Support Link

The Support Link Program is designed to provide lifeskills to youth who are preparing for independent living. The Support Link program offers basement suites to youth that are 15 – 18 years of age who are presently in the care of the Ministry for Children and Families, and who are preparing to make the transition to independent living.

Support Link Elegibility Requirements

• In the care of the Ministry for Child & Family Development
• Able to live unsupervised
• Attending or willing to attend a day program 12-20 hours per week
• No current criminal involvement
• No chronic drug or alcohol problems

What the Support Link Program Provides

• Self-contained suite
• Basic furnishings
• Heat and electricity
• Phone with toll restrictor
• Basic cablevision
• Monthly bus pass
• Monthly clothing allowance
• Monthly food allowance
• One-to-one support worker
• On-site landlord liaison
• Lifeskills workshops
• Recreation
• Opportunities for creative expression

What is Required of Support Link Program Participants

• Attendance in day program (may be available through Aunt Leah’s)
• No guests in suite between 11:00 pm—11:00 am
• No drugs or alcohol in suite
• Meet twice a week with a support worker as directed
• Attendance at Lifeskills Workshops

Areas of Assistance in Support Link Program

Support Link provides assistance to youth in the following areas:

• Time management
• Budgeting skills
• Landlord/tenant relations and tenancy rights
• Nutrition and food management
• Personal health & well-being
• Housing information & referrals
• Obtaining I.D.
• Information on Community Resources
• Recreation/Leisure Management
• Support for appointments/meeting
• Employment readiness
• Home & personal safety

For More Information about the Support Link Program, please Contact Us.