CENTRE PROFILE

Name of Centre – St. Leonard’s Community Services   

Approximate Annual Budget - $11 million

Number of Staff – Full time Equivalents – 146.5

Number of Clients Served Per Year - 26,487

Addictions & Mental Health

Respite                                225
Walk in                                226
Groups                                94
Case Management               20                             
Addictions                           960
Crisis                                   650                                         

Total                                   2,175     

Justice

Youth Support Program                    41
Youth Community Service Orders     192
Adult Community Services Orders    165      
Diversion                                          513      
Bail Verification and Supervision       74
Peter Willis Residence                      108
Attendance Centre                           102      

Total                                               1,195
           
Employment & Education

Dunnville Employment Centre        9,470
Youth Employment Centre            10,900
Career Resource Centres              2,601

Total                                            22,971

Child, Youth Residential

Youth Resource Centre                    95
Chatham Street Residence                3
Varency Home                                 21
Roy Walsh Home                             27

Total                                               146
   
Name, Type and Location of Programs/Offices – Sectors (4)

Youth and Family, Residential Programs

• Chatham Street – 144 Chatham Street, Brantford – Transitional Housing Females (5 beds)
• Roy Walsh Home –  75 Albion Street, Brantford – Child Welfare (8 beds)
• Varency Home – 267 6th Concession, Jarvis – Child Welfare (8 beds)
• Youth Resource Centre – 331 Dalhousie Street, Brantford – (4 safe beds, 16 homeless youth beds)

Additions and Mental Health (by location)

133 Elgin Street

• Aboriginal Substance Abuse
• Family Support Program 
• Gambling Responsibly
• Mental Health Crisis Support and Walk-in Clinic
• MotherVoice – Expectant/Moms with Children 0-6 years
• Needle Exchange Program
• Parent Adolescent Support Program
• Smoking Cessation
• SNAP™ (Stop Now and Plan) Program

12 Market Street

• Adult & Youth Concurrent Disorders Programs
• Back on Track – Impaired Driving
• Case Management – Mental Health/Concurrent Disorders

Ontario Works 220 Colborne Street

• Ontario Works Addiction Service Initiative

Tim Horton Onondaga Farms, St. George

• Respite Experience

• Youth and Art

19 Buffalo Street

• Buffalo Street Residence – Adult male offenders

466 Colborne Street

• Youth Anger Control

Salvation Army, Why Not City Mission, New Covenant Church

• Youth Drop in Centres

Justice

1100 Clarence Street, Suite 101

• Anti-Shoplifting Groups

12 Market Street

• Bail Verification and Supervision
• Community Service Orders, Adult
• Diversion, Adult

Youth Action Centre – 466 Colborne Street

• Community Service Orders, Youth
• Diversion, Youth
• Youth Attendance Centre
• Youth Extrajudicial Sanctions/Measures
• Youth Justice Committee
• Youth Support Program

Peter Willis Residence – 135 Elgin Street

• Youth Open Detention and Custody – 15 beds - male

Employment/Education

208 Broad Street East, Dunnville

• Dunnville Employment Centre – Job Connect, Employment Resources

466 Colborne Street, Brantford

• Brantford Youth Employment Centre - Job Connect, Employment Resources

Learning Centres – 466 Colborne Street (2), 133 Elgin Street, Varency Home in Jarvis, Peter Willis Residence

6 High School Career Resource Centres – Assumption College, Brantford Collegiate Institute, Grand Erie Learning Alternative, St. John’s College, Tollgate Tech, Dunnville Secondary School.

7 Community Career Resource Centres – 280 North Park Street, 627 Colborne Street, Burford, Caledonia, Cayuga, Hagersville, Paris.

Administration Office – 1100 Clarence Street South, Suite 101

Features of the Community  

Brantford-Brant includes the City of Brantford and the communities of Paris, Burford, Oakland, Scotland, Mt. Pleasant, Glen Morris and Onondaga.  Urban and semi-rural in nature, Brantford-Brant is centrally located in the heart of the Golden Horseshoe along the 401/403 corridor providing easy access to major urban areas and international borders. 

The total population for this area is approximately 125,000 individuals.

The most concentrated density is found the City of Brantford with a population of 90,000.  This geographic region also includes the Six Nations of the Grand River Reservation with a total population of 11,200.

With its central location and access to many neighbouring communities, Brantford-Brant is becoming a popular point of settlement for newcomers.

Currently, 76 languages have been documented as being spoken in this area from over 120 countries.  Most recent statistics indicate a population of approximately 12,500 foreign-born residents.

The City of Brantford is home to a satellite campus of Mohawk College and in recent years has attracted an ever-growing campus of Wilfrid Laurier University and Nipissing University.  There are 11 public and Catholic secondary schools in the Brantford-Brant region.  Over 59% of the population aged 25 to 65 has a high school education or less.  
Historically, Brantford has been reliant on its manufacturing and construction base sector.  In recent years this sector has been beset by plant closures and restructuring.  The labour market is evolving to a more service based foundation.  The median family income for the City is $63,000.

Single parent families comprise approximately 19% of the population with a median income of $33,911.

Haldimand County spans a geographic area of approximately 1,252.37 square kilometers and is located on the north shore of Lake Erie.  It is well positioned in the economic heartland of Southern Ontario.  Haldimand County is situated between Norfolk County, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, County of Brant, City of Hamilton and Niagara Region.  The total population of the County is 45,210 resulting in a density of 36.1 people per square kilometer. Over 46% of the population is found in the following towns:  Caledonia (9,600), Dunnville (5,600), Hagersville (2,550), Cayuga (1,650) and Jarvis (1,450).  From 1996 to 2006, the population of Haldimand County grew 7.6%.

Average individual and family incomes are approximately 13% less than the provincial average.  Over 50% of the working population commutes to employment outside the community.  The largest employers of County residents are in the manufacturing sector such as primary metal and food production.  These industries have been negatively affected by the economic strife of the past year.

Within a one hour’s drive, two universities and three colleges are available to Haldimand residents.  The Grand Erie District School Board operates four secondary schools in this region.  There are no Catholic secondary schools within the County borders.

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