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Development Services Ontario Housing Toolkit
What they do: A master collection of planning materials, housing navigation support, and resources to help families design customized, alternative independent living plans.
Connect with the Housing Navigators to get your name on the rent-geared-to-income, below market rate housing, and supportive group living waiting lists.
Website: dsontario.ca/housing
Partners for Planning
What they do: They offer resources to help families begin to think of an individualized housing plan.
Website: Creative Options for Home
Private Group Home Providers - not exhaustive
L'Arche Ottawa
What they do: Operates beautiful, intentional, and fully inclusive local group homes where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and grow together as a family community.
Website: larcheottawa.org
Partners in Parenting
What they do: Partners In Parenting is a culturally sensitive, community-based organization. Collectively, we are committed to providing socially inclusive supported living, foster care and day service programs that serve communities in Eastern Ontario.
Website: https://www.partnersinparenting.ca/
Total Communication Environment (TCE)
What they do: TCE is a non-profit charitable organization that provides lifetime residential support, community participation, outreach to long term care for adults with multiple disabilities and special communication needs.
Website: tceottawa.org