The Ontario government is investing $179,100 for necessary building upgrades and repairs to Community Living Walkerton and District.
This funding is being allocated from Ontario's $21.6 million investment this year to connect people to support in safe, accessible facilities.
This year, 642 projects across the province are being funded to address essential maintenance and infrastructure repairs such as upgrading accessibility ramps and lifts, installing security systems and retrofitting kitchen and washroom spaces.
“Community Living Walkerton and District is truly valued by the community and is seen as a pillar of support that facilitates important services for its clients” said Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce. “By funding these repairs and upgrades, our government is ensuring safe and accessible spaces,” she added.
Approximately 19,000 adults with developmental disabilities received supportive living services in 2022-23
“Community agencies make our province stronger and more vibrant by connecting people to the services they need, where they need it” said Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “Our government is investing in hundreds of local community agencies so that they can spend more time helping people and less time worrying about building repairs.”
In 2022-23, more than 61,000 children and youth received community-based rehabilitation services, such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language pathology.
In addition, nearly 83,000 students received school-based rehabilitation services from children’s treatment centres.
Over the past five years, Ontario’s emergency women’s shelters served an average of 14,300 women and their dependents each year.
