Community Support Services (CSS)

Counselling, coordination, and advocacy services are provided to individuals with a developmental disability to help them live independently in the community.

Our Mission
Community Support Services brings together coordinated access and information, person-centered planning and service brokerage, advocacy and short term intervention, the development of natural supports, and the promotion of inclusion... in a system that is accessible, responsive, empowering, choice-enhancing, holistic and accountable... to and for adults with a developmental disability.

Access and Information
It's easier now! To learn about available supports and services for adults with a developmental disability, there's just ONE PLACE TO GO! Community Support Services can provide...

• information about services and supports
• printed materials and brochures
• creative ways to solve problems
• suggestions on what to do next
• facts that can help people make decisions

Advocacy and Short - Term Intervention
In life, sometimes things can go wrong. A crisis can happen, and individuals may need help to figure out what they should do. Staff at Community Support Services can...

• listen to individuals to understand the problem
• engage other people who can help
• support individuals with the help they need
• promote the urgency of the situation with the right people
• ensure that the rights of individuals are upheld

Planning and Brokerage
The staff at Community Support Services are skilled at assisting people to plan for their journey through life, and to obtain the supports they need to be successful. However, individuals have control over ...

• planning for their own lives
• defining their own goals
• determining their own support needs
• deciding what steps to take first
• choosing people and services to help

Community Inclusion and Natural Supports
Community Support Services believes that everyone has unique gifts and talents that help to make our community strong. Yet, each of us needs the support of family, friends and others who care. Community Support Services can help individuals to ...

• recognize their strengths and capacities
• sustain important relationships
• seek opportunities to share interests and abilities
• build new connections with other people in the community

Funding for this service is provided by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services

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