Breaking Down Barriers, Independent Living Resource Centre
Service: Direct Funding - Self-Managed Attendant Services Program, Breaking Down Barriers, Independent Living Resource Centre
Record #:
CWD1257
Last Modified:
22 May 2023
Last Full Update:
10 May 2022
Description
| Description (Service) | COVID-19 Response Due to the evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Breaking Down Barriers office will be closed until further notice. Staff are working from home and monitoring phone and email messages. Call 705-445-1543 ext *301 or by email at adminsupport@bdbilrc.ca. Regular Service The Direct Funding Attendant Care Services Program is a provincial program which provides monthly funds for adults with a disability to hire an attendant of their own choosing to assist with activities of daily living. Allows individuals to schedule attendant services around their own schedule; enabling adults with physical disabilities to become employers of their own attendants. Attendants assist with routine activities of living, such as dressing, grooming and bathing. Assistance providing to people living in the Simcoe, Bruce and Grey Counties in the application process for funding to self-manage their own attendant care services. |
Service Details
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm |
| Areas Served | Bruce County ; Grey County ; Simcoe County |
| Eligibility | Resident of Ontario living with a permanent physical disability.
Individuals must be capable of managing their own funding, according to provided guidelines 16 year(s) and up |
| Application | Must complete a written application, available at the office or the Direct Funding website. Request for the application can be made at the office. Physical assistance is available to complete the form. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None |
Address and Location
| Located In Community | Collingwood |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Between Simcoe and Ontario Sts, just past Giant Tiger parking lot |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 705-445-1543 *301 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-843-6943 |
| Fax | 705-445-1656 |
| adminsupport@bdbilrc.ca | |
| Website | https://breakingdownbarriers.ca |
| Social Media |  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BDBCollingwood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingdownbarriers Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdbcollingwood?t=1516035663400 |
| Primary Contact | Teresa Gal, Executive Director; Phone: must press the * key before the extension - ext *300; Email: executivedirector@bdbilrc.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Maureen Smithers, Administrative Services and Support; Email: adminsupport@bdbilrc.ca |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Lucille Dalziel; Email: cvc@bdbilrc.ca |
| Mailing Address | 234 Ste Marie St Collingwood, ON Canada L9Y 3K5 |