Building Bridges

Building Bridges

The Building Bridges program helps young people in school (14 to 21 years of age) living with a developmental disability to plan for the transition from high school to life in their community after graduation. This service is offered in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.

We all want to live, work and be a part of the community after we graduate. Building Bridges helps families, teachers and young people to plan for the future so that their wishes and dreams can come true.

Building Bridges supports young people and their families to:

• Plan for life after high school
• To assist young people in transitioning from school to community
• To foster meaningful and inclusive participation and connections in the community.
• Understand the need for and importance of work experience.
• Apply for funding.
• Navigate the social service, health and education systems.
• Connection to post-secondary education opportunities.

To Access Services:

Building Bridges’ Eligibility is:

1. The age, between 14-21, a student (or youth that should be in school)
   1. School (education) can look very different for everyone,

It is our local school boards: Trillium Lakelands District School Board – Better Together

or Home – PVNCCDSB (Kawartha Lakes area only)

1. 2. and also, Alternative school systems such as John Howard Society and homeschooling

For more information, please contact:

Haliburton area:

Patty Babineau

Building Bridges/Foundations Coordinator

T: 705-457-2626 Ext. 358

F: 705-457-9287

pbabineau@clth.ca