THE PROGRAM
Welcome to our program, designed to provide meaningful, personalized support for Benji and Giulietta. We focus on developing important life skills, encouraging independence, and creating engaging opportunities to help Benji and Giulietta achieve their personal goals. By integrating skill-building into everyday life and adapting to individual preferences and abilities, we promote personal growth and autonomy with a stable framework. With the oversight of a Microboard, and a dedicated circle-of-care that reports to the Microboard, we ensure accountability and sustainability for long-term success, across home, school, and community.
BUILDING THE PROGRAM
We've built a multi-faceted program grounded in what we see as integral to Benji and Giulietta's purposeful life.
The Microboard
We created a Microboard to anchor decisions in Benji and Giulietta’s values, protect their rights, and provide stable governance beyond any single provider or funding cycle. It brings family and trusted allies together with professionals in a legally recognized structure that coordinates services, shares information responsibly, and acts quickly as needs change.
Microboard Resources
Intro to Microboard
News & Events — Microboard Ontario
Real Life Stories — Microboard Ontario
The Circle of Care
The Circle of Care is at the heart of Benji and Giulietta’s daily support, with their one-on-one support workers forming its foundation. Benji and Giulietta require this dedicated care at all times to ensure their well-being, safety, and comfort. Over time, they have developed strong, trusting relationships with their support workers, who have become like family. Each support worker takes the time to understand Benji and Giulietta’s unique goals. These close, consistent relationships create a safe and nurturing environment where they can thrive and grow in confidence.
Circle of Care Resources
Circle of Support — Microboards Ontario
Support Initiative — Microboards Ontario
Partners — Ontario Health at Home
Health and Wellness Plans
Our approach centers on creating a comprehensive, individualized framework that blends tailored nutrition with engaging, enjoyable physical activity programs for Benji and Giulietta. This integrated strategy is designed to enhance their overall quality of life by addressing their unique health needs, preferences, and abilities while supporting their physical, emotional, and social well-being.
Health and Wellness Resources
Simple Recipes
Benji's Exercises
Exercises
Communication Strategies
Our communication journey with Benji and Giulietta is centered on helping them find their voices and express themselves with confidence. For Giulietta, this means developing strong early literacy skills, learning to recognize letters and sounds, build words, and begin reading, while also strengthening her ability to communicate her thoughts, needs, and ideas.
For Benji, communication focuses on using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), to support meaningful interactions. Through picture exchange, he is learning to express his needs, initiate communication with others, and actively participate while feeling included in conversations in a clear and functional way
Through interactive learning and real world experiences, both Benji and Giulietta are building communication skills that feel meaningful to them, fostering confidence, connection, and a strong sense of belonging.
Communication Resources
AAC for everyone — AssistiveWare
AAC Resources
Kacey's AAC journey using Proloquo
Life-Skills Plan
Our life-skills program is designed to help Benji and Giulietta build independence and confidence through practical, everyday routines. We focus on daily living skills like dressing, preparing simple meals, managing household tasks, and self-care, breaking each activity into manageable steps so they can succeed at their own pace. By combining hands-on practice with individualized support, we create opportunities for them to gain mastery, make choices, and experience the satisfaction of accomplishing tasks on their own. This approach not only strengthens their independence but also lays a strong foundation for a purposeful, connected life.
Life-Skills Resources
Daily Routine Tracking Sheet
New Life-Skill Development Plan
Work-Skills Plan
Our work skills program helps Benji and Giulietta prepare for meaningful employment by teaching skills both at home and in the community that they can transfer confidently to the workplace. Through hands on practice and real world experiences, they develop routines, teamwork, and problem solving abilities in environments that feel safe and structured. With guidance from their support team, they practice tasks step by step, repeating them until mastery. Through this process, they gain independence and the confidence to apply what they've learned across different work settings, exploring their interests and taking on new challenges as they progress.
Work-Skills Resources
Hire persons with disabilities: Job Bank
Opportunities Fund
Government of Canada Website
Empowering People with Disabilities
Community Learning Plan
A Community Learning Plan is a structured approach used in disability services and supported living programs. It maps out how a person will learn and practice skills needed for community participation. The plan typically identifies specific goals (like ordering at a restaurant or navigating public transit), breaks them into teachable steps, assigns responsibilities to support staff, and tracks progress over time. The idea is that skills are first practiced in a safe, familiar environment (home) and then gradually transferred to real world settings, with the plan serving as a roadmap for consistency across the support team.
Community Programs
Yachad Program
Volunteering Windreach Farm
Join Us on the Farm