What is Lifeshare?
Through LifeShare, Ontario families and citizens (home providers) can offer a safe and nurturing environment for adults with developmental disabilities (home sharers).
LifeShare (also known as host family) is so much more than providing a room in your home. Being a home provider means you’re giving someone with a developmental disability “a place in your heart, a place in your home.”
People with developmental disabilities are active participants in their communities. They can be athletes, artists, employees, advocates, community volunteers, neighbours and friends. They’re an important part of the community and contribute to the strength of our province.
LifeShare helps adults with developmental disabilities, who are 18 and older, live as independently as possible in their communities.
Watch this short film where we meet three LifeShare families living in Ontario and hear their stories. Like so many LifeShare participants, these families have created a unique bond between the home sharer and home provider.
Mission of Lifeshare
The FamilyHome program, LifeShare, started in 1984, as part of the Ministry of Community and Social Services commitment to provide a range of services for adults 18 and older with developmental disabilities. Over time, the name of the program changed but the overall goals of LifeShare have remained constant:
- Provide adults with developmental disabilities a home-like setting with a sense of family, safety, continuity and security
- Promote a high quality of life
- Support community involvement, social inclusion, individual choice, independence, and rights and responsibilities
Become A Home Provider
Are you interested in becoming a home provider through our Lifeshare Program?
Complete the application below, or download the PDF version and submit a completed copy to khale@inclusionnorthumberland.ca
If you have questions about our program, you can call us at 705.653.1821 ext 208 for more information.