New Peterborough County ‘hubs’ aim to improve access to social and health services for rural residents

Located in Apsley, Douro, Keene, Havelock, Lakefield, Millbrook, Norwood, and Warsaw, hubs provide free office and meeting space for agencies

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Community Care Peterborough executive director Danielle Belair, Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark, Peterborough city councillor Matt Crowley, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township mayor Jim Martin, and City of Peterborough community development program manager Chris Kawalec cut the ribbon to officially open the Havelock Health and Community Services Hub on April 4, 2023. The hub is located in the Peterborough Housing Corporation building on Smith Drive, right next to the Community Care Peterborough service office in Havelock. (Photo: Community Care Havelock)
Community Care Peterborough executive director Danielle Belair, Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark, Peterborough city councillor Matt Crowley, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township mayor Jim Martin, and City of Peterborough community development program manager Chris Kawalec cut the ribbon to officially open the Havelock Health and Community Services Hub on April 4, 2023. The hub is located in the Peterborough Housing Corporation building on Smith Drive, right next to the Community Care Peterborough service office in Havelock. (Photo: Community Care Havelock)

With the aim of improving access to social and health services for rural residents, nine “hubs” are now available in eight communities across Peterborough County.

The Peterborough County Hubs Program — a partnership between the city and county of Peterborough, townships in the county, Community Care Peterborough, and Agilec Employment Services — was officially launched on Monday (April 3) in Havelock.

Located in Apsley, Douro, Keene, Havelock, Lakefield, Millbrook, Norwood, and Warsaw, the hubs provide free office and meeting space for agencies to deliver health and social services and conduct outreach with rural residents and remote communities. The hubs will provide services for local residents who would otherwise have to travel to the city of Peterborough, which is challenging for those who do not have easy access to transportation. Agency staff can meet with local residents in a private office.

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“Agencies located in the city have often struggled to provide convenient service to rural residents,” says city councillor and social services chair Matthew Crowley in a media release. “The Peterborough County Hubs Program creates an opportunity for people living in the county to meet with service providers in their home communities.”

For rural residents who do have access to high-speed internet, reliable cell service, or technology, some of the hubs are equipped with a laptop so virtual meetings can be arranged with agency staff located in the city of Peterborough.

Here are the locations of the hubs:

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  • Apsley Hub (Community Care Office, 126 Burleigh St.)
  • Havelock Hub (Community Care Office, 17 Smith Dr.)
  • Lakefield Hub (Agilec Office, 14 Queen St.)
  • Keene Hub (Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Office, 20 Third St.)
  • Warsaw Hub (Douro-Dummer Township Office, 894 South St.)
  • Douro Hub (Douro-Dummer Public Library, 435 Douro 4th Line)
  • Norwood Hub at Township Office (Asphodel-Norwood Township Office, 2357 County Road 45)
  • Norwood Hub at Library (Norwood Public Library, 2363 County Road 45)
  • Millbrook Hub (Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin Street, 2nd Floor)

Peterborough County Hub Locations

For more information about the Peterborough County Hubs Program, visit peterborough.ca/hubs, where agencies that wish to use the hubs can also find information on how to register.

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