Two brothers, ‘Mike’, (36) & ‘John’,(35), have lived with a host family since they were very young children. Their foster parents became Share Your Home providers through the Alice Saddy Association, in November 2008, as part of the transition from the children’s world to adult life. They have quite complex support needs (physical, developmental, medical, deteriorating etc…) and require support at all times. Prior to Covid, they both attended fee-for-service centre-based day programs, Monday to Friday, which are no longer available or appropriate. They are making the transition to community-based day supports.
The plan for Mike & John includes renting a home that they can utilise during the week to learn life skills, for personal care purposes and for breaks from community activities (they both need downtime, as they feel very anxious with too much stimulation). The short term goal is for this home to be used for overnight respite and a long term goal is for Mike & John to move there permanently when the Share Your Home providers retire (3-5 years). The request was for $400 to contribute to the cost of furnishing this home. It’s small requests that makes a big difference and we feel fortunate to be able to make that happen.