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Home Ownership Program
Partners in home ownership, work with volunteers to build an affordable home
ReNew It
0% financed loan to cover home repairs that are needed to maintain health and safety
ReStore
Accepts and sells new and donated building supplies
Salvage Program
Volunteer salvage crew recover re-useable materials at no cost including kitchen and bathroom fixtures, kitchen cabinets
- help to maintain housing
- help to find housing
- help with financial assistance
- help for landlords
- help with support services
- help with emergency housing
Financial assistance for assistive devices -- subsidizes mobility equipment, ramps, tub transfer benches, wheelchairs (both manual and electric), grab bars, seat cushions, commodes, beds, transfer boards, bath chairs, computer software
Subsidized gym memberships -- for persons with disabilities
Accessible gym equipment-- funded by RH Mobility and housed at Ed Sackfield Fitness Centre
Community development -- works with other organizations to foster inclusion and create new programs and events for persons with disabilities
Community-based rehabilitation and advocacy; affordable supportive housing for people with physical disabilities
Attendant Care Services -- non-medical assistance with activities of daily living
MODC Non-Profit Housing -- supportive care in 6 unit house, capacity 8, in Meynell House with additional houses around Ontario
Assistive Devices Program, 1-866-765-7237 -- financial assistance for adults to purchase or repair devices that increase their mobility and functional independence; may also assist with information or resources to assist in locating additional funding sources
Pop can tabs collection program -- proceeds support Assistive Devices Program
Home and Vehicle Modification Program, 1-877-369-4867 or 1-877-369-HVMP -- financial assistance (up to $15,000) for basic home and vehicle modifications for permanent Ontario residents with a substantial impairment expected to last one year or more
Acquired Brain Injury Services -- life skills, communication, community integration, emotional and behavioural support, vocational support, recreation
Conductive Education -- for people with neurological motor disorders; physical rehabilitation and education to train the brain and the body
DesignAbility, 1-800-263-3463, ext 7211
- volunteers work with persons with mobility challenges to craft creative, custom-built solutions to overcome barriers to work, play, personal hygiene and other daily activities
- no charge, except for building materials
Post-Polio Canada, polio@marchofdimes.ca, www.marchofdimes.ca/en-ca/programs/postpolio -- in-person and virtual support services, resources and information for polio survivors
After Stroke, afterstroke@marchofdimes.ca, afterstroke.ca -- person-to-person support, educational opportunities and community-based programs designed to provide connection to other people, hope and life after stroke
Business and training services for other non-profit agencies
Volunteers build custom-designed solutions and modification to help meet the daily needs of people with mobility issues and to maintain independence to the greatest extent possible. Projects are taken on if there is no commercial solution available or the cost of a commercial solution is prohibitive.
Provides funding to eligible applicants for basic home and/or vehicle modifications which enables children and adults with mobility restrictions to continue living in their homes, avoid job loss, and participate fully in their communities.
Programs and Services
- attendant care funding
- orthotics and prosthetics
- physiotherapy and suit therapy
- provides information on modifications for home accessibility
- estate planning workshops
- martial arts
Services include:
- Home safety, interior and exterior repairs, improvements and installations
- Lawn care, raking leaves and other landscaping
- Snow removal and snow shoveling
- Renovations
Tenancy Risk Reduction Program - Hoarding and decluttering * email trrs@chats.on.ca
Community-based rehabilitation and advocacy; affordable supportive housing for people with physical disabilities
March of Dimes Canada's Supportive Housing Programs: provides scheduled and unscheduled service to people with disabilities in their own apartments:
- non-medical assistance provided for activities of daily living in the home, such as dressing, bathing, eating, and helping with range of motion
- also assists individuals requiring more complex supports that may include g-tube feeding, tracheotomy supports as well as other activities of daily living.
Assistive Devices Program, 1-866-765-7237 -- financial assistance for adults to purchase or repair devices that increase their mobility and functional independence; may also assist with information or resources to assist in locating additional funding sources
Pop Can Tabs Collection Program -- proceeds support Assistive Devices Program
Home and Vehicle Modification Program, 1-877-369-4867 or 1-877-369-HVMP -- financial assistance (up to $15,000) for basic home and vehicle modifications for permanent Ontario residents with a substantial impairment expected to last one year or more
Brain Injury Services -- life skills, communication, community integration, emotional and behavioural support, vocational support, recreation
Conductive Education -- for people with neurological motor disorders; physical rehabilitation and education to train the brain and the body
DesignAbility, 1-800-263-3463, ext 7211
- volunteers work with persons with mobility challenges to craft creative, custom-built solutions to overcome barriers to work, play, personal hygiene and other daily activities
- no charge, except for building materials
Post-Polio Canada, 1-800-480-5903, marchofdimes.ca/en-ca/programs/postpolio -- in-person and virtual support services, resources and information for polio survivors
After Stroke, afterstroke.marchofdimes.ca -- person-to-person support, educational opportunities and community-based programs designed to provide connection to other people, hope and life after stroke
Integrated Employment Services at this location, see other listing
Outreach and senior services are also available at this location
Business and training services for other non-profit agencies
- Registered Nursing Services
- Motor Vehicle Accident Care
- Complex Care/ Catastrophic Injury Care
- Spinal Cord Injury Care
- Home Support Services
- Homemaking - meal prep and light housekeeping
- Personal Care Services
- Companionship
- Respite Care
- Child Care Relief
- Foot Care Services
- Palliative Care
- Home and Vehicle modifications
- Medical Equipment Sales/Rentals, a registered ADP vendor
- minimum of 3 hours per visit
- 24 hour emergency repair service available
- affordable housing repairs
- housing modifications for persons with disabilities
- the creation of a secondary suite in single family homes
Examples of eligible repairs include:
- structural (including building exterior such as roofs, foundations or walls)
- plumbing
- fire safety
- electrical and/or heating
- ramps
- handrails and chair/bath lifts
- height adjustment to counter tops
- cues for doorbells/fire alarms
- provide increased access within households - kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms - and other environments, such as vehicles or places of business
- volunteer engineers and technicians work one-on-one with people who have a specific need that cannot be met by commercial assistive devices
Eligible repairs could include the following:
- building exterior including roofs, walls or foundations
- doors and windows
- plumbing, septic systems
- fire safety
- electrical systems
- heating systems
- mould remediation
- ramps
- handrails
- chair and bath lifts
- height adjustments to countertops
- cues for doorbells/fire alarms
- bathroom renovations
- Labour and applicable taxes
- Building permits
- Certificates
- Appraisal, consultant, inspection fees
- Drawings and specifications
- Legal fees up to a maximum of $1,000
Grant amounts will be distributed based on the number of applications received and ability to meet funding criteria.
Fax: 519-941-0271
Toll Free: 1-877-941-6991 ext 211 0
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Funding is subject to availability
Person with Disabilities Ontario Renovates offers financial assistance to low income households occupied by persons with disabilities who require special modifications to improve accessibility to their residence.
Provides home assessments and recommendations at no cost to help seniors remain safe and independent in their homes, and falls prevention education program to both seniors and caregivers.
Safety at Home services include:
- free home assessments
- referrals for installation of assistive devices, minor home repairs, and modifications
- subsidies for assistive devices (such as grab bars) and coordination of installation for those who qualify
- fall prevention education
- community and professional presentations
- help to maintain housing
- help to find housing
- help with financial assistance
- help for landlords
- help with support services
- help with emergency housing
- home repairs such as new windows, doors, roofs
- home accessibility modifications for persons with disabilities
- purchase and installation of energy-saving products
- home and property maintenance
- home improvements,kitchen and bathroom renovations
- drywall, carpentry
- painting, interior and exterior
- decks and landscaping
- yard work, lawn maintenance
Offers senior discount