Family Services
Description link ODSP
The Ontario Disability Support Program is managed and delivered by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
The Ontario Disability Support Program helps eligible people with disabilities by providing:
- financial help - This is called Income Support and it helps people with disabilities who are in financial need pay for living expenses, like food and housing.
- help finding a job - This is called Employment Supports and it helps people with disabilities who can and want to work prepare for and find a job.
SSAH
The Special Services at Home (SSAH) program provides funding directly to families so they can purchase services to provide personal development and relief support to children and adults with a developmental disability and children with a physical disability. With this funding, families can purchase supports and services which they could not normally provide themselves and are not available elsewhere in the community. This program is funded and administered by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
Passport is a program that helps young people with a developmental disability who have left school take part in meaningful community participation supports.
The program provides funding so that young people with a developmental disability can take part in programs and services that:
- focus on individual goals, work activities and community participation
- promote independence
- encourage continuing education and personal development
- foster social, emotional and community participation skills.
Passport Guidelines