Programs
Community Participation Services: Connex
The Connex program offers life skills training, social and recreational activities, volunteering opportunities, and individualized support plans through both government-funded and fee-for-service options.
Community Participation Services: Connex Fee for Service
The Connex program Fee for Service is a direct funding option that accepts individualized dollars received from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), such as Passports Funding.
Employment Services: Job Quest
The Job Quest program assists job seekers by providing pre-employment services, job retention support, and barrier removal strategies to help individuals secure and maintain meaningful employment while educating employers on the benefits of an inclusive workforce.
Funding Brokerage
Funding Brokerage helps individuals and families manage their government or private funding (such as Passport funding and Special Services at Home) by handling expense claims, tracking finances, preparing government filings, and ensuring compliance.
Person-Directed Planning
The Person-Directed Planning program helps individuals with developmental disabilities create and implement a personalized life plan by setting goals, identifying supports, and fostering community involvement, all while ensuring the individual remains at the center of the planning process.
Respite Now
Respite Now is a free mobile app that matches people of all ages looking for respite services with local respite workers in Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, and Northumberland counties. Both caregivers and respite workers can use the app. The app matches people’s support needs and preferences with appropriate respite workers based on skills, credentials, experiences, and availability. Caregivers and people-supported review matches, choose the respite worker they wish to hire and pay the worker directly.
