Special Diet Clinic in Peterborough - Register Now

Are you on welfare or disability? Have you heard of SPECIAL DIET MONEY? You could get extra money through the special diet allowance for you and your family! PCAP can help – register for our special diet clinic now!

The special diet benefit is a government provision that allows people on welfare and disability to receive funds for dietary needs when prescribed by a nurse or doctor. PCAP is an anti poverty organization that fights the government for what poor people need. We are NOT part of welfare and get no funding from the government.

PCAP is organizing a SPECIAL DIET CLINIC IN PETERBOROUGH on Friday October 19th from 12:00 – 3:00. A free meal will be served at Noon. We can assist with child care and transportation to the clinic – let us know ahead of time. You MUST PRE-REGISTER for this clinic.

Health professionals will be available to fill out the special diet forms for OW and ODSP recipients who have pre-registered. FIFTY SPOTS are being made available on a first come - first served basis. The fifty spots include children as well as adults so you should register as soon as possible if you want to ensure that you get a spot. TO PRE-REGISTER CONTACT SARAH AT PCAP@RISEUP.NET OR 749-9694 and leave your name along with the best way that we can reach you – phone number, email, address, usual hang out spots.

You must register yourself and every child in your family who you will be bringing with you to be assessed. Once registered, PCAP will give you the clinic's location. Only those who have pre-registered will be able to see a health professional. So please, don't invite relatives and friends to tag along. If they haven't pre-registered, there is absolutely NO chance that they will be seen.

But remember, attending the clinic is no guarantee that you will qualify for the maximum $250 Special Diet Allowance. Because of the strict criteria, the $250 maximum is hard to get and most people will probably qualify for less and some may not qualify for anything. THE CLINIC CAN GIVE NO ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE OF MONEY AT ALL. Nonetheless, the medical providers will do everything they can under the new regulations to get people money.

You will need to REQUEST A SPECIAL DIET FORM FROM YOUR WORKER for every member of your family attending the clinic and bring it with you on October 19th – only original forms are valid as photocopied forms are not accepted by the OW/ODSP office. Without this form, your application will NOT be accepted by Social Services. Your worker MUST give you a form if you ask for one.

We recommend that you bring along your health card and any copies of previous special diet forms that you have submitted to social services – this is only a recommendation as these items are not required to be seen by a health care provider at the clinic. A note for parents – your kids do not need to be physically present at the clinic as long as you have their medical history.

Contact PCAP for more info: pcap@riseup.net, (705) 749-9694