General Program Eligibility

GENERAL PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

The applicant must: 

• Be at least 16 years of age.
• Be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, have a valid Ontario Health Card, or the capital interim Federal Health Program (IHFP) 
• Have a permanent physical disability, diagnosed brain injury, or a positive HELPS Screener (*program dependent)  
• Have any medical issues stabilized.
• Not be dangerous to themselves or others or have behaviours that will be disruptive to effective service provision.
• Not have ongoing psychiatric or substance use issues that will be disruptive to effective service provision. We are a harm reduction setting.
• Be able to pay for any costs associated with program participation.

SPECIFIC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

ABI Transitional LIVING (view our Transitional Living page here) 

The applicant must:

• Have an ABI diagnosis 
• Be safe should they leave the transitional living setting while in residence. 
• Demonstrate the desire and/or potential (with or without support) to participate in the program.
• Be safe when left alone. 
• Be intent on finding permanent/safe housing.   
• Require 4 hours or less of personal support per day, and 4 hours or less a week of community facilitator support. 

ABI Group Home (view our ABI Group Home page here) 

The applicant must:

• Have an ABI diagnosis. 
• The applicant must require twenty-four hour supervision along with personal support.

Mainstream Outreach Program (*All programs below require a positive HELPS screener.)
(view our Mainstream Outreach page here) 

The applicant must:

• Participate in the development of their goals and work consistently on the completion of those goals.
• Reside in their own home including a retirement home.
• Must be able to participate in person or virtually.

Goal Attainment Program (*GAP)  
(view our Day Program page here) 

The applicant must:

• Have clearly defined short-term goals. 
• Be able to participate in person, virtually or via phone.
  
  

Supported Day Program - Beginnings (view our Beginnings page here) 

The applicant must:

• Require personal support services.
• Agree to scheduled days of attendance.  

Bowman Street ABI Affordable Housing (view our Bowman page here) 

The applicant must:

• Have a disability 
• Require affordable rent levels