Community &

Recreation Supports

Abilities Centre

Delivers enriching sports, fitness, arts and life skills opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. The Centre is fully accessible and combines barrier-free navigation with innovative programs.


Autism home base

Autism Home Base is a non-profit organization that provides regular weekly social activities for adults and youth with ASD

Autism Ontario

Autism Ontario - Durham Region is a regional chapter of Autism Ontario a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that every individual with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is provided the means to achieve quality of life as a respected member of society.


connectABILITY

This is a fee for service program directory. The directory contains information regarding: Community Participation Support, Caregiver Respite and Person-Directed supports for transitional age youth and adults.


resources for exceptional children and youth

Resources for Exceptional Children and Youth - Durham Region offers a range of services to hundreds of children and youth with special needs who live in Durham Region. Our family-centred approach emphasizes collaboration with families, school boards, child care centres, and other community agencies.

Durham Family Court Clinic

In everything we do, DFCC is all about safe, hopeful, healthy communities.

The way we do this is by delivering service excellence every day; building a culture of collaborative innovation and continuous improvement; being a great place for everyone; and, being recognized as a vibrant and progressive organization.

Enhanced Day Program

Enhanced Day Program offers individual programming for all people with developmental disability and mental health challenges including those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Nova's Ark

Nova's Ark is committed to building acceptance of individuals of all ages and abilities by providing opportunities for understanding. The "Out of the Box" week day program offers inclusive, educational experiences for individuals with varied abilities.

Participation House

Programs include: Transit/Employment, Music/Arts/Leisure, Healthy Lifestyles/Life Readiness, Life Skills/Financial Literacy. All programs are fully accessible and inclusive.

Precious Minds

Precious Minds design programs that have a focus on developing the following skills: social, personal care, fitness/recreation, and work readiness. Participants explore a variety of creative and meaningful activities in a positive and safe environment.

Special Olympics

Special Olympics promotes opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and develop skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community.

Sunrise Youth Group

To provide programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and support for families that are positive and inclusive through recreational, social and learning experiences

Tania's Place

Tania’s Place is an activity center for individuals with special needs. Programs include day programs, summer camp, March Break camp and PD days/Exam week support and programming.

WindReach Farm

WindReach uses a farm environment to provide therapeutic programs for individuals of all abilities. Our programs include adult day programs, a therapeutic riding program, horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy, and much more!

tri-county community support services

Tri-County Community Support Services (TCCSS) provides community-based specialized clinical and support services to individuals, families, and service providers that contribute to the enhancement of the quality of life and community participation of persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders.

evolution support services

Evolution Support Services is a proudly Canadian-owned home/residence care support service provider, which is committed to providing client-centred and always evolving high-quality care to clients within the GTA, Durham and Clarington Regions.

recreational respite

Recreational Respite supports children, youth and adults with disability and mental health. Our team of recreation therapists have been busy working toward how to ensure our services are accessible and supportive to individuals and their families, during this challenging time and ongoing.


MY HAPPY PLACE INC.

My Happy Place is a Day Program and Respite Centre for individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Ajax.

The Owner is a social worker and mother of 2 amazing children with developmental disabilities.