Building a good life for yourself, or a loved one with a disability, is an exciting journey but it can be challenging at times. Our organization works to make the journey easier, and our facilitators ensure you do not have to walk that journey alone.
Independent facilitation supports people to recognize their strengths, name their goals and implement plans to achieve a purpose-driven life. Through these efforts, community spaces also benefit from engaging with people who are dedicated, hold valued social roles and help to create welcoming and diverse places for all to enjoy.
Person-Directed Supports
Planning is something we all do. The things that make a good life for all of us are not different for a person with a disability. That’s why Facile uses a planning framework to support people and their families to look at different areas of their life to determine how they can achieve the life they want. This is what person-directed planning is all about. Most often, this includes a person’s family and others who are important in their lives. Our role at Facile is to guide the planning process but not direct it.
Our independent facilitators firmly believe in:
- Individuals making decisions about their own lives
- Valuing the perspectives and input of the individual’s family and friends
- An individual’s community is the first place to look for anything they need to build a good life
- Acknowledging that everyone possesses dreams, strengths, and gifts
- Understanding the importance of social connections — people need people
- Emphasizing that planning involves taking action
We start with the question:
What does a good life look like for you or your loved one?
That means we look at all the different parts of a person’s life.
Building Community
We look at:
- What is fun and interesting?
- What do you want to learn?
- Who are important people in your life?
- Who is missing?
- Where would you love to live?
- What contribution could you make to your neighbourhood and community?
- Where would you like to work, volunteer or offer your time?
Short-Term Planning & additional Services
We also offer the following supports to individuals and caregivers:
- Recruiting and Screening Support Workers
- Filing Paperwork and Building Budgets
- Applications to DSO, OW, ODSP, and other Disability-Specific Funding
- Rental Applications, Applying for Subsidized Housing and Housing Plans
- Financial Planning (RDSP, DTC, CDB, etc.)
- Legal and Estate Planning (Henson Trusts, POA, etc.)
- Supportive Decision-Making and Microboard Facilitation
- Advocasy and Mediation
Our planning and facilitation supports are individualized and person-directed.
We will meet you wherever you are at in the planning process.
Connect with us to find out more about how you can get started!
Service Navigation
Our facilitators have experience navigating the following systems:
- Developmental Services
- Education
- Health & Medical
- Immigration Services
- Justice
- Affordable Housing Services
Long-Term Planning
We want families to have peace of mind about the future.
Book a call with us to get started.
