Disability Service
Helping those in need get the most out of every day.
Catholic Social Services is committed to increasing the independence and improving the quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities or brain injuries. The Agency’s wide-range of residential, outreach and vocational programs are widely recognized as some of the best in North America.
As well, the Agency provides residential care and support to men and women with HIV/AIDS.
East Central Alberta Region
Approved Home Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides long term or respite care to adults with developmental disabilities. Approved and trained families provide this care in their own home.
Residential Program for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides residential care and support to adults with a wide range of developmental disabilities and needs.
Supported Independent Living Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides direct support to individuals living independently or semi-independently in the community.
Edmonton Region
Community Endeavours
A vocational program for persons with developmental disabilities who require additional behavioural supports.
Home Support Program for Adults with Developmental and/or Multiple Disabilities
This program recruits caring people/families (called providers) to give adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live in private homes, which promote independence, quality of life, and assistance in developing daily living skills. The individual pays room and board to the provider and is a member of the household with equal rights and responsibilities.
The type of supports offered are based on the client's capabilities and desires and are offered in areas such as life skills,
Kairos Program
This program provides residential care, support, and outreach services for men and women living with HIV/AIDS.
McDaniel Manor
Provides residential support services for seniors with developmental and/or multiple disabilities. Capital funding for this project was provided by the McDaniel Family Foundation and the Edmonton Housing Trust Fund.
Read On Write On Literacy Program
This program teaches literacy skills to adults with mild to moderate developmental disabilities in the areas of reading, writing, and comprehension. The program utilizes volunteer tutors who are matched on a one-to-one basis with the students.
Residential Programs for Persons with Developmental and/or Multiple Disabilities
This program provides residential support services to adults with developmental and/or multiple disabilities. These residential programs provide community living supports to individuals sharing accommodation in a group living arrangement.
Supported Independent Living Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides outreach support to adults with developmental disabilities who are living in the community. Based on the individual's life goals and their abilities and desires, supports are provided by a Community Disability Counsellor to assist the individual to develop and/or enhance their life skills. This may include areas such as banking and budgeting, grocery and personal shopping, health and safety, coordination of social and recreation activities, volunteer and employment options,
North East Alberta Region
Community Access Program
This program provides opportunities for community access and social skills development for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD)
Provides in-home, community, and other family support services to children with disabilities and their families.
Home Support Program for Adults with Developmental and/or Multiple Disabilities
This program provides support services to adults with developmental disabilities in private homes under the supervision of a Home Support Provider.
Host Family Program
This program provides out-of-home respite support services to individuals with developmental disabilities who are receiving services from a primary caregiver.
Residential Programs for Adults with Developmental and/or Multiple Disabilities
This program provides residential support services to adults with developmental and/or multiple disabilities. Individuals share accommodation in a group living arrangement and are provided community living supports.
Supported Independent Living Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides a variety of outreach support services to adults with developmental disabilities who are living in the community.
Supported Independent Living Program for Persons with an Acquired Brain Injury
This program provides a variety of outreach support services to person with an acquired brain injury living in the community.
West Central Region
Alberta Brain Injury Network Community Support and Coordination for Persons with an Acquired Brain Injury
Provides service coordination and support for individuals with acquired brain injury and their families in Central Region, through a partnership between Canadian Mental Health, Catholic Social Services, and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society.
Approved Home Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Provides support services to adults with developmental disabilities or multiple disabilities in private homes under the supervision of a Home Support Provider.
Community Connections Day Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Recreational and leisure activities offered to individuals with developmental disabilities with a focus on self advocacy and social development.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Outreach for Adults
Provides outreach supports for adults who have FASD in order to develop life skills. Areas of support include banking, budgeting, grocery shopping, problem solving, and crisis intervention.
Residential Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Provides residential supports for adults who have developmental needs, mental illnesses, and/or other disabilities.
Supported Independent Living Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Supports are provided to adults who have developmental disabilities to live, learn, work, and be active in their communities.
Wetaskiwin Camrose Region
Approved Home Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides long term and respite care to adults with developmental disabilities. Approved and trained families provide this care in their own home.
Eagles Club
This is a support group for adults with developmental disabilities. It is designed to enrich lives and enhance personal relationships of the people who wish to participate through social, recreational, and personal development activities.
Foster Home Program
This program provides respite and extended care to children who have developmental disabilities and child welfare status in the homes of approved and trained foster families.
Host Family Support Program (through Family Supports for Children with Disabilities)
This program provides both respite and extended care to children with developmental disabilities. Approved and trained families provide this care in their own homes.
In-Home Family Support Program (through Family Supports for Children with Disabilities)
This program provides in-home family support services in the areas of family living, parenting, and appropriate care.
Personal Enrichment Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Seniors
This program provides an enrichment opportunity for adults who have limited involvement with family members. This includes social, educational, recreational, and personal activities based on individual needs and choices.
Residential Day Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Individuals are provided direct support and structured day programming to meet development and community inclusion goals. The program provides alternate options for clients to explore and experience meaningful activities by accessing community resources outside a sheltered workshop with one on one support.
Residential Program for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides residential support services for adults with developmental and/or multiple disabilities. These residential programs provide community living supports, behaviour intervention, community integration, and basic life skill training to individuals sharing accommodation in a group living arrangement.
Residential Respite Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides short term respite care for adults with developmental disabilities.
Stargazers
Stargazers is a self-advocacy group for adults with developmental disabilities. This group is committed to the promotion of independence, community integration, and inclusion though empowerment, skill building, self awareness, and personal development.
Supported Independent Living for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This program provides direct support to individuals living independently or semi-independently in the community.