Regeneration Community Services has five congregate living houses in the Junction/High Park neighborhood – one house is mixed-gender, another two are all-male, and two are all-female residences. All tenants of the Congregate Living program have their own bedroom with a locking door, and share common living spaces. Support staff are not tied to a site. The program is intended to support tenants in living independently with support – tenants of the Congregate Living program must be able to maintain their own room, shop and cook for themselves, manage their own medication regimen, and contribute to collective household chores.
Components
The Congregate Living program includes flexible and client-member-centred case management support – case managers assist individuals in setting personal recovery goals (such as those related to housing, education, employment, social relationships, health-related issues and the development of life skills) and support client-members in achieving those goals. Case managers meet regularly with client-members to:
- Complete assessments to identify (and later reassess) needs, strengths and recovery goals;
- Develop a plan for services which incorporates client-member goals and values, and focuses on priority areas of need (such as housing, education, social relationships, employment, daytime activities and health-related issues);
- Connect client-members to outside resources and services through referrals and/or community engagement;
- Facilitate and coordinate access to services, including consulting other individuals and agencies within a person’s circle of care (with the consent of the client-member);
- Provide supportive counselling in order to assist client-members in achieving personal recovery goals; and
- Advocate for client-member rights both on an individual and systemic level.
Referrals
Referral for the Congregate Living program is through the centralized wait list at The Access Point. Details for admissions requirements are available on The Access Point website (www.theaccesspoint.ca) or by calling (416) 640-1934.