Community Involvement

• Participate in sports, recreation and leisure activities
• Attend club groups
• Attend local community events
• Go on out-of-town getaways and day trips

Education/Literacy

• Support to attend education or literacy programs: (Community Living Brant Literacy programs, Community Living Brant G1 Driver Preparation course)
• Classes offered through community agencies or local school boards (computer, educational courses) and supports to attend these classes

Note: You cannot use Passport funding for tuition that is covered by a government student assistance program (e.g., OSAP) or supports that are available through an on-campus special needs office.

Employment/ Volunteering

• Community Living Brant can assist you with job preparation, support with on-the-job training and to act as your job coach at work
• We can provide support to assist you in finding and maintaining volunteer work in your community

Person Directed Planning

• Community Living Brant can help you to develop a person-directed plan that builds on your strengths and interests and identifies the support needed to achieve your goals. Getting help to manage human resources (e.g., direct support staff scheduling, job ad development, applicant screening) and financial/reporting requirements associated with managing direct funding.

Note: You can use up to 10% of your total Passport Funding for these expenses.

Respite (in or out of home)

• Respite may be important to you and your family
• Community Living Brant can help to create in home or out of home respite support options
• Contact us to develop a respite plan to meet your individual needs and supports requirements

Note: Passport funding cannot be used to pay for expenses that are not directly related to supporting the individual with the developmental disability (e.g., care for other children in the home, housekeeping, property maintenance, etc.,) unless: You have extenuating circumstances (e.g., a change in situation where your caregiver must also take over the support worker role temporarily) and advance approval from your Passport agency.