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 AVERAGE ANNUAL % OF CASE TERMINATIONS EXITING TO EMPLOYMENT that are terminated from Provincial Peterborough Ontario Works are because people are finding work. 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 T O A P R
Clients with Earnings AVERAGE % OF CASELOAD WITH EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS Province Peterborough 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 T O A P R
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 Two key priorities: Ending Homelessness and Building Housing Staying Housed: • New Housing Funding • Built For Zero - committed to ending • Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative chronic homelessness by 2025 • Canada-Ontario Community Housing • Coordinated Access and By-Name Initiative List • Networking and sharing best practices • Smaller allocations than previous years with other BFZ communities across • Innovative ways to leverage funding the country • Leadership and guidance from experts
Children’s Services • 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
Existing and Growing Need Current Waitlist for Licensed Child Care 491 231 172 371 Current Waitlist 1265 Total Licensed Capacity 3745
Child Care Expansion Plan, 2017 - 2021 Total # FD* Spaces # of FD Spaces Pre # of Expanded FD Post Expansion Agency Name Completion Status Expansion* Spaces Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 City Expansion Sites 26 13 Centre Educatif Les Petits Curieux 2017 39 Municipal – Pearson 2017 26 13 39 Strath – Crestwood Sep-19 0 25 25 Compass – Mc Rae** 2020 0 49 49 Trent Child Care – King George*** 2020 31 18 49 Total City 83 118 201 County Expansion Sites Compass – Millbrook 49 2017 0 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 0 39 39 Total County 85 138 223 Total All Commitments 168 256 424
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.
Community Development 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
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 of 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 on 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
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