Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Access Calgary; ‐ Safe, responsive and courteous public transportation services through partnerships with various providers. Website: www.calgarytransit.com/accessible‐transit Phone: 403‐537‐777 AISH; ‐ Will provide financial assistance ( living allowance), supplementary assistance ( child benefits and personal benefits) and health related assistance ( health benefits) to you if you are an adult with a disability that substantially limits your ability to earn a livelihood. Your disability has to be permanent and you have to have exhausted all opportunities for rehab and training. Website: www.humanservices.alberta.ca/aish Phone: 403‐297‐8511 Address: #500 1520 4th street sw, Calgary Alberta T2R 0Y1 Alberta Aids to Daily Living; ‐ Helps Albertans living with a long term disability, chronic or terminal illness to maintain their independence at home, lodges or personal care homes by providing financial assistance to buy medical equipment and supplies. Website: www.health.alberta.ca/services/aids‐to‐daily‐living.html Phone: 403‐955‐69‐55 Address: 4th floor 1213 4street SW Calgary Alberta T2R 0X9 Alberta Supports; ‐ Provides information on social based programs and services offered by the government of Alberta Website: www.albertasupports.ca Phone: 1‐877‐644‐9992 Address: 100 Fisher park II 6712 Fisher street SE Calgary Alberta T2H 2A7 Alberta Works; ‐ Assists unemployed people to find and keep jobs ‐ Assists employers to meet their need for skilled workers ‐ Assists Albertans with low income cover their basic costs of living Offer the following; ‐ Employment services ‐ Employment and career resources ‐ Training supports ‐ Alberta job and career fairs ‐ Income support Page | 1 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide ‐ Health benefits Website: www.humanservices.alberta.ca/financial‐support/3171.html Phone: 1‐866‐644‐5135 Email: [email protected] Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured‐ ARBI; ‐ Blends science and compassion to create hope for survivors. ‐ Provides intensive community based rehabilitation and family support. ‐ Provides longer term rehabilitation and promotes community participation for persons with severe brain injury including stroke. Website: www.arbi.ca Phone: 403‐242‐7116 Address: 3412 Spruce drive NW Calgary Alberta T3C 3A4 Brain Injury Assist; ‐ Provides a wide range of rehabilitation supports, services and programs to survivors of brain injury. ‐ Focus on a customized individual support with emphasis on quality of life, independence, community integration and personal choice. ‐ Provide therapeutic residential homes ‐ Supports for community living program which helps to develop and maintain daily living skills Website: www.positivedevelopments.ca Phone: 403‐261‐8724 Fax: 403‐261‐8953 Main contact: Michele Brooks [email protected] Address: 1914 9 ave SE Calgary Alberta T2G 0V2 Brain Injury Program; *A referral is required for this program ‐ A central link for staff, patients and caregivers to access updated information and access to programs and services across the Calgary zone. Website: www.albertahealthservices.ca/cbip.asp Referral form: www.albertahealthservices.ca/frm‐19374.pdf Phone: 403‐944‐8571 Calgary Counselling; ‐ Provides counselling for a wide range of services including addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression and more. Website: www.calgarycounselling.com Page | 2 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Phone: 403‐691‐5991 Fax: 403‐265‐8886 Address: suite 200 940 6 ave SW Calgary Alberta T2P 3T1 Calgary Housing Company; ‐ City of Calgary owned corporation that provides safe and affordable housing solutions to citizens of Calgary. Website: http://www.calgary.ca/CS/OLSH/Pages/Calgary‐Housing‐Company/Calgary‐Housing‐
Company.aspx Phone: 587‐390‐1200 Email: [email protected] Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits‐ CPP‐d; ‐ A taxable monthly payment that is available to people who have contributed to Canada Pension Plan ( CPP ) and who are not able to work regularly because of a disability. Website: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/services/pensions/cpp/disability Phone: 1‐800‐277‐9914 Community Accessible Rehabilitation‐ CAR; *A referral is required to access this service ‐ A healthcare team to help people manage their injuries or health problems ‐ Available to people from Calgary with a serious injury or people at risk for being admitted to a hospital or continuing care facility ‐ Provides services such as dieticians, occupational therapists, physio therapists, psychologists, recreational therapists, social workers and speech language pathologists. Peter Lougheed Centre: 3500 26 ave NE 403‐943‐4786 Peter Lougheed Centre | Hospitals & Facilities | Alberta Health Services Sheldon Chumir: 1213 4 st SW 403‐955‐6900 South Calgary Health Centre: 31 Sunpark Plaza SE 403‐943‐9484 Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) clinics ‐ South Calgary Health Centre | Programs & Services | Alberta Health Services Caregiver College; ‐ Virtual college dedicated to providing courses to enhance the knowledge and skills of caregivers ‐ Available onsite in Edmonton and through various locations throughout Alberta via telehealth Website: www.caregivercollege.ca Phone: 780‐735‐8283 Email: [email protected] Page | 3 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre; *A referral is required for this service. ‐ Offers day wellness program, up to 6 hours of wellness for adults in the Calgary area ‐ Continuing care services ‐ Respite care Website: Adult Day Support Program ‐ Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre | Programs & Services | Alberta Health Services Phone: 403‐230‐6900 Address: 722 16 ave NE Calgary Alberta T2E 6V7 Champions Career Centre; ‐ Helps individuals with disabilities prepare to find employment, further their education and fulfill their career goals. ‐ Provides comprehensive integrated and personalized support for people seeking career development or help in their current job. Website: www.championscareercentre.org Phone: 403‐265‐5374 Fax: 403‐265‐5675 Email: [email protected] Address: suite 650 839 5 ave SW Calgary Alberta T2P 3C8 Community Neuro‐rehab Services‐ CNS; ‐ Provides individuals and families recovering from a brain injury, cerebrovascular accident or cognitive dysfunction with accurate assessments and therapeutic interventions. ‐ Individual treatment plans developed within the context of personal choice are designed to enable individuals to meet their needs in the community. Website: www.alliance‐cns.com Phone: 403‐215‐1500 Fax: 403‐215‐1505 Email: [email protected] Distress Centre; ‐ Ensures everyone has a place to turn to in a time of crisis by providing 24 hour crisis support, professional counselling and 211 referrals Website: www.distresscentre.com Phone: 403‐266‐4357 Page | 4 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Health Link; ‐ Supports Albertans in managing their own health. Website: www.myhealthalberta.ca Phone: 403‐943‐5465 Halvar Johnson‐ The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury; *A referral is required for this service ‐ A facility that provides specialized mental health and brain injury treatment and care. ‐ Specialists and health professionals committed to integrated, multidisciplinary care and treatment Website: www.mentalhealthexcellence.ca Phone: 403‐783‐7600 Address: Box 1000 Ponoka Alberta T4J 1R8 Home Care; ‐ Creating an environment where you are able to live independently for as long as possible ‐ With your case manager you will create a personal care plan to support your wellness and independence ‐ Home care case managers have access to a team of health care professionals to assist in meeting the goals of your care plan including; Family physician, Physio therapists, Occupational therapists, nurses and more. Websites: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/4482.asp Phone: 403‐943‐1920 Interfaith Food Bank; ‐ Calgarians in crisis may request up to 3 food hampers in a 12 month period. ‐ You may qualify for additional hampers with a referral from a partner agency ‐ There must be a 30 day gap in between hamper requests ‐ ID is required for pick up, 2 pieces for adults and 1 piece for children Website: www.calgaryfoodbank.com Phone: 403‐253‐2059 Hamper request line: 403‐253‐2055 Address: 5000 11 st SE Calgary Alberta T2H 2Y5 Page | 5 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Mustard Seed; ‐ Helps to meet the basic needs of shelter, food, clothing and acceptance for men and women experiencing poverty and works with them to find sustainable housing and employment. Website: www.theseed.ca Phone: 403‐269‐1319 Fax: 403‐237‐5296 Email: [email protected] Address: 102 11 ave SE Calgary Alberta T2G 0X5 Shelter; Phone: 403‐723‐9422 Fax: 403‐723‐9433 Address: 7025 44 St SE Calgary Alberta T2C 4E8 Office of the Public Guardian; ‐ Provides decision making mechanisms for individuals who are unable to make personal non financial decisions for themselves. ‐ Guardian for adult Albertans who have no family or friend to take on this role ‐ Review officer and oversight on all court applications ‐ Investigate complaints that a decision maker is causing harm to an adult they represent ‐ Decision maker of last resort for specific decision making provisions ( health or placement decisions) and psychiatric treatment decisions including community treatment orders Phone: 403‐297‐3364 Fax: 403‐297‐3427 Address: 900 Barclay Centre, 444 7 ave SW Calgary Alberta T2P 0X8 Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) ‐ Alberta Human Services ‐ Government of Alberta Office of the Public Trustee; ‐ Appointed by the government of Alberta to protect and manage the financial interests of vulnerable Albertans ‐ The trust administrators, lawyers, taxation officers, auditors and support staff act on behalf of people with mental disabilities. ‐ Administer the estates of deceased persons ‐ Protect property interests of minors Phone: 403‐297‐6541 Fax: 403‐297‐2823 Address: suite 900 444 7 ave SW Calgary Alberta T2P 0X8 Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) ‐ Alberta Human Services ‐ Government of Alberta Page | 6 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Prospects; ‐ Provides fast track employment placement supports for individuals experiencing challenges to work force participation as a result of mental health illness or issues including those who may have concurrent substance abuse disorders. Website: www.prospectnow.ca Phone:403‐273‐2822 Fax: 403‐273‐0090 Address: 915‐33 st NE Calgary Alberta T2A 6T2 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society‐ SABIS; ‐ Assists adults with an acquired brain injury access available community resources within the Calgary region ‐ Life long advocacy and referral agency ‐ Provide community education, caregiver support and peer support groups Website: www.sabis.ab.ca Phone: 403‐521‐5212 Fax: 403‐283‐5867 Email: [email protected] Address: 102‐2116 27 ave NE Calgary Alberta T2E 7A6 Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic; ‐ Counselling and client education7 ‐ Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infection ‐ Hepatitis A and B vaccines ‐ Private HIV testing ‐ Phone in advice line ‐ Notifying past sexual partners about risk of infection ‐ Referrals to other services Phone: 403‐955‐6700 Fax: 403‐955‐6721 Address: 5th floor 1213 4 st SW Calgary Alberta T2R 0X7 http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services. Sharp Foundation; ‐ Provide homes that are safe, secure environments allowing for an integrated spectrum of care for all clients ‐ Receive care aimed at their individual physical, medical, psychosocial and spiritual needs ‐ Provides a continuum of care including housing, health care and support to those affected or infected by HIV/AIDS Website: www.thesharpfoundation.com Phone: 403‐457‐7476 Page | 7 Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society Resource Guide Fax: 403‐451‐1727 Stroke Recovery Association; ‐ Address the specific needs of stroke survivors. ‐ Support survivors and families with adjusting to the new lifestyle. Website: www.sracalgary.com Phone: 403‐827‐7520 Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency‐ URSA; ‐ Committed to meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities in community settings ‐ Offer brain injury support programs such as easy street, residential services, holistic day programs, Supports for community living, and assessments and customized programs. Website: www.ursa‐rehab.com Phone: 403‐272‐7722 Fax: 403‐273‐7852 Address: 808 Manning road NE Calgary Alberta T2E 7N8 Women In Need Society‐ WINS; ‐ Helps women and their families address immediate needs. ‐ 4 thrift stores ‐ 6 family resource centres ‐ Free goods referral program ‐ Employment program Website: www.womeninneed.net Phone: 403‐255‐5102 Fax: 403‐255‐0807 Address: 1 3525 26 ave NE Calgary Alberta T2B 2M9 Page | 8