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COVID-19 (15 Mar 2021) Operating Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm with reduced staff and service by phone and email. This information is regularly updated on their Facebook page.

Income Supports: Provides financial assistance and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families

Supports and benefits available:

• accommodation
• basic living expenses
• prescription drugs
• basic dental care

Other supports and benefits may be available such as:

• eyeglasses
• hearing aids
• special diet allowance
• diabetic supplies
• ostomy supplies
• Extended Health Benefits
• surgical supplies
• emergency home repairs
• transportation needed to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• Upfront Child Care Benefit
• wheelchair/mobility device repairs and batteries

Employment Supports: (including job development and job retention supports)

• available to persons with disabilities who may or may not be receiving Income support, and require goods and services that will allow them to pursue their competitive employment or self employment goals
• employment can be part-time, full-time, or temporary
• students with disabilities who are seeking part-time employment while in school may also be eligible

Legal clinic

Services

• employment law and workers' compensation
• Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Supplement
• human rights and victims of crime
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works
• Tenant Law

The Alexandria and Williamsburg locations are satellite clinics. Call for an appointment.

Legal clinic

Services

• tenant's rights
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• employment insurance denials
• Ontario Works
• employment standards
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

Income support

• provides eligible people with disabilities who are in financial need pay for living expenses, like food and housing
• drug card for prescribed drugs
• mobility devices, batteries and repair
• dental care
• vision care benefit and hearing aids
• health related benefits
• assistive devices
• guide dogs
• utilities
• employment start-up benefit
• child care costs
• mandatory special necessities -- includes diabetic supplies, surgical supplies and dressings, transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 in a month
• special diet allowance may be available

Employment supports

• helps people with disabilities who can and want to work prepare for and find a job
• provides goods and/or services to remove barriers to competitive employment and to assist people with disabilities to attain competitive employment goals available on a voluntary basis
• employment planning and preparation
• grooming costs
• skills training
• job placement
• self employment assistance
• adaptive technologies for training/employment
• books, supplies

COVID-19 (19 Apr 2022): all Employment and Social Services office are closed to the public. Social Services Hub activities remain closed to the public. Some services available in person. For all other services, staff will continue to provide telephone or email support Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm.

Ontario Works clients can go online at Ontario.ca/MyBenefits to get payment information, report income or make a change of address. For help to register, clients can call the InfoLine at 1-888-999-6130 or contact their case worker.

Financial and employment assistance for people in temporary financial need to help pay for basic needs such as:

• food
• housing costs
• certain furniture such as beds, cribs, high chairs and a stove or fridge where not provided by landlord
• prescription drugs

Legal clinic

COVID-19 (November 9, 2021): We are currently not meeting with people in-person. We are holding meetings by phone. Please call us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney

Advice line for French-speaking clients

Services

• Immigration
• Housing (tenants only)
• Human rights
• Social assistance
• Ontario Works
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Employment rights

Accessible space offering access to municipal, financial and social services including community agency supports, along with service navigation, crisis support and warm referrals.

Residents can access:

• Walk-in and scheduled appointments for services
• Safe and warm resting space and seating
• Washrooms
• Charging stations
• Public computers
• Wi-Fi
• Telephones

The following services will be offered on-site:

• Crisis support and referrals to community services
• Financial and social assistance
  • Ontario Works
  • Ontario Disability Support Program
  • Essential Health & Social Support
  • Child care fee subsidy application support
• Housing support and referrals
• Employment services (Employment Ontario)
• Somerset West Community Health Centre support staff

Legal clinic

COVID-19 (November 9, 2021): We are currently not meeting with people in-person. We are holding meetings by phone. Please call us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney

Provides financial assistance and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families

Supports and benefits available:

• accommodation
• basic living expenses
• prescription drugs
• basic dental care

Other supports and benefits may be available such as:

• eyeglasses
• hearing aids
• special diet allowance
• diabetic supplies
• ostomy supplies
• Extended Health Benefits
• surgical supplies
• emergency home repairs
• transportation needed to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• Upfront Child Care Benefit
• wheelchair/mobility device repairs and batteries

Helps people with disabilities prepare for, find, and maintain employment

Government program to help families of children with severe disabilities with financial support for the extra costs of care

Program may provide financial assistance with costs such as:

• travel to doctor's appointments, hospitals and other appointments related to the child's disability
• special shoes and clothes
• parental relief such as respite
• wheelchairs and other assistive devices, including repairs
• hearing aids and batteries
• prescription drugs
• dental and vision care, including eyeglasses

Amounts received will depend on family income, size, the severity of the disability and the extraordinary costs related to the child's disability

Government program to help children with developmental or physical disabilities to live at home with their families

Program helps families with financial support to help pay for special services in or outside of the home, as long as child is not receiving support from a residential program.

Funds may be used, for example, to:

• help the child learn new skills and abilities (e.g. improving their communications skills, becoming more independent)
• provide respite support to the family

Provides income and employment supports to persons with disabilities

Income supports:

• monthly living allowance, drug, dental and other basic benefits
• may include: some medical supplies
• transportation for medical treatment

Employment supports:

• aid to find a job
• part time, full time or voluntary

Legal clinic

COVID-19 (November 9, 2021): We are currently not meeting with people in-person. We are holding meetings by phone. Please call us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney

Income support

• monthly financial assistance and benefits such as a drug card for prescribed drugs
• mobility devices, batteries and repair
• dental care
• vision care benefit and hearing aids
• health related benefits
• extended health benefits Benefits also include assistive devices
• guide dogs
• utilities
• employment start-up benefit
• child care costs
• mandatory special necessities -- includes diabetic supplies, surgical supplies and dressings, transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 in a month

Employment support

• provides services to remove barriers to competitive employment and to assist people with disabilities to attain competitive employment
• employment planning and preparation
• skills training
• job placement
• self employment assistance
• adaptive technologies for training/employment
• program is voluntary to all persons with disabilities

Legal clinic (Perth, Shabot Lake, Brockville)

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney

This clinic serves Lanark County, the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, the Townships of North and Central Frontenac, and the Township of Addington Highlands.

COVID-19 (8 April 2020) ODSP local offices are closed to the public until further notice. Clients are to call their caseworker for information. If you need to apply for COVID-19 emergency assistance, use the online application for social assistance. If you are not currently on social assistance and do not want to apply for social assistance, you can still apply for COVID-19 emergency assistance.

For detail information visit the ODSP website page.

Outreach location for the delivery of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

Provides financial and employment supports for persons with disabilities. Financial supports include income to support basic needs, shelter costs, drug and dental benefits, medical supplies and further benefits.

Employment Supports offers community-based employment services to obtain, and maintain competitive employment. Services can include: employment planning, job search supports and job retention services.

ODSP recipients can be employed and remain on ODSP; income changes would apply.

Provides financial assistance, supports and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families:

• shelter allowance
• basic living expenses
• special diet allowance
• health-related and mobility supplies
• Employment Start Up Benefit (ESUB)
• Extended Health Benefits
• transportation to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• Upfront Child Care Benefit

COVID19 Renfrew ODSP office is closed on Tue and Thu, with emergency service available in our Pembroke office by calling 613-735-1073 * office open Mon, Wed and Fri from 10 am- 2 pm * Clients encouraged NOT to come into the office but to call instead

Program assists people with disabilities to prepare for, find and maintain employment

• assessment
• counselling
• training and job placement
• employment may be in the competitive labour market
• self-employment
• full-time or part-time

Legal clinic

Services

• rental housing (tenant duty counsel)
• income security
• education
• human rights
• consumer debt
• public legal education
• ODSP walk-in-clinic

Income support

• available to adults who are in financial need who have been determined to be disabled
• eligible persons receive a monthly living allowance, drug, dental and other basic benefits

Employment supports

• job development
• job retention supports
• available to persons with disabilities who may or may not be receiving Income support, and require goods and services that will allow them to pursue their competitive employment or self-employment goals
• employment can be part time, full time, or temporary
• students with disabilities who are seeking part-time employment while in school may also be eligible

Income Supports:

Health benefits -- prescription drugs, dental care, vision care

• medical supplies, including diabetic and surgical supplies
• transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 per month
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Nutritional Allowance
• Extended Health Benefit may be available to clients who are no longer eligible for ODSP income support

Disability-related benefits -- assistive devices including mobility devices, vision and hearing aids, prosthetics

• batteries for mobility devices and hearing aids
• guide dogs
• Special Diet Allowance may be available

Housing Stabilization Fund, 416-397-5550 -- help with rent and energy arrears, rent deposit and essential furniture

Employment incentives and benefits -- Employment and Training Start-Up Benefit

• child care costs
• Work-related benefit
• Transitional health benefit
• Employment Transition Benefit

Transition Child Benefit -- for those not receiving the Ontario Child Benefit or the Canada Child Benefit

Employment Supports -- job preparation, job search, starting a business

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 1-800-808-2268, Mon-Sun 24 hrs -- automated information and payment details, file status * service not available to TTY users

Welfare Fraud Hotline 1-800-394-7867, welfare.fraud.css@ontario.ca -- to report suspected cases of social assistance fraud