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Community
Supports
Please select one of the links below for
information regarding supports and services within our
community.
   
Developmental Supports
| Agency |
Description |
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Provides information
about available services for children and youth who
are experiencing difficulties in Windsor-Essex County. |
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Unencumbered
planning support for individuals with a developmental
disability and their families. Mediates between the person
requiring services and those offering them. Assists
with the formal and informal contractual agreements
for services purchased when requested. |
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The
ODSP is intended to meet the needs of people
with disabilities and help them to become more
independent. The ODSP
has two parts: 1. Income Supports provides
financial assistance to people with disabilities;
and 2. Employment Supports provides the supports
people with disabilities need to get and keep jobs. |
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Helping
hands offers support to siblings of children
who have a disability. Volunteer
friends or role models offer extra attention, affection
and guidance. Provides much needed relief and
respite to parents of children with special needs. |
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A provider of residential,
work training, supported employment, and personal
living support services to individuals with a developmental
disability. |
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A trans-denominational,
evangelical charity that seeks to reach out with
supports and friendship to persons who have developmental
challenges. |
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An
accredited not-for-profit family service agency. Its
purpose is to provide counseling, support, and
educational programs that will strengthen families
and individuals. |
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The
WECAS is responsible for the protection of children
under the age of 16 within the mandate of the
Child and Family Services Act. WECAS also
provides high quality out-of-home care for children
and develop child abuse and neglect prevention
programs. |
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Children’s
services provide assessments, diagnosis and treatment
for children with developmental, emotional, behavioural,
or psychological problems. |
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Out-patient and residential
services, offers assessments and treatment services. |
Learning Disabilities
Association of Windsor-Essex County
www.ldawe.ca |
Services
for persons with learning disabilities, information
and referral group works with schools and community
groups for improved support services. |
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Networking group that
strengthens and educates families who have a family
member with a disability. |
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Group is committed to
enhancing the quality of life for individuals with
Down Syndrome. |
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Substance abuse treatment
centre and support services for pregnant and parenting
women. |
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A
range of support services for people who have
developmental disabilities. The
Association also operates a resource library providing
resource materials such as books, periodicals and
videos. |
Southwestern
Regional Centre Essex County Community Support
Team
Tel. (519) 966-2171 Fax
(519) 966-2260 |
The purpose of the program
is to offer an individualized service to children
and adults who known to have, or are at risk of having
developmental disabilities, with the primary focus
on strengthening supports in the home. |
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Physical Supports
| Agency |
Description |
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Attendant
Services programs provide non-medical personal
support, homemaking services and assistance with
tasks of daily living to adults with permanent
physical disability. Attendant
Services are delivered on an outreach basis or at
supportive living sites associated with APPD. Additional
respite services are available to provide relief
to caregivers. |
Ministry of Community
and Social Service
Ontario Disabilities Support Program
(519) 254-1651 |
The
ODSP is intended to meet the needs of people with
disabilities and help them to become more independent. The ODSP
has two parts: 1. Income Supports provides
financial assistance to people with disabilities; 2. Employment
Supports provides the supports people with disabilities
need to get and keep jobs. |
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For adults with disabilities,
support group for friends, peers, animal visits. |
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Facilitated
peer support group, enhancing personal life experience
through effective communication and interaction
with others. Non-profit
agency providing rehabilitation for blind, visually
impaired, deaf blind individuals. Includes
rehabilitation teaching orientation, and mobility,
technical aids, library services, and transportation
services to and from medical appointments. Resource
centre offers talking books, large print and Braille
books, interactive toys in red, yellow, green and
blue, tactile toys and scented play dough. |
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Advocacy
and support group to the deaf, deafened, and
hard of hearing. Information
and referral, provides employment services, general
social services, interpreter services, hearing
care counseling, hearing aid and technical aid
programs and audiology services, etc. |
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Support group of parents
offering encouragement and support to cope with activities
of daily living for children deaf or hard of hearing. |
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Offers
one-to-one supportive counseling, health. Variety
of holistic services. |
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Pediatric
asthma clinic; education review for parents and
children 5 years and older, identifying and controlling
triggers. Medication
and how to use it correctly. Respiration therapist,
speakers, and workshops. |
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Digital
based information service and support by telephone
and e-mail counseling. Certified
asthma educators. |
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Aims to
integrate persons with a disability into the community
to advanced quality of life. Provides vocational
support service. |
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Service for parents of
children who have suffered the loss of a limb or
limbs through birth, medical causes or accidents. |
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Organization
devoted towards funding and promoting arthritis
research. Provides
patient care, advocacy, and public education on
more than 100 forms of arthritis. |
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Support
group for survivors of acquired brain injury. Offers information
to families, friends, and caregivers. Promotes
awareness and related implications of brain injuries. |
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Evaluation
and information for referred patient with cancer. Resources,
supportive palliative care program, social work,
nutritional counseling, relaxing sessions, touch
therapy, etc. |
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Funding
for research services and programs. Information
on Cerebral Palsy. |
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Provides
information and application forms for residential
summer camps. Information
on diabetes. |
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Diabetes health and education. |
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To serve the community
of Lakeshore by providing access to health, government,
and support services. |
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Health
care equipment rentals. Offers wheelchairs,
crutches, canes, walkers, etc. |
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Services
for registered persons with neuromuscular disorders. Assistance
in acquiring prescribed equipment. Research
education, information, referral, and advocacy. |
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Assists
people with Multiple Sclerosis maintain an independent
lifestyle. Individual
and family services. |
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Prenatal care, pregnancy,
postnatal, diet, and clinic. |
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Supports
those with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. Information
and education workshops. |
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Social and Emotional Supports
| Agency |
Description |
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Provide assessment, diagnosis,
and treatment for children with developmental, emotional,
behavioural, or psychological problems (i.e. anger,
anxiety, ADD, ADHD, depression, OCD, ODD, bi-polar) |
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Support
group for bi-polar (manic depression) or uni-polar
(depressive) affective disorders and their
families. Provides
social support discussions on mental health and
general health and well-being. |
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Educational
puppet program for children provides essential
information regarding personal safety, physical
and sexual abuse, and encourages abused children
to talk to someone about it. Puppets
provide an entertaining and non-threatening way
of presenting to young children. |
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Counselling
services for children and their families provides
immediate crisis counseling and ongoing treatment
for families and individual therapy for children. Education
and consultation to caretakers, professionals,
and community. |
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Services and support
for sexually abused or assaulted children provides
medical and legal examinations and services provided
by specially trained medical personnel. |
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24-hour
crisis line provides prompt intervention to persons
experiencing emotional crises. Services include assessments, short-term
treatment, referral, and case coordination when appropriate. Centre
hosted by Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital. |
Can-Am Indian
Friendship Centre of Windsor
1100 University Avenue W.
Windsor, ON
Tel. (519) 919-0572 Fax (519)
258-3795 |
Culturally
appropriate counseling service provides cultural
activities that are free of drugs and alcohol. Includes
providing educational presentations on the dangers
of drug and alcohol abuse and individual counseling. |
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Youth drop-in centre,
life skills training, mentoring services, focuses
on stress, bullying, racism, self-esteem, employment
counseling, cultural diversity, after-school children
tutoring program from SK to grade 11. |
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Bereavement
counseling provides individual counseling, peer
support groups, education, and consultation for
agencies, workplaces, and community groups. Peer
support groups, parent(s) of older children or
infants of suicide, homicide, and other grievers. |
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Nutrition
and eating disorders support program individual
counseling available for a wide range of eating
issues including malnutrition, pregnancy, vegetarianism,
food allergies, and gastrointestinal problems. Hosts
high school workshops on nutrition, cooking,
and budgeting, postnatal nutrition for mother
and baby. |
Bulimia
Anorexia Nervosa Association
– New Direction
www.bana.ca |
New
Directions program for teens with an eating disorder. 10
week group sessions on assertiveness. |
Windsor-Essex
Children’s Aid Society
1671 Riverside Drive East
Windsor, ON
Tel. (519) 252-1171 or 256-4521
Fax (519) 256-2739
www.wecas.on.ca |
Child protection services
Foster Care family counseling investigates reports
of child abuse information on becoming a Foster Parent
volunteer opportunities available to help support
the agency, children, and their families in the community. |
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Community
based group home for foster care boys provides
a stable environment to explore personal problems
sets realistic educational and employment goals. Works
toward reintegration into the parental home or
independent living. |
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Community
based group home for foster care girls provides
a stable environment to explore personal problems
sets realistic educational and employment goals. Works
toward reintegration into the parental home or
independent living. |
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Problem
gambling counseling and support individual and
group treatment family education and support
reference library on problem gambling issues
education to youth, professionals, industry,
and government about impact of compulsive gambling. Residential program, which is a
pilot program. Can accommodate up to six persons. |
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Prevention and education
program designed to reduce the harm associated with
youth gambling offers educational workshops for parents,
teachers, health professionals, and other organizations
that work with youth for age appropriate presentations
available for youth offers referrals to gambling
treatment services. |
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Children’s
services provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment
for children with developmental, emotional, behavioural,
or psychological problems (i.e. anger, anxiety,
ADD, ADHD, depression, OCD, ODD, bi-polar). |
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Service
Coordinators provide support while accessing
relevant community agencies for children
with developmental delays and/or mental health
issues. Help Link
can facilitate access to services outside the
community for families who have exhausted all
community resources. |
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Supportive
housing complex 55 residential units for persons
with a persistent serious mental illness (PSMI)
long-term housing only several units for persons
with disabilities tenants control own activities
provides medical treatment and vocational opportunities. Comprehensive
rehabilitation and support promotes self respect,
courage in a safe environment. |
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Mental health centre
provides counseling for first episode psychosis and
schizophrenic patients, and bi-polar disorders. |
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Support
services for families, friends of persons with
schizophrenia. Advocate
for improved services hold family support meetings
throughout the year. Offers a lending library
and videos (small deposit required). Open to
the public. Educational materials available
free of charge; public speakers available. |
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Professionally
facilitated supportive and educational program
for children who live in an environment with
substance abuse. Weekly
meetings include learning about choices and themselves. Drug
and alcohol education for children, coping strategies,
and self-confidence. |
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Drug,
alcohol, and self management program for
youth for students suspended due to drug
or alcohol usage. Offers
crisis counseling sessions. |
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Offers
techniques to regain mental health – without charge – at
weekly meetings around the world. Especially
effective for panic attacks. |
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Non-profit
centre providing educational and community-based
services. Crisis
counseling information and referrals. Food
bank, food coop, support groups, activities, and
programs for neighbourhood youth. |
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Child
care coordination service helps parents choose
the most appropriate child care arrangements. Oversees the provision
of child care subsidies in city-operated child care
facilities. Facilitates financial assistance
for parent-regulated and informal child care arrangements. |
Tourette
Syndrome Foundation of Canada
– Parent Support – Windsor/Essex
County Chapter
1421 Grand Marais Road West
Windsor, ON
Tel. (519) 972-5498 Fax (519)
255-7619 |
Support
group for parents and caregivers of children affected
by Tourette syndrome. Meetings
help explore feelings, thoughts, and concerns. Provides
educational information to community groups and schools. |
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A counseling agency which
responds to the needs of adolescents and their families
in crisis. |
Social and Family
Services (Windsor and Essex County)
755 Louis
Windsor, ON
Tel. (519) 255-5200 Fax (519)
255-1503 |
The program provides
financial assistance (general welfare), employment
services, subsidized child care services for seniors,
etc. to qualified residents of Windsor and Essex
County. |
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This is a community organization
that works with families caring for children with
disabilities. |
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The program is a professional
counseling service assisting families and individuals
with problems related to marriage, parent-child relationships
and personal adjustment and self-esteem. |
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Glengarda
offers children’s
mental health services to families with children
experiencing a wide range of social, emotional,
behavioral, and intellectual difficulties. |
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Hiatus
House is a social agency for families experiencing
domestic violence. The
24-hour service is operated with professional staff. |
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Maryvale is a treatment
centre providing residential, day, and crisis services
for adolescents who are experiencing emotional and
behavioral problems and their families. |
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Registered
non-profit agency that offers a summer program
for persons with autism or pervasive developmental
disorder (PDD). Provides
an Autism Resource Lending Library and free
monthly workshops. |
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Non-profit
organization providing services for autistic
children and adults with autism spectrum disorder,
pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) or Aspergers
(PDA), their families and caregivers. Provides
self-help and support and lobbies for improved
educational opportunities. |
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Intensive
early intervention services to pre-school children
with autism. One-on-one
treatment year-round, divided between home and program
site. Transition plan to other programs once
child turns 6 years old. |
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Neuro
Psychology Program offers services to children/youth
ages 6 to 17 years. Autism
and related disorders program offers assessments,
education, training, etc. |
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Language
instruction for newcomers to Canada. Focus on communication
skills, LINC Literacy 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 levels. Day
and evening classes. |
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Language assessment services
for new-comers to Canada providing placement in appropriate
language programs. |
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Youth
drop-in centre provides life skills training,
career planning sessions, mentoring services,
leadership training, employment counseling, etc. After-school
tutoring program from SK to grade 11 and ESL classes
as required. |
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Diagnostic
and consultative assessment – craniofacial abnormalities – rehabilitation
services. Supportive and educational parents
group. |
Windsor
Regional Hospital – Western Campus – Speech
Services
www.wrh.on.ca |
Outpatient speech services
for dysphasia and/or swallowing problems.
Includes services for voice disorders: larynx,
cysts, polyps, reflux, and papilloma |
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Neuro
Psychology Program offers services to children/youth
ages 6 to 17 years. Autism
and related disorders program offers assessments,
education, training, etc. |
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Physical Activity and Advocacy Supports
| Agency |
Description |
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The ICHA is a Canadian
registered, charitable organization that was founded
in 1985, with a focus on providing social and recreational
activities for those in Windsor and Essex County
with mental and physical disabilities. |
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Harmony in Action serves
adults who have a developmental and/or physical disability,
whom training for employment is not a realistic alternative,
by providing opportunities to experience personal
growth and social integration. |
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Organization
formed to promote sports and social activities
for the physically disabled. Includes track and field, wheelchair
basketball, power lifting, and rifle shooting. Group
organizes and provides facilities and opportunities
for competition in the Games for the Physically Challenged. |
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Provides
access to hockey for persons with physical
disabilities alongside able-bodied athletes. Junior
and intermediate divisions offered. |
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Physical,
mental, and emotional therapy through horseback
riding. Provides
physiotherapy, psychological and recreational therapy
and motivation. Improves coordination, posture,
balance, and mobility. Supervised by accredited
therapeutic riding instructors and therapists. |
Work Matters
(519) 974-4221 ext. 212 |
Work Matters is a program
for students with an intellectual disability who
are able to accept and maintain competitive employment,
and are ineligible for post-secondary programs |
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Should you require further information about
programs, services and supports in special education please
feel free to call our department at:
519-255-3200 ext.10219. |
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