Family Supports Programs
Special Services at Home (SSAH)
Special Services at Home is a respite program that helps primary caregivers by providing temporary relief support, thus enhancing the caregiver’s capacity to provide quality care to individuals with disabilities.
SSAH offers respite and support on an individualized basis. SSAH is for people of all ages who have a developmental disability and for children under the age of 18 who have a physical disability.
Self-referrals are encouraged. Respite Coordinators are assigned to assist families to apply for the Special Services at Home program and to plan their respite services.
VON provides SSAH to people in London, Middlesex and Elgin Counties.
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Host Respite Program
The Host Respite Program matches Host families with disabled individuals to provide overnight respite as temporary relief for the individual’s primary caregiver. The program is available to people of all ages who have a developmental disability.
VON provides this service in the London / Middlesex area.
Familyhome Program
The Familyhome Program provides an opportunity for people over the age of 18 who have a developmental disability to live in a family environment.
Individuals in the Familyhome Program are matched to families for the purposes of support in a residential setting. The program seeks to enhance the quality of life for all people in the program and includes planning for all aspects of a client’s life.
This Familyhome Program serves London, Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford Counties.
These three programs are funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. If you would like to access the Special Services at Home Program, the Host Respite Program or the Familyhome Program or you would like more information about becoming a support worker for clients or a Host family, please call 519-657-4570.
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