Useful Links

These sites are not maintained by Empower Simcoe.
The statements and opinions expressed therein are those of the web site owner/sponsor and do not necessarily reflect those of Empower Simcoe or its Foundation.

211 Ontario opens in a new window

Abilities opens in a new window – sign up for the Abilities Bulletin a free, monthly, and packed full of news and information you can use

Ability Online opens in a new window is an extraordinary and absolutely free Internet community.  Here, young people with disabilities and illnesses connect with all kinds of possibilities that address their needs as curious, growing citizens of the planet.

Alzheimer Society of Canada opens in a new window

ARCH:  A Legal Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities opens in a new window

Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities opens in a new window

Autism Ontario – Simcoe County opens in a new window

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle opens in a new window

Barrie Public Library opens in a new window

Canadian Association for Community Living opens in a new window

Canadian Down Syndrome Society opens in a new window

Canadian Special Olympics opens in a new window

Catulpa Community Support Services opens in a new window

Central East Region Information Centre opens in a new window

Child, Youth and Family Services Coalition of Simcoe County opens in a new window is a countywide alliance of organizations providing services to children, youth and their families in Simcoe County.

Children’s Aid Society of the County of Simcoe opens in a new window

Children’s Mental Health Ontario opens in a new window

Children’s Treatment Network of Simcoe York opens in a new window

City of Barrie opens in a new window

CLEONET opens in a new window – CLEONet is for community workers and advocates who work with low-income and disadvantaged communities. The information on this web site will help you help your clients understand and exercise their legal rights.

Community Action Program for Children opens in a new window

Community Legal Education Ontario opens in a new window – CLEO is a community legal clinic dedicated to providing low-income and disadvantaged people in Ontario with the legal information they need to understand and exercise their legal rights. Our materials cover many areas of law, including social assistance, tenants’ rights, immigration and refugee law, workers’ rights, family law, elder abuse and youth justice.

Community Living Ontario (CLO) opens in a new window

County of Simcoe opens in a new window

Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) opens in a new window

Disability – Related Policy in Canada opens in a new window

Disability Benefits opens in a new window

Exceptional Parent Magazine opens in a new window (Resources for Special Needs)

Early Childhood Research and Practice opens in a new window

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ontario opens in a new window

Information Barrie opens in a new window

Integration Action Group opens in a new window

Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity opens in a new window

Legal Line opens in a new window  –  Access free legal information in easy-to-understand language.

Mackenzie Health opens in a new window

Ministry of Children and Youth Services opens in a new window

Ministry of Community and Social Services opens in a new window

Ministry of Education opens in a new window

OEYC Literacy Specialist opens in a new window

OEYC Simcoe North – Francophone Information opens in a new window

Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs (OASIS) opens in a new window

Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities (The) (OADD) opens in a new window

Ontario Disability Support Program opens in a new window

Ontario Rett Syndrome Association opens in a new window

Ontario Tenants Rights opens in a new window – nonprofit site provides information about tenants’ legal rights, discrimination, finding affordable housing, apartment security, energy conservation and even local social services.

Ontario Trillium Foundation opens in a new window

People First of Canada/Canadian Association for Community Living Joint Task Force on Deinstitutionalization opens in a new window

Respite Services opens in a new window

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) opens in a new window

Safeguards: Children’s Services Training opens in a new window

Service Canada opens in a new window – Access to services and information for persons with disabilities, family members, caregivers and all Canadians

“Special Needs” Planning Group opens in a new window (The) (assists parents of people with disabilities in planning for the future)

Special Services At Home opens in a new window

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit opens in a new window

Triple P Ontario – Positive Parenting Program opens in a new window

United Way Simcoe Muskoka opens in a new window

Zero to Three-National Centre for Infants, Toddlers and Families opens in a new window