Component: Autism

Services Delivered: School Break Camps

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Service description

This program provides specialized services and support to children and youth with autism.

People served

Children and youth served will meet the following criteria

  • all children and youth have received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder from a qualified professional up to the age of 18

Service features:

N/A

Specific service provided

Support is provided to families to access seasonal camps in the following ways:

  • eligible families who either hire a one-to-one support worker so their children can attend a camp or pay for a camp space are reimbursed. Families access this program through Autism Ontario
  • funding for summer camps is provided to provide spaces for children with ASD

Service goals

  • Seasonal camps will engage child/youth in meaningful and purposeful activities that promote the continuity of skills and/or help to develop new skills and relationships.

Ministry expectations

Services will be

  • reflective and responsive to individual, family and community strengths and needs
  • accountable to the individual, family, and community
  • sensitive to the social, linguistic, geographic and cultural diversity of families and Indigenous communities
  • staffed by individuals with a suitable range of skills and abilities necessary to respond effectively to the needs of children/youth and their families
  • based on the individual’s assessed needs, preferences and availability of individual, agency, community, and contracted ministry resources

Reporting requirements

Service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.

Service data nameDefinition
# of March Break applications: School Break CampsThe number of applications for a March Break Camp space or to hire a one-to-one support worker by families of children and youth with a diagnosis of ASD that are received by the deadline.
# of days (seasonal camps attended): School Break CampsThe total number of days of seasonal camp attended by the individual(s) approved for service during the fiscal year. This is a cumulative number, and the total number of days represents the days purchased/funded by the ministry. Seasonal camp that includes overnight stay should be recorded in days. For example: In the first quarter, if 7 days of camp were attended, this would be reported at the end of June (end of the first quarter). If 5 additional days of camp were attended during the second quarter, a total of 12 days of camp received would be reported at the end of September (end of the second quarter).
# of reimbursements (hiring 1:1 support workers to support attendance at March Break camp): School Break Camps

The total number of children/youth who received a reimbursement for the cost associated with hiring a one-to-one support worker to support attendance at March Break Camp.

The # of children are reported in the initial quarter in which the application was submitted and counted only once.

# of reimbursements (March Break camp space): School Break CampsThe total number of children/ youth who attended a March Break camp space or activity through their families receiving a reimbursement for the out-of-pocket costs incurred.
# of individuals served (seasonal camps): School Break CampsThe number of individuals for whom a record has been created and who were recipients of the approved service(s) at some point during the fiscal year through seasonal camps.
# of individuals served: School Break CampsThe number of children served in School Break Camps.
Ministry-funded agency expenditures: other ASD SupportsTotal ministry-funded expenses for the Transfer Payment Recipient to administer and/or deliver this service in the Funding Year (cumulative).