Our Partners

Participation House Support Services – London and Area values its affiliation with a number of organizations and groups that seek to further like goals.

Participation House Support Services is a member of:

The Ontario Association of Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs, through the sharing of ideas, resources, systems, information and liaising with the provincial government on behalf of member organizations, seeks to improve the development of cost effective quality supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.

The Alliance includes a number of organizations in London, Ontario with similar philosophical approaches to providing support for individuals with disabilities. By sharing human resources, equipment, policy development, issue exploration, training and community connections each member organization is strengthened in its mission to provide care and access for those with disabilities.

Focus is an accreditation agency for the developmental and human services sector. Focus seeks to ensure services meet the needs and expectations of those who use them; that services meet or exceed community standards; and, that by working with communities, the quality of services provided for people with developmental disabilities is improved.

The mission of the Ontario Association of Independent Living Service Providers to is present a collective voice to effect positive change in the capacity to provide services and network through peer support and professional development.

Community Living Ontario supports the full inclusion of people who are identified as having an intellectual disability in all aspects of community living.

The Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities supports professionals and students in the field of developmental disabilities through the promotion of the highest standards of research, education and practice.

Created by the Ontario government in March 2006, LHINs are 14 not-for-profit corporations who work with local health providers and community members to determine the health service priorities of our regions. As Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), they plan, integrate and fund local health services, including

• Hospitals
• Community Care Access Centres
• Community Support Services
• Long-term Care
• Mental Health and Addictions Services
• Community Health Centres.

The goal of the Ministry of Community and Social Services is to build thriving and inclusive communities sustained by the economic and civic contributions of all Ontarians. The ministry's mission is to build resilience and remove obstacles that impede opportunity and participation in community life. It does this through policy development and program support for a broad range of services aimed at supporting Ontario's most vulnerable citizens.

ONPHA is an association of non-profit housing organizations which provide high quality affordable housing for low and moderate income people in communities across Ontario.

Pillar Nonprofit Network supports nonprofit organizations in fulfilling their missions in our community. Pillar provides leadership, advocacy and support to the nonprofit sector through the promotion of volunteerism, professional development, networking, and information.

OCSA is the voice of home and community support, representing hundreds of agencies, 25,000 staff and 100,000 volunteers across Ontario. OCSA works with members to ensure that issues which affect community services are heard and addressed by government policy makers, other health organizations, the media and the general public.

The South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is a crown agency responsible for the planning, integration and funding of nearly 200 health service providers including hospitals, long-term care homes, mental health and addictions agencies, community support services, community health centres, and the South West Community Care Access Centre. The South West covers an area from Lake Erie to the Bruce Peninsula and is home to almost one million people.

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