Family Support
Services
Family Support provides services to families with relatives who have an intellectual disability and reside at home. Community Living Welland Pelham currently provides these supports to approximately 100 children and their families in the Welland and Pelham area.
Referrals for Family Support for children ages 0 and up to 18 are to call Contact Niagara at 905-684-3407.
Supports Offered
The supports and services offered include:
- Planning with families to support the good things in life for their relative. This could include education, recreation, relationships and planning circles.
- Support in connecting with other community agencies and resources.
- Supporting families with school and educational planning. This support could include advocacy, education and parent training.
- Support families with transition planning.
- Explore financial resources available to families such as Special Services at Home (SSAH) Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD), Medically Fragile Dollars, and Ontario Disability Support program (ODSP).
Summer Camp (4 – 12)
City of Welland Summer Camp
For over 10 years, Community Living Welland Pelham has partnered with the City of Welland to provide an inclusive camp experience for youth supported by the association.
We would like to thank the Niagara Community Foundation for their support of our Summer Camp Program.
YES (14 – 21)
What is YES?
Youth Experiencing Summer (YES) provides a summer experience for youth between the ages of 13-21. The purpose is to explore work options to help each person determine interests, build on skills and to develop an understanding of what it means to work.
Community Involvement
Getting involved in one’s community is vital in building relationships…Yes promotes and encourages community involvement.
Recreation helps make natural connections along with having fun…Yes will help identify interests and support each person.
We would like to thank the Harry Foster Foundation for their generous support.
Work Experience
- Retail stores
- Automotive
- Working with Children
- Supporting Seniors
- Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance
- Delivering Flyers
- Restaurant work
- Welland Aerocentre
Volunteer Experience
- Meals on Wheels
- Woodlands of Sunset
- Bingo
- Helping with various community events
- United Church Children’s Camp
Just for Fun
- Swimming
- Sports
- Working out at the YMCA
- Computer
- Canada’s Wonderland
- Sherkston
- Fund raising BBQ and car wash
We:Act (14-21)
We:Act is a local initiative born out of youth who attended Re:Action for Inclusion hosted by Community Living Ontario. This local approach works with youth in high school and looks for opportunities to build friendships and community. We:Act would not be possible without the support of the Branscombe Family Foundation.
Re:Action for Inclusion (Highschool)
Re:Action4Inclusion is a movement of young people and their allies that puts youth voice and experience at the center of social justice, community change and school culture.
It is a movement of youth for youth that want to challenge society to change the way it approaches diversity and inclusion.