If an adult with a developmental disability wants to become more involved in their community, their Developmental Services Ontario agency can help by putting them in touch with community participation supports. These supports can be delivered one-on-one or in groups and include things like
To learn more about how you can use Passport funding, click here.
People can choose their own activities and use direct funding to pay for them directly, or they can use the money to pay community agencies that provide community participation supports.
Special Services at Home (SSAH) is a program for children with developmental disabilities. Families can receive funding through this program. But it is important to remember that SSAH funding ends on a person's eighteenth birthday. To access adult developmental services - including Passport funding - people must apply through the application process at DSO.
As part of the Budget, which was passed on May 8, 2018, the government is investing an additional $1.8 billion over the next three years in developmental services in Ontario. This represents the single largest investment to developmental services in the province’s history.
For the first time in the province’s history, every eligible adult with a developmental disability, including youth turning 18 and transitioning to adult services, will get at least $5,000 a year in direct funding through the Passport Program.
For more information about the investment, please click on the link below.
Transforming Developmental Services in Ontario
For more information about the Passport Program, please contact the DSO. If you are already receiving funds from the Passport Program, please contact your Passport agency for further information.