Early Years Support Services Registry
This is a resource for health, early learning and child care professionals in York Region who wish to refer a young child or their family for support services. It provides information about programs and services available including information regarding eligibility and referral.
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| Housing and Shelters | Salvation Army housing and shelters help men, women, families and children experiencing or at risk of homelessness; they are especially concerned with supporting those experiencing long-term homelessness and facing housing exclusion |
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| Respite Funding | The Children’s Respite Flexible Funding is from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services to serve as an enhancement for families to access respite services in their community. Families can only apply for these funds once a year (between January and mid-February) and there is no guarantee of the availability of these funds in future years. |
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| Incontinence Supplies Grant Program | This is a grant for children and youth between three and 18 years of age with chronic disabilities (physical or developmental) that result in irreversible incontinence or retention problems lasting longer than six months and requiring the use of incontinence supplies. |
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| Easter Seals | Easter Seals Ontario provides programs and services to children and youth with physical disabilities across Ontario to help them achieve greater independence, accessibility and integration. |
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| Special Services at Home | The Special Services at Home program helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental and/or physical disability. It is funded and managed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. It helps families pay for special services in or outside the family home as long as the child is not receiving support from a residential program. For example, the family can hire someone to:
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