Here’s a list of some provincial organizations that may be able to help you connect with more local resources.
211 Ontario
Helps you find information about programs and services in your community.
Health811
Health811 can securely connect you to a registered nurse for free day or night. Simply call 811 and receive secure and confidential health advice. No health card required.
Autism Ontario
Helps you find information about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families, and the professionals with whom they interact.
Community Living Ontario
Helps you and your family to lead the way in advancing inclusion in your lives and community.
Connectability
Helps you find fee-for-service resources in your community.
IF Library
The Individualized Funding Library is a website to help you learn how to find and use your Individualized Funding.
Karis Disability Services (formerly Christian Horizons)
Helps people with developmental disabilities accomplish their goals and thrive in communities.
MyCommunityHub
Allows you to register and pay for activities, classes, programs, workshops, respite and camps offered by developmental service agencies in Ontario.
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Provides you with financial assistance.
Ontario March of Dimes Strategic Employment Solutions
Provides you with employment opportunities.
P4P Planning Network
Provides free resources designed to empower you, your family and caregiver(s).
respiteservices.com
Provides your caregiver(s) with a short break from caregiving so they can take some time off to recharge and reconnect.
Special Olympics Ontario
Helps you enrich your life through sport.
thehealthline.ca
Helps you find local health and community services.
Ontario Care Giver Organization
Free counselling and many other free services that they provide for caregivers across Ontario. They have working groups, peer support, online support, and many other services related to these topics.
https://ontariocaregiver.ca/
Microboards Ontario
A Microboard is a group of committed family and friends who join with a person with a developmental disability to create a supportive not-for-profit corporation.
Organizations that would like to be added to this list must be non-profit or government funded and serve or provide community resources to adults with developmental disabilities across Ontario. Contact us at info@dsontario.ca to get added to this list.
Your area DSO resources
Your DSO can help you define your initial goals when you complete your application package. This includes talking about resources that may be available in your community to support those next steps. You could also connect to recreation and senior centres, parks, churches, libraries, non-profit organizations, homes, and housing. Search for activities, information fairs, and special events in your community.
DSO Central West Region
Halton:
COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team)
Halton Region Physical Activities
Peel/Dufferin:
Waterloo:
City of Kitchener free and nearly free recreation
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Waterloo Wellington
CMHA Self-Help and Peer Support Calendar
Health Caring KW Events Calendar (open to the community)
Waterloo Region Family Network
Open Spaces Program facilitated by Extend-A-Family
Buddy Choir - Bridges to Belonging Waterloo Region
Wellington:
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Waterloo Wellington
Self-Help and Peer Support Calendar
Guelph Wellington Family Network
Community Resource Centre serves Centre Wellington, Wellington North, Minto and Mapleton
DSO Hamilton-Niagara Region
COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team)
Human Care Enhanced by Technology
Contact Hamilton Passport Funding Program
Family Services Toronto Passport ONE
Southern Network of Specialized Care
DSO South East Region
Windsor/Essex:
Community Living Essex County on My Community Hub
Miracle League Baseball Amherstburg
Interabled Basketball with ABODE Respite
Oxford:
Community Living Tillsonburg- Events
Fusion Youth Centre Casual Drop-in Program
VON at Fusion Centre Senior Program 55+
Drop-in Activities in Woodstock
Drop-in Activities in Tillsonburg
Elgin:
ACCESS Drop-in – Elgin, Aylmer
DSO East Region
Your area DSO works with a variety of ministry-funded agencies across the province to help connect you to services and supports. To find out what agencies they partner with in your community please visit Funded services | DSO and click on your area.