Respite Options

Below you will find a list of respite options for families residing in Simcoe County. For information about these services you must contact the service provider directly. Please note that some options may have a waiting list.

Please be advised that the following options, whether a private business or a government licenced and funded facility, are not endorsed by respiteservices.com, Catulpa Community Support Services or Empower Simcoe.

The user (parents/guardians and other supports) acknowledges that, while Catulpa Community Support Services & Empower Simcoe may have provided information with respect to services and supports available in the community, the final decisions with respect to the manner in which services and supports are to be provided as well as decisions to hire, contract with or engage any persons, agencies or companies or other entities to provide said services and supports have been made by the Service user (parents/guardians and other supports).

For further assistance regarding respiteservices.com and the database you may contact Angie Bridekirk, Respite/CHAP Coordinator at Catulpa Community Support Services or Carolyn Harris Respite/CHAP Coordinator at Empower Simcoe.

Agency :	Empower Simcoe
Address :	39 Fraser Court, Barrie, ON L4N 5J5
Community Regions :	Bradford and Area and Barrie and Area
General Information :	Empower Simcoe's Family Relief Program is designed to assist families who care for a family member with a disability by creating greater opportunities for all family members to live actively and participate in community activities and allowing parents/guardians time for themselves. Empower Simcoe is a member of a provincial network of respite providers through supportyourway.ca and offers a variety of support options for families. Families may connect with registered CHAP (Community Helpers for Active Participation) who advertise on the site. They can negotiate to provide the following services: •Hourly services which provide support in the person’s home as well as outside the person’s home, e.g., support at recreation programs, day camps, community activities, volunteering, job coaching etc.; •Over-night services providing support in the person's home or in the CHAP's home. •Daily services providing support for vacations or longer term needs Individuals who are interested in providing respite/direct support services for adults and/or children with disabilities may register with the CHAP program on the Simcoe supportyourway.ca website. Residential Respite is available through the agency’s Accommodation Services, for children and adults who require physical and/or medical support and for adults diagnosed with an intellectual disability who may or may not require physical support. Family Relief funding may be available to the families of children and adults who live at home and have been identified as having an intellectual disability. Family Relief funding is available to families living in Barrie, Bradford and the surrounding townships. Applications for Children's Family Relief funding may be accessed through www.supportyourway.ca/Simcoe under the funding tab. Families of adults with an intellectual disability must apply for funding through the Developmental Services Office (DSO).
Eligibility :	Individuals diagnosed with an intellectual disability
Age Category(ies) :	Preschool, School Aged, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult 22-30, Adult 31-50, Seniors
Type of Respite :	Other
Respite Contact :	Carolyn, Harris
Contact Email :	charris@empowersimcoe.ca
Phone :	705 726 9082 x.2259
1-800 Number :
Fax :	705 726 6875
Website :	http://www.empowersimcoe.ca

Provincial Respite Services Network 2018 Update