Directory of Community Programs and Services in Barrie Ontario

Record #: CWD1257
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2024
Last Full Update: 28 Apr 2024

Contacts

Office Phone 705-445-1543 ext 301
Toll Free Phone 1-800-843-6943
Fax 705-445-1656
E-Mail programcoordinator@bdbilrc.ca
Website https://breakingdownbarriers.ca
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BDBCollingwood
Instagram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingdownbarriers
Twitter Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdbcollingwood?t=1516035663400
Primary Contact Teresa Gal, Executive Director; Phone: ext 300; Email: executivedirector@bdbilrc.ca
Alternate Contact Maureen Smithers, Program Coordinator; Email: programcoordinator@bdbilrc.ca
Volunteer Coordinator Lucille Dalziel; Email: cvc@bdbilrc.ca

Addresses

Address & Map
234 Ste Marie St
Collingwood, ON
Canada L9Y 3K5
 
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Intersection Between Simcoe and Ontario Sts, just past Giant Tiger parking lot
Mailing Address 234 Ste Marie St 
Collingwood, ON 
Canada L9Y 3K5
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service) The Direct Funding Attendant Care Services Program is a provincial program which provides monthly funds for adults with a disability to hire an attendant of their own choosing to assist with activities of daily living.

Allows individuals to schedule attendant services around their own schedule; enabling adults with physical disabilities to become employers of their own attendants.

Attendants assist with routine activities of living, such as dressing, grooming and bathing.

Assistance providing to people living in the Simcoe, Bruce and Grey Counties in the application process for funding to self-manage their own attendant care services.

Service Details

Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Areas Served Bruce County ; Grey County ; Simcoe County
Eligibility Ages: 16 year(s) and up Resident of Ontario living with a permanent physical disability.

Individuals must be capable of managing their own funding, according to provided guidelines

16 year(s) and up
Application Must complete a written application, available at the office or the Direct Funding website. Request for the application can be made at the office.

Physical assistance is available to complete the form.
Languages English
Fees None

Subjects

Service Categories Attendant Subsidies

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