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Passport

Community Participation Supports for young adults who have a developmental disability

Download Passport PDF flyer in French and Chinese .

Passport is an initiative funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Family Service Association of Toronto is the designated agency to administer the program in Toronto.

• What is Passport?
• What does it provide?
• Who can apply for Passport?
• Where can I get an application form?
• Do I need a Person Centered Plan to apply?
• When can I apply?
• Do I have options for managing the Passport funds?
• What types of supports are eligible for funding?
• Where can I get more information on the Passport Initiative in Toronto?
• How do I submit the completed application?
• Other resources

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What is Passport?

Passport to Community Living is a Provincial Government initiative that provides opportunities for individuals who have a developmental disability and have left school to find more ways to participate in their communities. Passport participants receive funding for activities that encourage their personal development and help them achieve their potential.

Individuals and families have the option to either receive Passport funding directly to make their own arrangements to purchase supports and services, or to choose to access services through community-based agencies.

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What does it provide?

Passport provides the option of receiving funding to purchase services or to access services through Ministry funded agencies.

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Who can apply for passport?

Passport is for individuals who have a developmental disability and are no longer eligible for school supports, but who would benefit from community participation supports.

This includes:

• young adults who have left school and would benefit from community participation supports: or
• have been waiting for day support services; and
• are not eligible for Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports.

Applicants may be living at home with their families or in other living arrangements including group homes, supported independent living or with a Family Home provider.

Successful applicants will be determined by a community process based on funds made available to the Toronto community by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

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Where can I get an application for Passport?

You can download the application forms right here: English or French (PDF format, Acrobat Reader required)

Or, if you live in Toronto, call any one of the Developmental Services Agencies listed below:

Montage Support Services
416-780-9630

Muki Baum Treatment Centres
416-630-2222

New Leaf
1(905)478-1418

New Visions Toronto
416-868-1493

Operation Springboard
416-913-1301

Participation House Toronto
416-439-3226

Pegasus Community Project
416-691-5651

Reena
905-889-6484

The Safehaven Project for Community Living
416-535-8525

St. Vincent de Paul
416-265-2605

Salvation Army Broadview Village
416-425-1052

Surex
416-469-4109

Surrey Place Centre
416-925-5141

Vita
416-749-6234

Woodgreen Community Services
416-469-5211

York Community Services
416-653-5400

Application forms, Policy Guidelines and a Person Centred Planning Guide are also available from the Ministry of Community and Social Services web site at www.mcss.gov.on.ca

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Do I need a Person Centered Plan to apply?

No, you don't have to have a Person Centered Plan to apply to Passport. However, going through a planning process that helps you think about how you want to do things, who you want to help you, and what are all the options available, assists you to identify the type of community participation supports that you require, and the goals and objectives that you expect to accomplish.

A planning guide titled "Creating a Good Life in Community: A Guide on Person-Directed Planning" is available at the Ministry of Community and Social Services website, www.mcss.gov.on.ca, and at the Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario website, www.individualizedfunding.ca

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When can I apply?

Applications are accepted by Family Services Association throughout the year. Information pertaining to the application deadline will be posted when there is a funding announcement.

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Do I have options for managing the Passport funds?

Once the funding amount has been determined an individual or family can:

• receive and manage the funds directly , including managing human resources and financial/reporting requirements related to the approved funds, or
• receive the funds directly and use up to 10% of their total approved allocation to purchase planning and/or brokerage and administrative supports of their choice, or
• have all of the funds managed and administered through a Transfer Payment developmental services agency using up to 10% of their total approved allocation for that service.

Note: For individuals and families choosing #1 or #2, a Passport contractual agreement is required outlining terms and conditions of funding.

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What types of supports are eligible for funding?

Supports such as work or volunteer activities, activities that develop skills in utilizing community infrastructure such as transportation services, shopping and libraries, activities of daily living that enhance social skills, independent living and personal management, and employment preparation activities where the individual does not meet the criteria for funding through the Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports.

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Where can I get more information on the Passport Initiative in Toronto?

Contact any of the developmental services agencies in Toronto, or call us at
416-780-1106.

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How do I submit the completed application?

You can submit it via any of the developmental services agencies in the above list, or directly to:
Passport
Family Service Association of Toronto
700 Lawrence Ave W, Suite 492
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 3B4

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Resources

For more information about services and supports to adults with a developmental disability and their families go to the Developmental Services Toronto website: http://www.dsto.com/

Passport is an initiative funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

 

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