Base Sites: A Home Away From Home

Community Living Out Loud

The opportunity for meaningful social, recreational and leisure activities is important in anyone's life. But perhaps more important, is the ability for people to choose those activities themselves.
In this episode of Community Living Out Loud, host Peter Reynolds speaks with Steve Farstad, Day Support Manager at Community Living Mississauga, about the organization's "Base Sites", which provides these opportunities both on-site and in the community.
Together they discuss eligibility, activities, costs, and the importance of community inclusion for the people they support. Tune in to learn more about this amazing program and the value of empowering people with intellectual disabilities to make their own choices.
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Capíttulos

1. Base Sites: A Home Away From Home (00:00:00)

2. Introduction of Steve Farrstad (00:01:21)

3. Definition of a Base Site (00:01:24)

4. Overview of a typical day at a base site (00:02:50)

5. Discussion on the variety of activities offered at the base site (00:06:20)

6. Balancing different activities and interests among the participants at the base site (00:09:02)

7. Eligibility criteria for attending the base site (00:12:59)

8. Process for applying to the base site program through Developmental Services Ontario (00:14:35)

9. Initial interview and tour process for new participants (00:16:24)

10. Explanation of passport funding and its role in covering the cost of attending the base site (00:19:06)

11. Importance of community integration and inclusion for the people supported by Community Living Mississauga (00:20:13)

12. Emphasis on providing choice and autonomy to the participants at the base site (00:22:07)

13. Final thoughts and encouragement for interested individuals to join the base site program (00:25:06)