adolescent
Agency : Family Respite Services
Agency Contact : Chelsea Garraway
Phone : 519 971 9731
Fax : 519 972 8902
Email Address : cgarraway@familyrespite.org
Option offered at : 2565 Ouellette Ave. Unit 150, Windsor, ON N8X 1L9
Nearest Intersection :
Regions : Windsor
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