Achi news desk-
CONNECT Community Services are excited to launch their ‘COMMUNITY CONNECT’ initiative, which will make housing services more accessible to those who need them most.
In collaboration with WOW Living and other community partners, the 3,500 plus who rely on CONTACT services will be able to reach them closer to home instead of having to commute to CONTACT’s main office in Alliston.
“That’s anywhere from training on how to look for a unit, connecting them with any financial resources that are available,” said Krystal Galbraith, CONTACT’s housing services manager. “We are very excited.”
In addition to Alliston, the program will be offered in Angus, Cookstown, Tottenham, Innisfil, and every Wednesday at WOW Living’s new 5,000 square foot facility in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
“South Simcoe is a very large geographic area,” said Lacey de Beer, who manages CONTACT services at the Bradford facility. “It is very important for us to be able to bring it much closer to them, closer to their homes.”
Together, WOW and CONTACT staff regularly serve more than 50 people a day in Bradford.
“Having CONTACT come into our facility now makes everything so much easier for our participants,” said Jacquie Ridout, program director of WOW Living.
He added that meeting with social workers on a drop-in basis is more suitable for the clients they serve rather than arranging appointments weeks in advance.
WOW Living’s new space in Bradford is set to open fully on May 1.
