Youth registration is generally limited to 20 members per year, and retention is close to 100% with the exception of those who move on because they have reached the maximum age (high school graduation).

This means that LiveWorkPlay has a responsibility to ensure that youth members (new or returning) and their families are committed to the program. For additional registration information please contact Allison Moores 613-235-9550 x 8010 or allison@liveworkplay.ca.

Please note that LiveWorkPlay youth services is not for everyone, it is designed to develop skills, confidence, and networks of support for future transitions to life in the community, and for those who desire it, ongoing involvement of LiveWorkPlay.

LiveWorkPlay adult services were created with funding support from the Ministry of Community and Social Services with the specific mandate of supporting individuals to make a significant transition to life in the community within 3-5 years. This means that LiveWorkPlay (and its supports and services) are not a destination, they are intended to support individuals make their way as included citizens.

Approximately 90% of persons with intellectual disabilities are labelled in the "mild to moderate" diagnostic category, and LiveWorkPlay adult services were created to help address the demand for transitional supports among that population. This was a specification of the original funding mandate through which our adult services were created (and therefore a determinant in assessing youth applications). This means that LiveWorkPlay must re-direct individuals with different needs to seek support from other agencies.

LiveWorkPlay is not just an organization, it is also a movement for change. In order to be a part of this movement it is essential to share in certain key beliefs. This includes the following:

1)         Essential to promoting an improved quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities is support for more power and control over their own decision-making (self-advocacy and self-determination).

2)         Exposure to risk is a part of life and not an excuse to hide from life, and supporting people with intellectual disabilities to be successful in their communities requires that their supporters help them to manage increased risk in the pursuit of a good life.

The self-advocacy movement brings with it certain expectations that will not necessarily be of interest to every potential youth member and/or their family. LiveWorkPlay often helps families to find other supports that are better suited to their needs/beliefs.