Community Living Trent Highlands launched as 3 local agencies amalgamate to improve services

Three Community Living agencies in Peterborough and the Kawarthas have amalgamated to better improve services and support for people with developmental disabilities.

The province marked the opening of Community Living Trent Highlands on Thursday — an amalgamation of functions from Community Living Kawartha Lakes, Community Living Peterborough and Community Living Haliburton County.

Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, was in Lindsay to mark the occasion. She noted the three locations will remain open as the amalgamation focused on co-ordinating resources, expertise and leadership at the facilities.

“The amalgamation of these three great community living agencies into one entity will provide high-quality supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities,” stated Jaczek.

“We wish Community Living Trent Highlands great success as they continue to move forward with their mission to inspire respect and equality for people with developmental disabilities by promoting community knowledge, inclusion and individual quality of life.”

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Community Living Trent Highlands offers a wide range of supports for people with developmental disabilities. This includes connecting people to vital health and social services and enabling them to stay active and engaged with family, friends and their community through a range of individualized programming.

“We are pleased to have the support of the Ontario government as we bring together resources, expertise, leadership and community development strength to create Community Living Trent Highlands,” said executive director Teresa Jordan.

“We are all so excited to launch the new agency created firmly in the foundations offered by the work done in the three communities. This will be a celebration of a vision being realized and a new beginning.”

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In 2014-15, the province provided $174,500 to Community Living Kawartha Lakes to conduct a feasibility study to explore integration of the three agencies. It’s part of the government’s recent four-year, $677-million investment in community and developmental services.