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Program:
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Adult Services
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Phone Numbers:
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519-941-8971
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Fax:
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519-941-9121
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Address:
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065371 County Rd 3
East Garafraxa, ON
L9W 7J8
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Intersection:
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B Line and County Rd 3
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Location:
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East Garafraxa
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
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Executives:
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Diane Kite - Executive Director
519-939-2761 * dkite@cldufferin.ca
Oksana Tressel - Director of Finance and Business Solutions
519-941-8971 ext 140 * otressel@cldufferin.ca
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Service Description:
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Enable people with an intellectual disability to achieve their fullest potential
Adult Services for people with developmental disabilities:
- Community Outreach: when there are delays in meeting a person's or family's long term needs, short term, interim assistance is offered. Employment support, behavioural management and social connections
- Options, Learning and Leisure Program: offers a variety of flexible leisure and recreational activities, programs located on the premises and within the community. Opportunities range from swimming and horseback riding to crafts, woodworking, music and the click connect photography club, choir and drama program
- Employment Plus: assist in the development of good working habits, improvement of social skills and increase in productivity. Make arrangements with employers providing paid and voluntary jobs and on-the-job training. Provide help in connecting and maintaining voluntary positions
- Community Behavioural Services: this time limited service provides consultation with a Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCaBA) with the goal to teach families and/or caregivers how to apply the principles and strategies of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to help with any challenging behaviours or, areas of need for skill development. This model of service includes parent training around
general strategies, group training for skill building, or development of a Behaviour Support Plan
- Summer Opportunities: young adults can access adult day programs
- Passport: program that helps adults to be in involved in their communities and live as independently as possible by providing individualized funding for community participation services and supports, activities of daily living and person directed planning. Also provides funding for caregivers respite services and supports for caregivers of an adult
Note: to access adult services, registration with Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) is required. Click to access DSO website
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Fees:
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Admissions to government funded vacancies are free however there could be some nominal fees to cover events * If funded services are unavailable, fee for service spaces can be arranged
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Application:
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults with developmental disabilities
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Languages:
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English
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Area Served:
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Dufferin County
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Last Updated:
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3/28/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=171136
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