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Organization: War Amps (The)

Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 613-731-3821
Toll-Free: National Headquarters: 1-800-465-2677
Key tag service: 1-800-250-3030
Child Amputee Program: 1-800-267-4023
Adult Amputee Program: 1-877-622-2472
Fax: 613-731-3234
Email: communications@waramps.ca
Website: www.waramps.ca
Address: 2827 Riverside Dr
Ottawa, ON
K1V 0C4
Map
Intersection: Riverside Dr and Brookfield Rd
Location: Ottawa
Executives: David Saunders - Chief Operating Officer
Danita Chisholm - Executive Director of Communications

Description of Services: Assists, protects, and binds together Canadian war amputees, as well as adult and child amputees through financial assistance, emotional support, and information

Amputees and Prosthetics
  • Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program - Financial assistance to child amputees, birth to 18 years, and their families for artificial limbs, recreational devices, travel to prosthetic facilities and support of amputee youth over 18 years to seek a higher education * child and parent peer counselling programs
  • JUMPStart - Provision of computer equipment and training to children with multiple amputations
  • Adult Prosthetics Program - Financial assistance towards the purchase of artificial limbs

Operation Legacy - Champs pass on the never again message from war amputee veterans to the younger generation

Safety Programs
  • PLAYSAFE - Child safety promotion and education
  • DRIVESAFE - Promotes safe driving to prevent injuries due to accidents
  • Key Tag and Address Label Service


Toronto office:

Key Tag Service
1 Maybrook Dr
Scarborough, ON
M1V 5K9

Requirements
Fees: None * donations accepted
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Amputees of any age
Application: Call * no referral required
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English ; French
Area(s) Served: Canada
 

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This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 11/8/2024

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