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Detailed Description of Project: Participation House - Union Lane


Service Provider Participation House Project - Waterloo Region
Project Participation House - Union Lane
Category Supportive Housing Units (SHU)
Address 20 Union Lane, # 209 
City Kitchener
Postal Code N2H 6T2
Nearest Main Intersection Union & Lancaster Streets
Phone (519)741-5845 
Fax (519)741-8731
Email deb@phwaterloo.org
Number of Consumers Served 15
Population 7 M. & 8 W.
Unit Type 15 one-bdrm. apartments
Services to persons with ABI Yes
Respite Services No
Bowel & Bladder Procedures Yes
Suctioning & Ventilators No
G Tube Feeding No
Augmented Communications Devices No
Other Services Life Skills
Catchment Area Waterloo Region
Application Process Apply directly to service provider.
Applications - Contact Administrative Assistant
Applications - Address 151 Frederick Street, Suite 200 Kitchener, ON N2H 2M1
Available Spaces Per Year Less than 1
Self-Direction of Services Required Consumers must have potential to learn through life skills training.
Hiring Attendants A tenant representative sits on hiring committee.
Training Attendants Consumers provide instruction to new staff on personal routines.
Performance Appraisals of Attendants Consumers fill out evaluation forms on staff.
Choice in gender of attendants Yes, but it may not be possible for all shifts.
Languages  
Consumer Representation on Board of Directors There is some representation of consumers & PWDs on the Board.
Rent Subsidies Available Yes
Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? Yes
Comments This project is affiliated with the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.