Special Services at Home (SSAH)

The Special Services at Home program (SSAH) is funded fiscally (April to March) by the Ministry of Community and Social Services and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. It is available for children and adults with a developmental disability and children with a physical disability who are residents of Ontario and live at home. The SSAH program is focused on meeting needs broadly related to personal growth and development or family relief and support. Families are required to make applications yearly for the fiscal funding.

Once approved for Funding, families are able to self-administer the monies or request the assistance of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) to administer their SSAH contract. EAFWR Support Coordinators work in partnership with families to apply yearly for the programs, recruit, screen, interview, and supervise the SSAH worker when the goals of the contract are related to personal growth and development. When the goals are related to family relief support (respite, camp fees etc.), EAFWR provides reimbursement for these expenses from the SSAH contract.

The EAFWR Intake Coordinator will assist families with the initial application for SSAH program funding whether the choice is to self-administer or have EAFWR administer the funding.

SSAH Referral Process & Forms

Here is some information regarding the referral process for the SSAH Program:

Special Services at Home Fact Sheet

Referral Process

Intake Referral Form

Consent Form

If you are interested in applying for the SSAH Program, please complete the Intake Referral Form and the Consent Form and fax to 519.741.0392.