Canadian Forces Member with Operational Injury

• Canadian Forces Member with Operational Injury

  Operation Stress Injury Social Support OSISS 

  Phone: 250-363-1900 ext: 60281 Regional Peer Support Coordinator (CF Member) 

  Family Peer  Support Phone: 250-770 4539 (Family Member) 

  OSISS offers information and support for military members and veterans with an operational stress injury. Information and support for family members is also available through a Family Peer Support Network; for military members OSISS offers a Peer Support Network. 
  
   

  Victoria Disability Resource Centre 

  Phone: (250) 595-0044 

  The Victoria Disability Resource Centre is a not-for-profit organization that helps people with all types of disabilities lead independent lives. They help to link clients and community organizations with services that benefit them. 

   

  Honour House

  Phone: 778-397-4399 

  Honour House provides a temporary home for our Canadian Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services Personnel and their families while they travel to receive medical care and treatment in the Metro Vancouver Area. Honour House is proud to support brave Canadians and their families by providing them with a home away from home where they can recuperate and forget about the financial stresses associated with their need to leave home for treatment. 
  
   

  Winch House

  Phone: (604) 874 6255 or Email: admin@newchelsea.ca for referral processes for Winch House  

  Winch House is a fully-furnished 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom bedroom home managed by the New Chelsea Society and is located at 1079 East 52nd Avenue in Vancouver. This facility is a “home away from home” and offers free accommodation for CAF members, veterans, civilian first-responders and their family members to recover from injuries, receive treatment or services from health facilities in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Set in a quiet, family-friendly neighborhood next to a children’s playground, this home is a perfect place for these honored residents to find assistance or treatment that they really need. 

• Disability Service Providers

  Island Health Authority 

  Phone: 250-370-8699   

  Toll Free: 1-877-370-8699  

  Email: info@viha.ca  
  Island Health provides a wide range of health care and support services to help improve the health, quality of life, and independence of individuals or community members including those with a physical or developmental disability.  Some home and health care services may be able to be delivered in home. 
   
   

  Information for Persons with Disabilities 

  This website offers a complete listing of all supports and services provided by the B.C. government. Some examples include accessing financial assistance, supports for transitioning youth and advocacy services. 
   
   

  Community Living BC  1 877 660 2522 

  Community Living BC is a provincial organization that supports adults living in BC with developmental disabilities and their families. They can help develop a support plan to help families identify goals and find local resources in your community. 
  
   

  Victoria Disability Resource Centre 

  Phone: 250-595-0044 
  The Victoria Disability Resource Centre is a not-for-profit organization that helps people with all types of disabilities lead independent lives. They help to link clients and community organizations with services that benefit them. 
   
   

  Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) 

  Victoria Office: Phone: 250-592-8144 or 1 800-667-5448 (Voice) 
  TTY: 250-592-8147 or 1 800 667 5448  

  Email: idhhc@idhhc.ca  

  Text:  

  Family and Community: 250 818 5738  

  Employment: 250 818 4331 
  Nanaimo Office: Phone:  250 753 0999 or 1 877 424 3323 (Voice) TTY: 250 753 0977 
  Email: nanaimo@idhhc.ca  Text: 250 668 4235 
  Interpreting for both sites: (VI) 250 818 0479 
  The IDHHC provides counselling and support services for persons with hearing loss and who identify as deaf and or hard of hearing. Some of the programs provided included counselling to help families and persons cope with hearing loss, technical aids program, support groups, employment support and integration, and many more. 
   
   

  CNIB 

  Toll Free: 1-800-563-2642   

  Email: info@cnib.ca  
  CNIB provides support and information for Canadians living in BC and the Yukon with vision loss.  Their website is the link to a variety of services in your local community and provides information on research, various programs and services and outreach to community partners. 
   
   

  B.C. Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction 

  Phone: 1-866-866-0800 
  The British Columbia Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Program (BCEA) promotes greater independence for people with disabilities, including income security. In addition, this ministry recognizes that people with disabilities may require additional supports, such as an increased assistance rate, supplementary assistance and specialized employment supports in order to meet the challenges of daily living and move towards greater independence. 
   
   

  BC Travel Assistance Program (TAP) 

  The BC Travel Assistance Program (TAPBC) helps alleviate some of OMITTED MEDICAL the transportation costs through providing financial assistance to residents of British Columbia who have to travel within the province for non-emergency medical or  specialist services not available in their own community. Residents must be referred by a physician or nurse practitioner (NP) for non-emergency MSP insured specialist medical services which are not available locally to qualify for this program. TAP forms are only available through your physician or NP when a referral is made. Once you have received your form and referral you can contact the TAP automated application service 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-661-2668 for registration and additional services/information. 
   

  
  Canada Revenue Agency - Disability Tax Credit  (DTC)  

  The disability amount is a non-refundable tax credit that a person who is markedly restricted in at least one or more basic activities of daily living and prolonged impairment in physical or cognitive functions can apply to reduce the amount of income tax he or she has to pay in a year. See website for all application criteria. 

• Employment

  G.T. Hiring Solutions 

  Phone:  Victoria 250-388-0858      Saanich 250-479-9675 
  G.T. Hiring Solutions offers WorkBC Employment Services to the residents of Victoria and Saanich. They offer a variety of specialized services and staff to assist anyone including individuals with extra support needs to reach their employment goals.  
   
   

  Beacon Community Services 

  Phone: Sidney: 250-656-0134 Email: info-sidney@workbc.ca  Salt Spring Island: 250 931 7687 Email: info-fulford-ganges@workbc.ca 
  Beacon Community Services offers a variety of Employment Programs a wide range of services and supports are available to help BC job seekers find and maintain employment and improve employment readiness. Beacon Community Services offers to the residents of Sidney and Salt Spring Island. Their services for individuals with extra support needs include supportive employment and employment readiness programs. 
   
   

  Worklink Employment Society 

  Phone: Westshore: 250-478-9525     Sooke: 250-642-3685 
  Worklink provides government sponsored employment services to the residents of the Western Communities. These services also include employment support for individuals with extra support needs in partnership with various organizations throughout the region. 
    
   

  Community Living Victoria – Employment Services  

  250 477 7231 Local 248 employmentservices@clvic.ca 
  Community Living Victoria provides a range of support services including employment supports to adults with cognitive disabilities.  Various services are also available to families.  
   
   

  Victoria Disability Resource Centre 

  The Victoria Disability Resource Centre is a not-for-profit, grassroots organization that helps people who identify as having cross disabilities to lead independent lives. They help to link clients and community organizations with services that benefit them. 
   
   

  Disability Services and Strategy - Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction 

  The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction is developing and implementing a Provincial Disability Strategy.  The Strategy’s objective is to provide for and an integrated system of support for all British Columbians with various abilities to allow all to participate more fully in the province’s social and economic opportunities. 

• Funding & Travel Assistance

  B.C. Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction B.C. Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities 

  Phone: 1-866-866-0800 

  The British Columbia Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Program promotes greater independence for people with disabilities, including income security. In addition, the program recognizes that people with disabilities may require additional supports, such as a higher assistance rate, supplementary assistance and specialized employment supports in order to meet the challenges of daily living and move towards greater independence. 

   

  BC Travel Assistance Program (TAP) 

  The BC Travel Assistance Program (TAP) helps alleviate some of the medical transportation costs through providing financial assistance to residents of British Columbia who need to travel within the province for non-emergency medical specialist services not available in their own community. Residents must be referred by a physician or nurse practitioner for non-emergency MSP insured specialist medical services which are not available locally to qualify for this program. TAP forms are available by your physician or a nurse practitioner at time of referral. Once you have received your form and referral you can contact the TAP automated application service 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-661-2668. 

   

  BC Transit – handyDART 

  Phone: 250-727-7811 

  handyDART is an accessible, door-to-door shared transit service for people with permanent or temporary disabilities that prevent them from using fixed-route transit without assistance from another person. handyDART picks you up at your accessible door and drops you off at the accessible door of your destination. 

  You must first register at no charge to use his service. 

   

  Angel Flight 

  Phone toll free: 855-847-7702 

  Angel Med Flight is a Canadian Transportation Agency approved organization that provides transportation to patients from points on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland to treatment centres in Victoria and Vancouver. Their passengers have to travel long distances for a variety of specialist medical services such as cancer related diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy or any other treatments not available locally. They will also coordinate ground transportation from the airport to the medical treatment centre. For more information please go to their website. 

   

  Support Our Troops  

  Support Our Troops is an agile and responsive means for Base and Wing Commanders, in concert with Military Family Resource Centers (MFRCs) across the country, to help military and veteran families.  It may help with short-term emergencies and also provide long-term support. The Support Our Troops Fund allows CF leadership to meet the special-case needs of CF members and their families with speed and flexibility not always available through the traditional programs. 

• Home Care

  Island Health - Home Care Services 

   https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/home-care-services provides health care support and services for individuals served by Island Health.   This website provides information about the types of care available, the process to get an assessment for care, information on residential care, hospice and assisted living. 

    

  B.C. Transit-Victoria Regional Transit Accessible Services  

  Better at Home 1-604-268-1312 

  Supporting the non-medical needs  helps seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so they can continue to live independently in their own homes and remain connected to their communities. 

• Inclusive Education

  Camosun College 

  Phone: Lansdown Campus: 250-370-3000       

  Interurban Campus: 250-370-4049 

  The Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) http://camosun.ca/services/accessible-learning/ provides a wide range of services and educational accommodations for students with a documented disability, including anxiety and depression. CAL staff are available on both campuses to arrange services and supports such as classroom and exam accommodations, accessibility assistance, and to act as a resource for students, faculty and staff. 

    

  University of  Victoria  - Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) 

  Phone: 250-472-4947 

  The CAL staff works with faculty and students to promote educational equity and accessibility for students with disabilities. This team provides services and programs and coordinates academic accommodations for students. They also act as consultants to faculty and work with the university community to help create a more accessible learning environment. 

    

  Grants for Students with Permanent Disabilities 

  The Canada Study Grant for the Accommodation of Students with Permanent Disabilities loan or grants can be available to help pay for exceptional education-related costs associated with an individual who has a disability. These costs may include tutors, oral or sign interpreters, attendant care for studies, specialized transportation (to and from school only), note takers, readers and providing braille.