Respite Options

Provided By :

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Phone :	705 566 3416 x.2210	Email Address :	sm@respiteservices.com

Program Time :

Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities

Program Time (English) :

N/A

Program Runs from :

April to March

Program Length :

Ongoing

Program Cost :

None

Admission Criteria :

If you are a parent or a guardian of a child who is under 18 years of age (17 and under), lives at home and who has a severe disability, you may be eligible to receive funding from the ACSD program.

Your eligibility and the amount of assistance you receive is based on a combination of factors:

• your household income
• size of your family
• severity of your child’s disability
• extraordinary costs related to your child’s disability

Activities :

If you are a parent or guardian who is caring for a child with a severe disability you may be able to get financial support through the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD) Program. This program provides financial support for low-income and moderate-income families to cover some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability.

Eligible parents and guardians can receive between $25 and $580 a month to help with disability-related costs.

Comments :

Depending on your household income, the size of your family and your child’s disability-related costs, the ACSD program may provide between $25 and $580 a month to help with costs such as:

• travel to doctors’ appointments, hospitals and other appointments related to the child’s disability
• special shoes and clothes
• parental relief such as respite

For more information, contact Michelle Ayotte, the Special Agreements Officer.

You can also apply online at https://www.app.grants.gov.on.ca/indiv/#/acsd.

Disability / Special Needs :

Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disability, Dual Diagnosis, FAS/FAED, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Medically Complex, Physical Disability, Visual Impairment

Individual(s) Served :

Male and Female

Type of Respite :

In Home and Out of Home

Age Category :

0-5 Preschool, 6-12 School Aged and 13-17 Adolescent

Agency :

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Agency Contact :

Michelle Ayotte

Phone :

705 280 8629

Fax :

705 419 2665

Email Address :

michelle.ayotte@ontario.ca

Option offered at :

199 Larch Street, Suite 601, Sudbury, ON P3E 5P9

Nearest Intersection :

Regions :

Sudbury & Manitoulin Region