This service is offered throughout the Districts of Cochrane and Temiskaming. Our goal is to match and bring together a family and an individual in an alternative long term living arrangement.
Through
LifeShare, Ontario families and citizens (home providers) can offer a safe and
nurturing environment for adults with developmental disabilities (home
sharers).
LifeShare
(also known as host family or family home) is so much more than providing a
room in your home. Being a home provider means you’re giving someone with a
developmental disability “a place in your heart, a place in your home.”
People with
developmental disabilities are active participants in their communities. They
can be athletes, artists, employees, advocates, community volunteers,
neighbours and friends. They’re an important part of the community and
contribute to the strength of our province.
LifeShare
helps individuals with developmental disabilities live as independently as
possible in their communities.
The LifeShare Program is designed for you to share your home and family life with an adult or child with an intellectual disability. You and the individual will be introduced through gradual visits and will move in as soon as everyone is comfortable. We hope that for many, this will be a long term relationship. For others, this may be a stepping-stone for independent living in the community.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a LifeShare Provider, or if you have any questions and/or comments, please contact one of our LifeShare Support Workers at (705)267-8181, Extensions 238 and 261.
Referrals can be made by contacting the Developmental Services Ontario at 1-855-376-6376.
