Peterborough County Launches Nine Hubs For Greater Access to Social and Health Services in Rural Areas
/Peterborough County Hubs Program has launched nine hubs to improve access to social and health services in rural communities in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Community Care office in Havelock on Monday morning.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
The project is through a partnership between Peterborough County, Townships, the City of Peterborough and partner agencies.
The hubs are to provide convenient access to social and health services in rural areas since most services are primarily located in Peterborough according to a press release.
The hubs provide free office and meeting space for agencies that deliver services in the County. The Hubs are meant to improve the ability for agencies to deliver services with people and families living in rural and remote locations as stated by the press release. Agency staff can meet with clients in a private office and reduce their burden to find transportation into the City.
"The Peterborough County Hubs program is an essential step towards the equitable delivery of social services for our rural residents," said Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark.
The Hub locations are:
Apsley, at the Community Care office, 126 Burleigh St.
Douro, at the Douro Public Library, 435 Douro 4th Line
Keene, at the Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Office, 20 Third St.
Havelock, at the Community Care office, 17 Smith Dr.
Lakefield, at the Agilec office, 14 Queen St.
Millbrook, at the Old Millbrook School,1 Dufferin St.
Norwood, at the Asphodel-Norwood Township office, 2357 County Rd. 45
Norwood, at the Norwood Public Library, 2363 County Rd. 45
Warsaw, at the Douro-Dummer Township office, 894 South St.
