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Core Services
Residential Support Staff assist residents in developing important life skills, encouraging them to speak up for their own rights and understand their responsibilities within their homes and communities. In addition, support circles of family and friends are developed and these groups meet at least once per year to set goals as determined by the individual. |
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Group Living
In group living programs, three or more adults share a home in which 24-hour care is provided. These homes advocate independence while providing each person with the care they need to live safely and healthily in their homes and communities. Support circles of family and friends help individuals set and meet goals in their lives.
Supported Independent Living
Focusing on developing independent living skills, CLE staff provide support to people in their homes or apartments at the level they require. People are encouraged to assume responsibilities within their homes and communities. Again, the support of family and friends plays an important part in helping people determine the direction of their lives.
Family Home
New to CLE, Family Homes allow persons with developmental disabilities the chance to live in a family setting. CLE matches individuals with families who are able to open their homes to assist people in developing daily living skills and connections to the community.
Respite services
To support family life and relieve stress, Respite Services offers planned relief for families and caregivers. Based on individual needs, respite can be provided in the person's or respite provider's home as well as in a community setting. Commencing in the summer of 2010, a Children's Weekend Respite program will enable families with a child with a developmental disability or autism spectrum disorder to apply for a weekend respite stay. Children will be cared for by qualified staff in a home like setting. To initiate respite services, an application must be completed by a family member or referring agency and submitted to CLE. Once the application has been approved contact will be made to initiate the next steps in the process. Additional information on respite options, including forms, may also be found on the Elgin portion of the website www.respiteservices.com
Application Process
All applications for residential programs are administered through a central point of access. For Elgin County, it is the Community Services Coordination Network. Please use the link provided www.cscn.on.ca to find the necessary application package (Access Form).
Day Supports
People with developmental disabilities want and need to have full and active lives. Our day programs help ensure they achieve their goals.
Community Connectors and the Adult Developmental Centre
Designed to enhance life skills, this program encourages people to become actively involved in their community through volunteer work as well as recreational and leisure activities. Opportunities include participation in areas such as cooking, horticulture, art, crafts, education and computer skills. Supports are provided on a one to one basis or in a group setting.
Aylmer Day Services
Similar to our community connectors and the adult developmental centre, day supports in Aylmer are offered to people in the area of supported employment. volunteer work and recreational and leisure activities. In addition, Everybody is a Chocolate Lover, a profit sharing business, operates out of the same location.
Friendco
A profit share business specializing in packaging and assembly, Friendco provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn practical work skills. Contracts are sought from the community as well as other agencies and workers share in the profits when possible.
Foundations (16+)
Offered on a voluntary basis, Foundations ensures young people with a developmental disability and their families get the resources they need to make a successful transition from a school setting to the adult world. Assistance, which begins while the student is still in school and continues after graduation, is provided on either a group or individual basis. Topics include planning and training related to living independently, career exploration , employment, volunteer work or community alternatives.
Family Support (0 – 21)
Community Living Elgin provides a variety of supports to children and young adults living with developmental disabilities and their families. Through a family-centred approach, CLE assists these individuals in utilizing community connections as they transition through life stages. Family Support can help with planning children's future, from school to adulthood; assisting in the coordinating of services such as parent relief, summer programs, the autism respite program, and associate family relief; providing information on available services and assisting with referrals; and assisting parents in advocating for services for their children.
Ontario Early Years Centre (0 – 6)
The first six years of a child’s life make the biggest impact. The Ontario Early Years Centre offers parents, caregivers, early childhood educators and children (newborn to age 6) a place to play, learn and grow. Free programs and activities include Well Baby Clinic, Parent/Caregiver Workshops and Family Lending Library as well as outreach programming. For more information, visit www.ontarioearlyyears.ca or email eyc@eyc.communitylivingelgin.com.
