York–Simcoe Children and Families to Get Vital Services in Upgraded Buildings

York–Simcoe Children and Families to Get Vital Services
in Upgraded Buildings

Ontario funds repairs and renovations at community agencies

NEWS Feb.13, 2019

YORK–SIMCOE — Ontario’s Government for the People is helping community agencies repair and renovate their buildings so they can continue providing vital services to children and families.

For families in York–Simcoe, this means an investment of:
 $17,200.00 in New Leaf Living & Learning Together Inc. to help them upgrade fire protection and life safety equipment; and
 $9,800.00 in Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region to help them upgrade fire protection and life safety equipment.

Overall, through the annual Partner Facility Renewal program, the government is investing a total of $1.6 million in more than 60 projects that will upgrade and repair community agencies across Ontario. The investments help agencies maintain their buildings so they can provide better services, for example, for people with developmental disabilities, women and children experiencing domestic violence, Indigenous people and children with mental health needs.

QUICK FACTS

 Ontario’s emergency women’s shelters serve more than 17,000 women and children yearly.
 There are more than 70,000 adults with a developmental disability in Ontario and about 18,000 receive residential supports in communities across the province.
 In 2017–18, almost 109,000 families across Ontario were served by 49 children’s aid societies, including 11 Indigenous societies and three faith-based societies.