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Services Available at Options
- Community Resource Facilitation and Service Coordination
Options facilitates community participation, family dynamics, advocacy, housing, access to funding, circles of support, as well as many other supports. Our approach is to break down barriers and to find ways to facilitate interconnected lives within communities and family groups.
- Community Network Facilitation and Community Mapping
FST’s Community Network Facilitators work with individuals, families, small groups and community organizations to explore and build connections to community places and people. Our work supports individuals in exploring their interests and enhancing their community involvement through an individualized and flexible process.
We facilitate the Self-Advocacy group, publish the Community Times newsletter and provide workshops for individuals, families, support workers and community groups connected to Options. Community Networking is a process that challenges and invites ordinary places to be more inclusive.
- Person-Directed Planning
Family Service Toronto’s Community Resource Facilitators and Person Directed Planning Facilitators work with individuals and their families to create, implement, and sustain meaningful and dynamic plans for the future, life transitions, independence and daily living. Our planning process is person-directed which means that individuals working with us have the opportunity to direct their own plans and supports are tailored and relevant to the individual's choices.
- Options Newsletter
Subscribe to the Options newsletter.
Groups at Options:
- Self-Advocate Mentor Group
The Self-Advocate Mentor Group is a networking group for disability advocates and it meets weekly from November to June. The group provides the participants with mutual support, empowerment, and advocates for social change.
- Spanish-Speaking parents’ group
The Spanish-Speaking Parents’ Group is a broad, parent and friend-focused supportive environment, united by language and experience, that gives people a chance to explore topics of significance to them. The group meets once per month and membership is open.
- Best Buddies
Best Buddies is an international program dedicated to breaking down barriers between people and erasing misconceptions about individuals with a developmental disability. The program creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships by matching Options clients with volunteer university students.
If you would like to receive service from Options, please call us at 416-971-6326
