Community Connections

Day services are offered at two locations in Summerside and are aimed at improving clients' quality of life. Services can include respite, personal care, developing work and employment skills, and developing friendships.

Water Street West: Services focus on clients accessing the community for various development opportunities, leisure and recreation, and other related activities.

340 Court Street: Provides an employment outreach program with a primary focus on skills training and access to meaningful and independent employment.

Provides two options for respite beds in Summerside.

Highland Avenue: An unsupervised respite apartment can be rented. Renter is responsible for arranging any care required during the stay.

Court Street: A respite bed is available for use. Care is provided by Community Connections.

Housing options for clients with limited independent skills and a dependence on staff support to assist with their daily living needs. Locations across Summerside:

Winter Street: Group home with six permanent beds; one accessible bedroom on the first floor and five bedrooms on the second floor. Residents attend day services Monday-Friday.

Highland Avenue: Two bedroom apartment with 24-hour supervision.

Granville Street: Two apartment units with three bedrooms and 24-hour staff supervision. There is a common area for socialization and most residents eat their supper in the common room.

Barbara Weit Road: Rural group home with four permanent beds. One accessible bedroom on the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor. Some residents attend day services Monday-Friday. 24-hour staff supervision.

Court Street: Two group home units with 24-hour staff supervision.

All locations are wheelchair accessible.

Housing option for clients with disabilities who are able to live fairly independently. Clients are responsible for the care of their apartment, possess independent living skills, and are responsible to purchase groceries for the preparation of their breakfast and lunch meals. Most clients receive their supper meal from Community Connections. Locations in Summerside:

Granville Street: Apartment building with six apartments connected with a common area, four of which have two bedrooms. Staff supervision in the common area through the weekday evenings and part of the weekend. Supper is served in the common area.

MacEwen Road: Apartment building with seven apartments connected with a common area. There are three apartments with one bedroom; three apartments with two bedrooms; and one apartment with three bedrooms that also has staff supervision Monday-Friday 4pm-8am and 24-hour supervision on weekends. For most residents, the supper meal is provided in the common area.

Court Street: Four individual affordable and accessible apartments on the upper level with a full kitchen/eating area, living room space, and an accessible bathroom. Laundry facilities are shared.