Developmental Services for Adults

If you are living with a developmental disability and are interested in accessing more support for yourself, we can help. WoodGreen's Developmental Services are aimed at helping adults with a range of developmental challenges to better integrate into the community and to live more independently. We offer case management services, including referrals to various community resources, social and recreational groups, advocating on our clients' behalf and one-one-one support with daily living to improve the quality of their lives.

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How we can help you?

Our services are aimed at supporting independent living for individuals with developmental disabilities. We do this through promoting the integration of our clients within the community, and helping them feel less isolated and more empowered to make better decisions for themselves. We can help you:

• Achieve important personal goals
• Have better access to the services that you need
• Find more stable housing
• Learn important life skills
• Get involved in more social and recreational activities
• Live independently, while being connected to your community

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What can you expect?

Our clients are adults that are at least 18 years of age who have developmental challenges and are living primarily in East Toronto. Self-referrals are encouraged, although referrals from families or other services providers are also accepted. To find out more about WoodGreen's Developmental Services, please call 416-469-5211. If you are interested in participating in the Adult Protective Service case management program, contact our centralized intake at Community Living Toronto at 416-968-0650. All of our services are FREE.

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WoodGreen developmental services

Case Management Services
416-469-5211 ext. 1124, 1127 and 1128

Through WoodGreen's Adult Protective Services case management program, we advocate and help individuals living with developmental diabilities to access the various community-based services they need including:

• Ontario Disability Support Program
• Affordable housing
• Medical services
• Social and recreational groups
• Financial and banking services
• Employment training and job opportunities

We also offer support to clients in helping to resolve personal issues, and to build important life skills such as problem solving, budgeting and making friends.

Social and Recreational Activities
416-469-5211 ext. 1124 and 1127

WoodGreen's Social Group meets one afternoon each week, providing individuals who are living with a developmental diability with the opportunity to socialize with others, develop new skills, and have fun in a comfortable environment. Specifically we offer acivities such as:

• Bingo
• Arts and crafts
• Cooking
• Life skills workshops
• Group outings into the community

One-On-One Support with Daily Living
416-469-5211 ext. 1285

For individuals with developmental disabilities who require unique and individualized help to live independently within the community, WoodGreen offers the Supported Individualized Living (SIL) program. Providing up to ten hours a week of one-on-one support to clients, WoodGreen staff offer innovative and comprehensive case management services, support with daily living and personal care assistance in client's homes or in other daily living activities.

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How to contact us:

WoodGreen Mental Health & Developmental Services
835 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON
M4M 1H9
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Tel: 416-469-5211
Fax: 416-469-0825

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Parent Outreach Program

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with one or more developmental delays, we can help. WoodGreen's Parent Outreach Program provides FREE in-home support to parents to help their child gain independence, community living skills and social acceptance. Our specially-trained home visitors are all parents who have children with developmental delays, so they understand first-hand the needs and concerns of raising a child with a developmental delay.

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When should you call us?

If you have a child, between the ages of 2 ½ and 21, who has one or more developmental delays, such as autism, PDD or global developmental delay and you:

• feel your child is having difficulty learning self-help and social skills
• are concerned that your child is demonstrating behavioral problems
• feel frustrated that you can't seem to get your child to move forward
• need to talk to someone who really understands the day-to-day challenges of raising a child with a developmental delay

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How can we help you?

WoodGreen's home visitors will come to your home once a week to help you learn new ways to support your child's positive development, including:

• helping your child acquire life skills such as daily routines, personal hygiene, dressing and eating independently
• providing you with on-going support and guidance in raising a child with a developmental delay
• helping to develop a closer relationship between home and school
• providing you with information on other services and resources available to you and your children, including:
  • respite care
  • recreational programs and summer camps
  • funding you may be eligible for
  • speech and language therapy
  • and much more

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What can you expect?

If you are interested in getting support from the Parent Outreach Program or learning more about it, simply call 416-469-5211, ext. 1167. A Home Visitor will meet with you weekly to identify your child's abilities and to teach you how to build on those strengths, so you can help your child become more independent.

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How to contact us:

To obtain more information about WoodGreen's Parent Outreach program, please call 416-469- 5211, ext. 1167 or e-mail parentoutreach@woodgreen.org.

We are located at:
835 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON
M4M 1H9
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