Community Living Prince Edward offers the following supports of interest to families

Resource Consultants

• provide supports and services for families and children (birth to 12 years of age).
• assist with the development of Family Service Plans that respond to the family's priorities and needs.
• provide strategies, information and resources that promote growth and development in children.
• provide service coordination, i.e., connecting with government services and other community supports.
• provide support to child care settings, play groups, and earely learning programs to foster and promote inclusion, development of support strategies and resource sharing, and planning for transition to regular school.
• provide support with transition into Junior and Senior Kindergarten.
• assist families to prepare for and attend case conferences, IPRC meetings, etc.
• assist families in making application to various funding sources.

Parent Support Groups, Workshops and Training

• coordinate a wide variety of support groups for families and children, e.g. Family Support Groups, Autism Support Group, Sibshops, etc.  Topics are based on parent priority and interest.
• facilitate a variety of workshops for teens and young adults, such as healthy sexuality, social skill development, school-to-work tranisition planning, etc.
• coordinate a variety of workshops and training opportunities for parents, childcare workers, and other community members.  Watch the local paper for details.

Personalized Supports

• provides assistance to families in accessing government programs that provide financial assistance for people with intellectual and other disabilities
• Community Living Prince Edward administers contracts for families that utilize Ministry dollars, allowing families to purchase personal and individual support services (i.e. Special Services at Home, Handicapped Children's Benefits).
• supports and assists families in finding people to work for them (i.e. through a screening process by Community Living Prince Edward). Note however that all potential workers hired by the families are employees of the family, not Community Living.

Planning and Case Management / Family Support Coordinator

• provides a starting point for the individual/family to meet Community Living Prince Edward.
• provides assistance to the individual/family in developing personal, meaningful goals and the strategies to pursue these goals.
• techniques used are based on values and beliefs of Person Centred Planning.
• provides planning (HCB, SSAH) and support services to adults and children with developmental disabilities and who reside at home with their families.
• supports individuals with advocacy issues, personal needs, family contacts and community outreach.
• Out of Home Respite, providing respite for children up to 18 years of age.