in Chatsworth, Grey Highlands, Southgate, West Grey
July 11, 2024
The Ontario government is increasing support to community agencies so they can continue to deliver vital front-line services to individuals and families across the province.
In total, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound will be receiving $1,084,254 in funding for the following agencies:
“This funding will help support our local agencies who provide front-line care to our community's most vulnerable," said Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers.
As part of the 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario, the Ontario government is providing $310 million over three years to address increasing operational costs for community organizations that support vulnerable populations. This includes children in care and those with special needs, people with a developmental disability, people who have experienced gender‐based violence and survivors of human trafficking.
“Community agencies provide many front-line services to vulnerable Ontarians,” said Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “Our government is pleased to invest in hundreds of agencies across the province so they can continue supporting those who need it most in their communities.”
Community agencies deliver vital programs related to anti-human trafficking, autism, child welfare, developmental services, child development, Indigenous wellness, interpreter and intervenor services, violence against women and youth justice services.
Developmental services agencies provide vital community-based services and supportive living supports to help adults with a developmental disability fully participate in their communities and live more independently.
Children’s treatment centres and rehabilitation service agencies provide early intervention and specialized services, such as clinical assessments, speech-language pathology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, to improve outcomes for children and youth with special needs and their families.
Ontario offers a range of services and supports to people experiencing or at risk of gender-based violence through community agencies and providers, such as emergency shelters, counselling, 24-hour crisis lines, transitional and housing supports and specialized anti-human trafficking services.
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