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Global News
13 hours ago
- Health
- Global News
Guelph, County of Wellington aim to transform health and housing services
The Wellington-Guelph Health and Housing Community Planning Table is looking at ways to better align and integrate health and housing services in Guelph and the surrounding area. The Planning Table, established last May, released a one-year update following a series of health and housing symposiums, hosted by the County of Wellington's Social Services Department. The Planning Table team is comprised of various partners from the health and housing sectors and co-chaired by the Social Services department and the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team. It aims to 'tackle complex issues such as homelessness, precarious housing, and gaps in access to basic needs and mental health services,' according to a press release on the Wellington County website. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy In an email to Global News, Luisa Artuso, social services administrator of Wellington County, said 19 outreach services across Wellington-Guelph had 27 positions titled 'Outreach' in the job descriptions, which was higher than expected. Story continues below advertisement Since the Planning Table was endorsed, Artuso said multiple meetings have been held with leadership and frontline staff to advance co-ordinated outreach efforts, including a frontline training session. She said the initiative is mapping health and housing services in three key areas, including prevention and emergency responses. Through the process, the table will identify gaps in health and housing service systems and promote better integration of the two systems. As part of the community planning process, formal community consultation will occur this year. Webinars will be open to the public as well.
Hamilton Spectator
30-05-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
New childcare spaces planned for the Wellington Place
ABOYNE – New provincial funding is anticipated to bring new childcare spaces online at Wellington Place by 2026. Speaking at county council Thursday morning, social services administrator Luisa Artuso said the county hopes to use the newly introduced Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund (COELCC) to develop new community-based licensed child care spaces, starting with adding 10 to 15 new spaces at the Wellington Place Childcare and Learning Centre. With COELCC funding totalling $2,056,212, Artuso said combining it with $2,062,602 from the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) Start-Up Grant provides a good opportunity to fund the expansion and still have some cash remaining for the community to apply for at their discretion. The County of Wellington aims to create 300 CWELCC-supported spaces by the end of 2026. 'It's really exciting to hear that she (Artuso) is working with an architect and looking at a possible extension to the Wellington Place childcare facility,' said Coun. Diane Ballantyne at the meeting. 'Of course, if it comes to fruition and it's 10 to 15 spots, it's certainly not going to solve the problem, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.' Going forward, Artuso said councillors can expect a report at the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee in June, with another update coming to county council by the end of the month. Since the CWELCC funds need to be used by the end of 2026, with priority given to the creation of full-day child care spaces for children from birth to age four, Artuso said they're focused on meeting deadlines, in addition to ensuring the new childcare spaces will have no impact on the tax levy. 'The importance of expediting the projects on time is critical,' said Artuso. In December 2024, 952 spaces were enroled into CWELCC, with another 448 spaces planned and approved for 2025 in Wellington North and Guelph. Out of the existing spaces, 452 are in the city, 146 are in the county and 354 are home-based spaces in Guelph-Wellington. Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
