About Us.

Durham Family Resources works in partnership with families with a member who has an intellectual disability or a child with a physical disability, providing family support (services, resources, and other types of assistance) that enhance the capacity of the whole family to care for one another and to sustain and/or enhance their valued social roles as family members and as members of the community.

 

About 500 families are supported each year. We work with families across Durham Region around individualized day and living supports. We host learning events which are open to any interested families.

The Association began in 1978, a collaborative initiative of families, service providers and the Ministry of Community and Social Services. From its inception, the Association has retained a strong commitment to supporting families with a focus on

  • Individualized approaches that focus on meaningful, community based experiences for people supported,
  • Family leadership through learning, networking and working in partnership to support family members with a disability
  • Promotion and protection of the rights and interests of people who have a disability and their families

The Association is governed by a voluntary board of directors representing various fields of expertise and experience. Guided by clearly articulated values and principles, their focus is on the provision and development of responsive and quality service.

  • Durham Family Resources believes in the essential importance of good family life.
  • Durham Family Resources believes that communities have a fundamental responsibility to welcome and support people with disabilities.
  • Durham Family Resources believes that, when provided with adequate support, families provide the safest, most consistent and loving environment for family members.
  • Durham Family Resources believes in the importance of promoting valued social roles for people with disabilities.

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At Durham Association for Family Resources and Support, we believe that all people enjoy a full and meaningful life within the community. With your generous contribution, we are able to work in partnership with families with a member who has an intellectual disability or a child with a physical disability and provide family support (services, resources and other assistance) that enhances the capacity of the whole family to care for one another and to sustain and enhance their valued social roles as family members and as members of the community.

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We believe in the essential importance of good family life.

We believe that communities have a fundamental responsibility to welcome and support people with disabilities.

Webelieve that, when provided with adequate support, families provide the safest, most consistent and loving environment for family members.

Webelieve in the importance of promoting valued social roles for people with disabilities.

Want to know more about us?

Check out a few of the resources below which will help you get to know Durham Association for Family Resources and Support.

What’s At Our Table

A yearly-reviewed snapshot of resources families are accessing through our organization.

The Nature of Family Support

This document is important as a vision and set of principles for our organization, and much of it is a reflection of the current work that fits many families so well.

Annual Report 2023-2024

A look at our work over the past year, presented to members at our Annual General Meeting.

Statement of Vision, Mission, and Values

A one-page overview of the principles behind the work done at Durham Family Resources.