Ongwanada

Founded in 1948, Ongwanada is a charity based in Kingston, Canada working on disability, health, community development.

Ongwanada is a non-profit organisation founded in 1948 in Kingston, Ontario, that supports people with developmental disabilities and their families in Kingston and Eastern Ontario. It places a special focus on people with complex needs, offering residential care in community homes, supported independent living, host family arrangements, respite, case management, clinical services including psychological, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nutrition support, and community participation services. Originally a tuberculosis sanatorium, it shifted to developmental services from the late 1960s onward. Its funding comes primarily from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, and it is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The organisation also leads a clinical psychology residency training consortium and collaborates with Queens University and other regional partners on research. Its core values are Support, Respect and Choices.