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Social Services

2019 Township Council Delegation

Presentation Topics

• Ontario Works
• Employment Services
• Housing & Homelessness
• Children’s Services
• Community Development

Ontario Works Caseload

Ontario Works Family Structure (December 2018)

Ontario Works Township Caseload

Township Drop-ins

Service Delivery Modernization

• Paperless Dental Card
• Third Party Direct Bank Deposit
• Third Party Monthly Pay run
• MyBenefits
• Reloadable Payment Cards
• Electronic document management
• Risk based intake

Employment Readiness

• OW participants are

remaining on assistance

• longer. (50% on more than

24 months).

• Applicants are further from

the labour market, present with more personal, environmental and systemic challenges which must be overcome in order to increase income and employment levels.

Ontario Works to Employment

• Roughly 30% of the cases

that are terminated from Ontario Works are because people are finding work.

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 T O A P R

AVERAGE ANNUAL % OF CASE TERMINATIONS EXITING TO EMPLOYMENT

Provincial Peterborough

Clients with Earnings

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 T O A P R

AVERAGE % OF CASELOAD WITH EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS

Province Peterborough

Housing and Homelessness

In 2018, the City saw major shifts in how it delivers Housing and Homelessness Services:

• Restructuring - Housing became a part of Social Services
• System Review of the Housing and Homelessness system -

housing resources need to be dedicated to ending homelessness

• Peterborough joined municipalities across Canada in Built for

Zero – a change movement to end homelessness

10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan Review – Strategic Directions

Ending Homelessness and Staying Housed:

• Built For Zero - committed to ending

chronic homelessness by 2025

• Coordinated Access and By-Name

List

• Networking and sharing best practices

with other BFZ communities across the country

• Leadership and guidance from

experts

Building Housing

• New Housing Funding
• Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative
• Canada-Ontario Community Housing

Initiative

• Smaller allocations than previous years
• Innovative ways to leverage funding

Two key priorities:

• The City of Peterborough is the designated Consolidated Municipal Service

Manager (CMSM) for the delivery of Child Care and Early Years.

• As the CMSM the City administers:
• Child Care Fee Subsidy program
• Special Needs Resourcing
• Wage and Operating grants
• The CMSM is also responsible for planning, managing and funding the EarlyON

Child and Family Centres

• The City directly operates four child care programs
• The CMSM ensure local early years and child care service providers meet a high

standard of quality and safety

Children’s Services

Existing and Growing Need

Current Waitlist 1265 491 Total Licensed Capacity 3745 231 172 371 Current Waitlist for Licensed Child Care

Agency Name

Completion Status # of FD Spaces Pre Expansion* # of Expanded FD Spaces Total # FD* Spaces Post Expansion Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 City Expansion Sites Centre Educatif Les Petits Curieux 2017 26 13 39 Municipal – Pearson 2017 26 13 39 Strath – Crestwood Sep-19 25 25 Compass – Mc Rae** 2020 49 49 Trent Child Care – King George*** 2020 31 18 49 Total City 83 118 201 County Expansion Sites Compass – Millbrook 2017 49 49 YMCA – Lakefield Child Care 2017 27 22 49 Trent – Bridgenorth Apr-19 32 15 47 Hucklebug – Havelock Sep-19 26 13 39 Hucklebug – Norwood 2020 Deferred 39 39 Total County 85 138 223 Total All Commitments 168 256 424

Child Care Expansion Plan, 2017 - 2021

Early Years and Child Care Service Plan 2019 – 2024

The Plan is intended to guide the City with the planning and management of services for children and families in the City and County.

 Meet Your Needs Events  Career and Information Fair – Lakefield  Homemakers Program  County Van Service  Municipal Access to Recreation Group (MATRG)  One Roof Community Centre Meal Program  Peterborough Food Action Network

Community Development

Age-friendly Peterborough

Current Projects

• Older Adult Recreation, Leisure, and Facilities Study
• Health and Housing Navigation Study
• Age-friendly Peterborough Report (videos)
• Seniors Showcase
• Summit on Aging
• Community Transportation Project (Selwyn)
• Walkability Assessments
• Age-friendly Business Program
• Combating Isolation Project

211 Ontario

211 is a helpline and website that provides information on and referrals to community, social, health-related and government services.

Most common inquiries locally (2017\18)

• Health services
• Legal\Public safety
• Government services
• Mental health and addictions
• Housing

Marketing and Communications

Community Wellbeing Plan

The Community Wellbeing Plan establishes local government priorities to improve the quality

• f life for people that live in the City and County of Peterborough and Curve Lake First Nation.

The Plan identifies those community priorities and some of the lessons learned about community engagement along the way. Phase 1 - Planning to plan Phase 2 - Community engagement: identifying priorities Phase 3 - Community engagement: focusing on solutions Phase 4 – Drafting the report: applying the principles The Community Wellbeing Plan will be presented to Joint Service Steering Committee

• n October 24, 2019.

The final report will highlight the guiding principles, the key themes and the lessons learned in community engagement.

Questions

Chris Kawalec

Community Development Program Manager 705-748-8830 x34834 ckawalec@peterborough.ca