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Page 1: CCRC ANNUAL REPORT 2009 … · 2008 - 2009 Annual Report ... The Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Peterborough Foundation and Peterborough Utilities Services for making our services

Helping turn things around

2008 - 2009 Annual Report

Page 2: CCRC ANNUAL REPORT 2009 … · 2008 - 2009 Annual Report ... The Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Peterborough Foundation and Peterborough Utilities Services for making our services

Don Cumming, President

Anne Adair, Vice President

Janice Green, Past President

Meghann Agnew, Treasurer

Shirl Delarue, Secretary

Board of Directors 2

President & ED Report 3

Mission, Vision & Values 4

Strategic Commitments 5

Committee Reports 6

Program Reports 9

Program Statistics 13

Auditors’ Report 15

Success Stories 17

Recognition Pages 19(L-R) Meghann Agnew, Helene Lowry, Heide Flatten, Emmet Connolly, Don Cumming, Janice Green,

Judy Loukras, Karen Derian Missing: Anne Adair, Shirl Delarue, Carol Pedler

Emmet Connolly

Karen Derian

Heide Flatten

Helene Lowry

Judy Loukras

Carol Pedler

Board of Directors

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We are pleased to report on an active and successful year, with significant achievements and new

initiatives in strategic direction and service delivery.

In 2008-09, CCRC helped turn things around for over 12,000 people. We encourage readers to

review the program information, stories and statistics in this report and to note not only the

number or people served but also the range of services that helped to improve people’s personal

well-being, credit and financial management, access to housing, and connection with community.

CCRC works to empower and bring hope to clients and to create positive social change. We do this

through one-to-one work as well as work to alleviate systemic factors contributing to client issues,

such as those related to poverty, violence, housing insecurity, relationship difficulties, criminal

justice, consumer credit and financial management.

CCRC’s work is supported by the leadership of a committed and talented Board of Directors. We thank all Board members for successfully

completing an energetic set of tasks over the past year. This included an extensive six month strategic planning process, involving the Board

and all staff. We are pleased to release our new strategic commitments in this annual report and to report that work on these has begun and

will continue in the coming years.

The Board has been actively involved in a search for new and improved property for our services and has intensified this work in the past year.

We wish to express special thanks to Shirl Delarue for leading this search and hope to have news on this in the coming months. Special thanks

are also extended to Judy Loukras for leading our successful Juke Box Mania event and to Anne Adair and Helene Lowry for their leadership of

our Advocacy and Human Resource Committees.

We thank all our partners, donors, funders and volunteers for responding generously in addressing the urgent needs presented to us, especially

in this year of economic downturn. Special appreciation is extended to the United Way of Peterborough and District, the City and County of

Peterborough, the Province of Ontario, Service Canada, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Peterborough Foundation and Peterborough

Utilities Services for making our services possible this year.

Our services would not be successful without the tremendous care and commitment all CCRC staff bring to their work every single day. Special

thanks are extended to all the staff of CCRC and to our management team, Joanne Duquette, Shelley Giardino, Arthur Herold, Margaret

McCutcheon, Rosemary O’Donnell, and Steve Wesley for going well beyond the call of duty in helping turn things around in 2008-09.

Don C. Cumming, Casey Ready,

President Executive Director

President & ED Report

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Respect

Meeting people with caring, compassion, acceptance

Commitment to Clients

Offering high quality, supportive, accessible, and integrated services

Commitment to Community

Addressing issues including those related to poverty and social justice which

affect our clients, through involvement in partnerships, education and advocacy

Leadership

Providing expertise and support to identify and respond effectively to emerging

needs relevant to our purpose

Volunteerism

Recognizing the importance of volunteerism

CCRC exists to make a positive and lasting difference in people’s lives.

CCRC helps people strengthen their lives and promotes community well-being. We do this through services that

offer counselling, support and resources to assist with personal well-being, credit and financial management,

access to housing and connection with community.

We promote individual and community well being through:

CCRC has an ongoing commitment to

strengthen its service capacity by:

Vision

Mission

Values

Operating Principles

Mission, Vision & Values

Maintaining a client-centred focus

Ensuring services respond to changing needs

Offering services that are accessible, affordable and integrated

Creating partnerships that benefit clients and enhance services

Advocating about priority policy issues that affect clients

Maximizing financial stability and accountability

Being a desired place to work and volunteer

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CCRC is committed to moving forward in the following areas towards our vision and mission:

Enhance Sustainability* Secure new sustainable resources to provide quality services

* Increase collaborations and partnerships in the community

* Increase understanding of our role in the social determinants of health

* Enhance use of technology to support service delivery

* Tell more people about what we do and why

Commit to Social Change* Increase public education and prevention work

* Influence public policies related to clients’ needs

* Educate the public about and be responsive to the reality of social injustices related to

client needs, such as poverty and violence

Increase Inclusivity and Diversity* Be proactive in addressing poverty issues

* Enhance services for county residents and seniors

* Develop a diversity lens and enhance inclusion of diverse groups in

the agency and in service delivery

Strategic Commitments

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The CCRC Advocacy Committee was struck in 2007 to address

injustices and inequities at a systemic level which impact the lives

of our clients. With a focus on “income distribution,” the

committee has worked to influence public policy through such

efforts as endorsing the 25-in-5: Network for Poverty Reduction

campaign, and by responding to political decisions that affect

social assistance and income levels, such as changes to the

National Child Benefit and introduction of the Ontario Child

Benefit. At a local level, CCRC participates on various social

justice initiatives including the Affordable Housing Action

Committee (AHAC), the Homelessness Committee (Social Services),

the Peterborough Domestic Assault Network (PDAN), the Housing

Workers’ Network and three sub-committees of the Peterborough

Action Committee on Poverty Reduction (Basic Needs, Food and

Housing).

Advocacy efforts have also manifested in very practical ways. To

foster a culture of equality and justice, CCRC staff are involved in

anti-oppression training. To support the needs of CCRC clients, an

information card was created to guide residents who need help

paying rent or utilities. I want to express thanks to the members of

this committee: Don Cumming, Margaret McCutcheon, Rosemary

O’Donnell, Casey Ready and Maisie Watson.

~ Anne Adair, Chair

This is an ad-hoc committee, called as needed to review

human resource policies and recommend changes to the CCRC

Board. The committee began meeting in the fall of 2008 with

the purpose of reviewing CCRC’s salary range system based on

a request from staff and a recommendation in a 2006 report.

The committee began by looking at various studies and articles

on compensation and then moved on to data gathering. We’ve

now begun to assess the information brought together and

hope to have a report and recommendations to present to the

staff and then the Board by early fall 2009.

Although our discussions have been interesting and rewarding,

the massive amounts of data and information are complex and

challenging to analyze and assess. I’m sure no one on our

committee knew how much work was involved prior to agreeing

to share the job. I would like to express my appreciation for

the commitment of our entire group, comprised of Board

members Karen Derian, Sue Leeson and myself, community

volunteer Barb Thompson and staff, Casey Ready, Joanne

Duquette, Kim Hamilton Arthur Herold and Margaret

McCutcheon, for the depth and breadth of expertise they are

bringing to the task and their cool, analytical heads in tackling

a sensitive and important process. We plan to report to the

Board in the fall of 2009.

~ Helene Lowry, Chair

Human Resource Policy Advisory CommitteeAdvocacy Committee

Committee Reports

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I have had the honour of chairing the Juke Box Mania fundraising

committee for two years and worked on the event for a third

year. The growth and development of the project over the

three years is evident in the return of many of the attendees

year to year, attraction of new members to the committee and

additions to the event each year, including improved location,

improved food offering, additional fundraisers at the event,

more volunteers, bigger silent auction, and the WOLF/KRUZ as

excellent DJ’s for the night. This growth has resulted in

increasing the profile of CCRC in the community.

Juke Box Mania 2009 raised over $8,000 to prevent homelessness

through CCRC’s Housing Resource Centre. These funds will be

put to excellent use, given a significant increase in need for

these services. However, these results were less than we had

hoped for and the committee believes this is a result of the

down turn in the economy as there were fewer businesses

buying corporate and sponsorship tables. We continue to feel

positive about the growth of the event next year.

I would like to thank the committee members for their hard

work and commitment to the event; Emmet Connolly, Heide

Flatten, Helene Lowry, Kathy Makowchik, Beth McMaster, Kim

Hamilton, Nikki Langley, Casey Ready and Heather Watson.

~ Judy Loukras, 2009 Event Chair

The roles of this Committee are to develop communications and

fundraising strategies, to build community support and increase

resources for CCRC, and to support the implementation of

approved communications and fundraising plans.

This year’s work was led by CCRC’s 2008-09 Communications

Plan, which included activities in the areas of community

awareness, program promotion and fundraising and resource

development. The Committee oversaw two direct mail

campaigns; facilitated the release of two agency newsletters, a

Donor Report and our new e-newsletter; initiated work on a

donor bill of rights; and supported the development of a new

look for our annual report. The Committee also oversaw the

Public Education program funded through the Trillium

Foundation, which included the development and delivery of

public education sessions, the creation of the new web-site and

e-newsletter, the addition of our new Donor Report and the

improvement of processes and materials for our direct mail

campaign.

I want to thank Committee members, Janice Green, Christine

Post, Joanne Duquette, Nancy Jackson, Margaret McCutcheon,

Heather Watson and Casey Ready for their creativity, hard work

and continued interest in building support and resources for

CCRC over the past year.

~ Don C. Cumming, Chair

Juke Box Mania Committee Communications & Fundraising Committee

Committee Reports

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Over the past 12 months the Property Committee has continued its efforts to find a location for CCRC

which meets the criteria established by the Board. To that end we have:

I wish to thank our committee members, Carole Pedler and Emmet Connolly, for their hard work and

dedication to this project. We also wish to acknowledge the work undertaken by Casey Ready on this project. Her

leadership, professionalism, time management abilities and credibility in the community have been critical to our work.

~ Shirl Delarue, Chair

Property Committee

Worked with commercial real estate brokers

Finding no suitable location (vacant land or existing building) we entered a negotiation process with

George Street United Church regarding the potential lease of space

Met with representatives from the Church Council regularly

Established a lease sub-committee

Solicited for and reviewed submissions from three architects/designers/project managers

Selected architectural designer, Laurie Young

Met regularly with Laurie Young re: agency needs

Met with Jeff Leal, M.P.P.; Dean Del Mastro, M.P.; Malcolm Hunt, City Planning Director; and Ken

Doherty, Director of Community Services, and Andy Mitchell of the Greater Peterborough Area Economic

Development Council

Developed a budget for the renovation project

Made grant applications to the Peterborough Foundation, Trillium, Community Futures and the Federal

Enabling Accessibility Fund, and Industry Canada’s Community Adjustment Fund

Committee Reports

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CCRC’s Counselling Program is a total team effort. From the good people of

Peterborough City and County who contribute their hard earned dollars to United

Way, to our roster of dedicated counsellors, to our administrative and management

support teams, our volunteers, and our other funders and contributors, thank you for

making this essential program possible!

I am well placed to appreciate this work, because all the Client Evaluation Forms

that are filled in come across my desk. I am continually humbled by the appreciation

expressed by clients for this service and their testimony to its often “life-changing”

effect on them and their families. My load is lightened by the strength of character

of the counselling team, who show their dedication daily in their willingness to “go

the extra mile” to bring excellence and innovation to their work.

This year we welcomed Jane Barry and Brenda Logan to our team of permanent

counselling staff, and provided professional placement opportunities for 2 students.

In another major development, we received annualized funding from the Ontario

Ministry of Community and Social Services to provide counselling to women survivors

of sexual abuse. We continued important partnerships with the Kawartha-Haliburton

Children’s Aid Society, the Peterborough Domestic Abuse Network, as well as with

the City of Peterborough, which funds the Housing Social Worker Program. We

negotiated a new partnership with our community’s children’s mental health

providers to coordinate treatment in certain situations when we are providing service

to the parents of children they serve. Also in the past year, we were pleased to add

the Fairhaven Long Term Care facility to our growing roster of customers for

Employee Assistance Plan Services.

In keeping with one of our strategic goals for the year, we have been able to offer

more counselling groups, as we recognize both the efficiencies and therapeutic

benefits of this modality. This spring we ran a total of 9 groups, including a new

group format called Choices and Changes for women exploring their patterns in

choosing and relating to intimate partners. We are looking forward to building on

these gains in the coming year!

~ Arthur Herold, Manager

Back Row from left: Jane Barry, Kim Rogers, Arthur Herold, Carson Ryner

Front Row from left: Ellie Stewart, Kirsten Armbrust, Brenda Logan

Missing: Kim Heise

Program Reports

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Housing Resource CentreThere was a 32% increase in service requests during the last half of the fiscal year when the recession

resulted in reduced income, job loss and widespread housing instability throughout the City and County.

Of the more than 7,000 client contacts, over 4,000 paid more than 50% of their income to housing and

over 90% had incomes below Statistic Canada’s Low Income Cut Off line. It is noteworthy that 46% of our

clients are single individuals and 34% are parents with children.

For an average of less than $400, our Homelessness Prevention Funds helped 570 households to stabilize

their housing. Energy assistance comprised 57% of the total of $227,587 allocated over the last year.

Through CCRC’s public education initiative ,we facilitated the creation of a local Housing Workers

Network, hosted public education, and led two workshops at the first conference of the newly formed

Housing Help Association of Ontario.

I would like to acknowledge the City and County of Peterborough and the United Way for their continued

support and partnership and also offer sincere thanks to our many partners, students, volunteers and our

a highly effective staff team for their commitment to our clients and community.

~ Rosemary O’Donnell, Manager

Jaime Bowen, Kelly Scott, Margaret McCutcheon,

Rosemary O’Donnell, Margaret Carson

Missing: Karen Hennessey

The recession has resulted in a dramatic challenge for many families and individuals in the

Peterborough region. Jobs, income and net worth have been disappearing at an alarming rate and

this has caused a significant increase in demand for our services. We are hopeful that several new

initiatives including our redesigned telephone ad, our newly developed client review process, trust

account deposit system and updated website will improve accessibility for our clients.

We have been proud to have been able to provide, with the assistance of the United Way of

Peterborough and District, more than 27 community workshops and 5 public education events that

reached at least 1,550 individuals. We also distributed 1050 copies of our educational booklet,

Help You Help Yourself, to the community. Numerous television, radio and newspaper events

further helped to provide needed information and advice to many more thousands of people within

the City and County. The ability to meet this unprecedented challenge couldn’t happen without

the ongoing support of the CCRC Board and staff, United Way and our donors. Your assistance is

much appreciated.

~ Steve Wesley, Manager

Nancy Jackson, Steve Wesley, Larry Keller, Jennifer Takuski

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In 2008, the Community Service Order (CSO) Program carried over 200 clients from 2007 in addition to receiving

333 new youth and adult orders, with referrals slightly down over the previous year. Overall, CSO clients

contributed 14,263 hours to non-profit organizations within Peterborough City and County. The program secured

some additional funding to alleviate budget stresses for staff towards the end of December 2008. Special thanks

to Case Coordinator Karyn Gimblett and Program Assistant Christine Hignett for their hard work and dedication to

the program.

During the year, CSO staff made 129 contacts with community partners including maintenance of registered

placements and development of 7 new placements. In all, 185 placements are registered with the CSO program.

Additionally, CSO staff attended 15 community initiatives that were program related including: Youth Advisory

Council, Youth Justice Networking Committee, Ontario Criminal Justice Association, and the United Way Youth

Service Providers Cooperative.

The CSO Networker newsletter, distributed bi-annually, reached a total of 542 community partners, members of

the judiciary and Probation and Parole to communicate program news, issues and client stories. Furthermore, on

June 3, 2008, the CSO Program hosted an evening with Pardons Canada to benefit clients and community

partners interested in the process of criminal record removal.

~ Shelley Giardino, Manager

Karyn Gimblett, Christine Hignett, Shelley Giardino

We were pleased to implement the final ten months of our grant from The Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2008-09. The goals of this grant were to

improve understanding among the public of emotional, financial, housing and health issues and prevention; to increase our capacity for providing and

sustaining public education; and to improve our capacity for marketing and agency branding.

Through this grant, we developed an exciting and interactive new website, at www.ccrc-ptbo.com, which includes forms and calculators, newsletters,

documents, a secure shared space for staff and Board members and the capacity for continual updating. A new Housing Worker’s Network, providing

ongoing training, connection and support to local front line housing workers, was created and is continuing. Other achievements include an agency-

wide media and marketing plan, the design and delivery of over 25 community workshops, enhanced contact with the media, and the introduction of

our new e-newsletter, Community Matters: CCRC’s Voice for Public Education and Advocacy.

While the grant was completed at the end of January 2009, we continue public education work through each of our programs and have committed to

increasing this in our 2009-2012 Strategic Plan. We thank The Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting this initiative and we extend special thanks

to Margaret McCutcheon, who led this work as Public Education Manager until the completion of the grant in January 2009.

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The past year has been one of growth and change in our team. CCRC’s long term Finance Assistant, Dianne Borrow retired in

early 2009 after working with us for 15 years. We wish her well in her retirement! We welcomed Sarah Bailey in the position

of Finance Assistant. In the area of Communications, we welcomed Heather Watson as our new Resource Developer on a part-

time contract basis. Through this new role, the area of Resource Development has experienced increased capacity and donor

connection and stewardship. We also welcomed Nikki Langley, our fourth annual Fleming Social Service Worker Placement

student in the position of Volunteer Coordinator, Communications Associate.

The agency’s financial status ended the year on a positive note. Overall agency donations increased and assisted our efforts to

help our clients “turn things around.” The generous contributions of donors also supported the Housing Emergency Assistance

Fund, a Fund that has no other ongoing source of revenue to assist people in need within our community.

Many thanks to the hard working and dedicated FAC team and to the volunteers, funders and donors who support all CCRC

programs. When you support our agency you become an important part of a network of people who are committed to making a

difference in the lives of the people within their community.

~ Joanne Duquette, Manager

Kim Hamilton, Joanne Duquette, Sarah Bailey, Heather Watson

Program Reports

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Counselling Clients Seen/Program ~ 2008/2009

United Way655 (38%)

Housing Social Worker

384 (22%)

EAP202 (12%)

Seniors148 (9%)

Violence Against Women

Counselling93 (5%)

Aphasia72 (4%)

Caregivers57 (3%)

Child and Family

Intervention53 (3%)

Peaceful Families69 (4%)

Total seen : 1733

2,946

4,701

1,402

508 570

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

Housing Search

Assistance

Housing Information in Person

Housing Information

by Telephone

Counselling & Advocacy In Person

Housing Stabilization

Funds

Housing Resource Centre Services Provided

Program Statistics

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Housing Resource Centre Statistics 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 % change

Unique Households Served 2846 3897 5091 31%

Total Client Contacts 7,689 5,230 7,746 48%

Households at risk of homelessness within 30 days 1,084 1,719 2,094 22%

Households Accessing Emergency Funds 569 460 570 24%

Total Funds Allocated $202,587 $220,141 $227,587 3%

Average Allocation / household $356 $479 $399 -17%

Credit Counselling Services 2008-2009

2007/08 2008/09

Total Cases Served 580 572

Brief Service Cases 936 1,011

BIA Counselling 141 166

DMP Funds Distributed $1,239,207 $1,136,999

Preventative Education 1,400 1,550

Workshops 24 31

TV/Radio 4 8

Print Articles 3 12

Public Education Statistics

Number of people who benefited 1,759

Number of people at public education events 20

Number of people at workshops 121

Number of people at 3rd party presentations 300

Program Statistics

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Extracted from the Audited 2009 Financial Statements prepared by Collins Barrow Kawarthas LLP.

Copies of the 2009 Financial Statements and the Auditors’ Report are available to any member upon request.

Auditors’ Report

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Extracted from the Audited 2009 Financial Statements prepared by Collins Barrow Kawarthas LLP.

Copies of the 2009 Financial Statements and the Auditors’ Report are available to any member upon request.

Auditors’ Report

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During assessment to begin community

service, a client expressed an interest in

connecting with a particular

organization, which she was interested in

due to her studies at school. Placement

was arranged with the organization and

the client was hired part time after

completing her community service due to

her enthusiasm and the knowledge she

had to share with the placement.

A number of months passed and the

client called her caseworker to report

she had been hired to manage a program

at the organization. The client was

delighted and stated she would not have

had the opportunity had the Community

Service Order Program not connected

with this organization.

A recently widowed father of three small children approached our service. In

addition to his wife’s death, he had just been laid off from his former well paying

job of twelve years and his mortgage and personal debts had fallen into serious

arrears. Although he had just found a new, lesser paying job, the mortgage

company wasn’t going to give him the time needed to bring his arrears up to date.

The risk of power-of-sale and legal action were very real. However, by advocating

on his behalf with the mortgagee and by engaging the client in a debt management

program, we were able to help avert what would have been a personal family

disaster. It will take our client several years to fully recover financially but at least

he and his children can continue to live in what has been their only home.

Simple actions can change a world. In the following program stories, our clients

demonstrate how, together, we make a difference in their lives:

Stan called seeking counselling at the suggestion of his probation officer, who was

involved with Stan following his conviction for assaulting a woman friend. Stan is a

divorced middle-aged man and father of two adolescents. Two years ago he lost a

good factory job and now drives a delivery truck, making substantially less money.

In individual counselling Stan gained some insight into how he lost motivation and

sank into negative attitudes following his divorce and job loss. Stan set some goals

involving job retraining and improving his relationships with his children. He then

attended the Men’s Managing Change Group, where he connected with other men

and learned new skills in communication and managing emotions.

~ Community Service Orders ~

~ Counselling ~

~ Credit Counselling~

Success Stories

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Late last month we were contacted by both the MPP’s office and a Township Councillor about a couple with five children, whose

hydro was disconnected. The couple live in the County were unaware of our services. We were unable to speak with them by phone

as their service was disconnected. They could not come to our offices because their truck needed repairs. We arranged for them to

call us from a neighbour’s home over a mile away.

Rick worked at a local store and his hours were cut recently. Debbie is on maternity leave and waiting over two months for her

Employment Insurance (EI) payments to begin. The telephone interview was humiliating for the client because there was no privacy

and frustrating because he didn’t have a lot of the information needed at hand.

With reduced income, the family had fallen into not just electricity but also mortgage arrears and the bank was sending threatening

letters. In order to qualify for any of our funds we needed documentation of their income, etc. This meant a delay and the hydro was

disconnected causing additional fees to reconnect it.

With no other funds available, the hydro was reconnected from the public donations to the Emergency Fund. The HRC worker

advocated with the bank regarding the mortgage arrears and once Debbie received her EI, the family paid the amount owing and is

now able to keep their mortgage current.

~ Housing Resource Centre ~

Simple actions can change a world. In the following program stories, our clients

demonstrate how, together, we make a difference in their lives:

Success Stories

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City and County of Peterborough

Ministry of Children & Youth Services

Ministry of Community and Social Services

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care/Central East Local Health Integration Network

Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Peterborough Utilities Services

Service Canada

The Ontario Trillium Foundation

The Peterborough Foundation

United Way of Peterborough & District

Family Service Canada

Family Service Ontario

Cogeco Cable Solutions

Doyle Scholarship

Enbridge Gas (Winter Warmth Program)

Hydro One (Winter Warmth Program)

The Companies who support our Debt Management Programs

Canadian Bankers Association

Credit Counselling Canada

Credit Counselling Service of Toronto

Ontario Association of Credit Counselling Services

Ontario Housing Help Centre Network

The landlords who listed their rental vacancies on our Housing

Registry

The community organizations that are placements for Community Service Order clients

The Board and Staff of CCRC would like

to extend our appreciation and gratitude

to all of our funders and supporters:

With the support of our funders and

donors, we were able to respond

wherever the need was greatest to

support individuals and families in our

community. Thanks to YOU, CCRC has

been able to Help Turn Things Around

for many individuals and families. Our

donors’ names do not appear here to

respect confidentiality.

We also extend our sincere

appreciation to our members, donors,

and to the many individuals,

organizations, and agencies who share

their expertise and wisdom, their

interest and quiet support, often

anonymously, but always with impact.

Recognition Pages

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Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC)

Alan Lawson, Fisher Inc.

Alternatives

BIRCH Centre

Brock Mission

Canadian Mental Health Association

Community Access Centre, Peterborough

Canadian Mental Health Association

Champions for Youth

City and County of Peterborough

Cogeco Cable Solutions

Community Care Peterborough

Crown Attorney’s Office

Curve Lake First Nations Band Office

Elizabeth Fry Society

Elder Abuse Prevention Network of Ontario

Family Services Kingston

Family Services Toronto

Family Services Ottawa

Family & Youth Clinic

Five Counties Children’s Centre

Fleming College

Greater Peterborough Business Development Corporation

Help Centre – Cobourg

Homegrown Homes

Hometown Learning Centre Havelock

Housing Access Peterborough

Housing Workers Network

John Howard Society

Kawartha Connected Communities

Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre

Lakefield Affordable Housing Group

New Canadians’ Centre

Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabe-Kwewag Services

Ontario Community Justice Association

Ontario Disability Support Program

We would like to extend our

appreciation to all of those agencies

and committees who we have had the

privilege of partnering with to serve

this community. Recognition Pages

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Peterborough Aids Resource Network

Peterborough Area Fundraisers Network

Peterborough Coalition for Dental Health Care

Peterborough Community Legal Centre

Peterborough Communication Support Services

Peterborough County-City Health Unit

Peterborough County OPP

Peterborough Domestic Assault Network

Peterborough Drug Awareness Coalition

Peterborough Homelessness Support Services Coordinating

Committee

Peterborough Poverty Reduction Committee

Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police

Peterborough Northumberland Victim Services

Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Peterborough Social Planning Council

PVNC Catholic District School Board

Peterborough Utilities Services

Peterborough Youth Services

Probation & Parole Services

Rural Outreach Centre Buckhorn

Salvation Army

Service Canada

St. Vincent de Paul

Suicide Self Help

Supportlink

Telecare Peterborough

Toronto Hostels Training Centre

Township of Asphodel Norwood

Trent Centre for Community Based Education

Trent University

United Way of Peterborough & District

Victim Witness Assistance Program

Victorian Order of Nurses

Women’s Health Care Centre

Youth Emergency Shelter

Youth Justice Networking Committee

Youth Justice Partnership Council

YWCA of Peterborough Victoria and Haliburton

We would like to extend our

appreciation to all of those agencies

and committees who we have had the

privilege of partnering with to serve

this community. Recognition Pages

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Volunteers are an essential part of CCRC. Their

generous gifts of time, effort, and skill allow us to provide high

quality service to our clients.

We would like to extend our thanks to all of our volunteers for

all that you do.

Jaime Bowen

Anna Gartshore

John Hunter

Nikki Langley

Jay Lough-Hayes

Jenn Kalus

Kathy Makowchik

Beth McMaster

Savorn Noun

Christine Post

Lois Reynolds

Tom Robbins

Molly Stollmeyer

Barbara Thompson

All the volunteers with Juke Box Mania

Members of CCRC Board of Directors

Recognition Pages

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www.ccrc-ptbo.com

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Thank You!

For helping turn things around

Administration

Counselling

Public Education

459 Reid Street

Peterborough, ON, K9H 4G7

T: 705.742.4258

F: 705.741.1734

Housing Resource Centre

229 King Street

Peterborough, ON, K9J 2R8

T: 705.743.9122

F: 705.742.3015

Community Service Orders

229 King Street

Peterborough, ON, K9J 2R8

T: 705.743.6376

F: 705.742.3015

Credit Counselling

351 Charlotte Street

Peterborough, ON, K9J 2W1

T: 705.742.1351

F: 705.742.2895

Toll Free: 800.274.1611

On Line

www.ccrc-ptbo.com

www.housingpeterborough.com

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