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The Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities Program helps parents with some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability.
Contact:
Denise Larouche
Special Assessments Officer
435 James St. South
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S9
1-800- 465-5561 extension 1336
fax: 475-1295
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The Special Services at Home program helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental or physical disability. It is funded and managed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
The program helps families pay for special services in or outside the family home as long as the child is not receiving support from a residential program.
Contact:
Denise Larouche
Special Assessments Officer
435 James St. South
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S9
1-800- 465-5561 extension 1336
fax: 475-1295
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· KACL had someone from the Royal Bank provide our families with information. Her contact info is:
Patty McLeod
Investment and Retirement Planner
Royal Mutual Funds, Inc.
144 Main Street South
Kenora, ON P9N 1S9
Cell: 807-466-1686
Phone: 807-467-4727
patty.mcleod@rbc.com
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This is the only source for funding for diapers.
The child must be older than three and “have a chronic disability resulting in irreversible incontinence or retention problems lasting longer than 6 months requiring the use of incontinence supplies.”
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If a child is referred to a specialist in Winnipeg, the family is eligible for a travel grant. The referring physician must sign and the specialist must also complete a portion. The forms are submitted and the family is reimbursed.
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Contact person:
Jennifer Armit
phone – 1-800-465-7203 ext. 3
fax – 1-807-221-3294
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The Provincial Advocate provides an independent voice for children and youth, including children with special needs and First Nations children, and is guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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