A Newsletter Concerning the Amalgamation of Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward Children’s Aid Societies May 2011 Issue #1

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On April 5th, the three Societies held a joint The amalgamation of the Children’s Aid Press Conference at the Hastings Children’s Societies of Hastings, Northumberland Pictured above left to right: Board Chairs, Mark Aid Society to announce the approval and Prince Edward Counties is only one Quann, HCAS, Marilyn Curson, CASN and Steve Ward, of the Amalgamation Plan by their three PECAS, shake hands after announcing to the community of several happening in the province at Boards of Directors. The Plan was sent to on April 5th, their submission of an Amalgamation Plan. the Commission on March 31, 2011. A key the current time. The following Societies component of the Boards’ agreement to are also going through the process and endorse the Plan was the understanding are at various stages of amalgamation and Amalgamation that the Ministry would cover any historical planning: debts incurred by the three Societies and Planning: What would provide financial assistance in order to cover transition costs inherent with • Kenora-Patricia/Rainy River Happens Next? amalgamation. In late March, the three • Bruce/Grey Societies were advised by the Ministry of • Lennox-Addington/Frontenac Our current timeline based on a sixty day Children and Youth Services that they would • Leeds-Grenville/Lanark response from the Commission and the each be receiving a one-time grant, which • Jeanne Sauvé/Timmons/Timiskaming Ministry of Children and Youth Services: was to be used for retirement of prior year debt. This funding will put the three Societies March 31, 2011 in a stable financial position as they proceed The Commission’s target is for amalgamations The three Societies submitted a joint with the amalgamation process. to be completed by April 1, 2012. Amalgamation Plan to the Commission to Promote Sustainable Child Welfare. The Communities We Serve April 2011 - May 2011 The Commission reviews the plan and makes The new Society will serve a broad geographic area which is outlined on the map below. recommendations for changes. The Plan is Algonquin Provincial Park ! To Whitney To Barry's Bay Renfrew !Braeside Bark Lake Meadow Ottawa! River ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS MADAWASKA VALLEY Lake , Prince EdwardARNPRIOR County Nipissing ADMASTON/BROMLEY MCNAB-BRAESIDE District BONNECHERE VALLEY sent to the Ministry of Children and Youth Kamaniskeg ! Combermere Kawagama Lake & Northumberland County Lake Renfrew County Algonquin 62 Provincial Park 127 Legend Services for approval. BRUDENELL, LYNDOCH AND RAGLAN !H CAS Service Locations Municipal Boundary Calabogie Lake MISSISSIPPI MILLS ! ! Tow n Provincial Park Almonte DYSART ET AL !! Maynooth Kennisis ! City Lakes Mississippi Mills Lake 62 Highways Carleton Place Haliburton CARLOW/MAYO Baptiste CARLETON PLACE! ! ! Lake ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS McArthurs County of Hastings GIS Section - 15 Victoria Avenue, 2nd Floor, Belleville, Ontario K8N 1Z5 Manny's Point Produced by the County of Hastings with Data supplied under LicenseLANARK by HIGHLANDSMembers of the Ontario GeoSpatial Data Exchange(OGDE). BECKWITH County Bancroft 28 Mills Weslemkoon The County of Hastings disclaims all responsibility for errors, omissions or inaccuracies in this publication. Published December 2010. June 2011 ! ! !H Lake BANCROFT Haliburton 28 Cardiff Lanark ! Lanark Mississippi 121 ! FARADAY Bon Echo Lower Mazinaw NORTH FRONTENAC Lake ! Approval of plan by Ministry Paudash Provincial Park Lake HIGHLANDS EAST County MINDEN HILLS Jamesville LIMERICK Frontenac !! Silent Lake Kashwakamak Perth Provincial Park Hastings Lake WOLLASTON County 7 TAY VALLEY Big Gull Lake Murphys Point County Provincial Park TUDOR AND CASHEL June/July 2011 Lower Rideau Peterborough Bobs Lake Lake 62 28 Westport County Petroglyphs CENTRAL FRONTENAC Provincial Park ! Newboro ! Establishment of a new Corporation GALWAY-CAVENDISH AND HARVEY Big Rideau Frontenac Lake Provincial Park TWEED HAVELOCK-BELMONT- ! Big Cedar METHUEN MADOC Lennox and RIDEAU LAKES and creation of a Transition Board for 7 Addington Deloro Sturgeon Lake ! ! Marmora Madoc County Sturgeon ! Tweed ! ! Point SMITH-ENNISMORE- STONE MILLS SOUTH FRONTENAC LAKEFIELD DOURO-DUMMER Havelock LEEDS AND THE amalgamated Societies ! THOUSAND 37 Kawartha 7 CENTRE ISLANDS HASTINGS Norwood ! 41 Lakes STIRLING-RAWDON 62 ! Gananoque Peterborough 14 Newburgh ASPHODEL-NORWOOD Campbellford ! ! 7 ! ! ! Stirling ! Hastings THURLOW TYENDINAGA 2 401 OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN ! CAVAN-MILLBROOK- 30 2 LOYALIS T NORTH MONAGHAN Napanee ! June 2011 - March 31, 2012 ! Bath Kingston Belleville ! Northumberland 33 401 ! H! Rice Lake County 49 Millbrook 45 2 LOYALIST Transition planning and implementation BRIGHTON Trenton H! ± CRAMAHE 62 HAMILTON ALNWICK-HALDIMAND ! Prince Edward PORT HOPE Brighton ! CLARINGTON 401 ! 2 Gosport County !H! Colborne Picton Presqu'ile 33 ! Durham Wellington Bloomfield ! H! Provincial Park ! Cobourg ! Port Hope Sandbanks East Lake April 1, 2012 Provincial Park Bowmanville 0 15 30 60 Kilometers New Corporation begins operations Service Delivery in the New Organization

The following principles will be used to guide Agency/Branch Spotlight the development of the proposed service delivery model for the amalgamated Society: In each Newsletter we will turn the spotlight on one agency or branch location in order to provide you with insights into the organization and the work they do. In this issue, we are highlighting the Children’s Aid Society of the County of Prince Edward. • Follow the principles of the Transformation Agenda Established in 1906, The Children’s Aid Society of the County of Prince Edward has a history of more than 100 years of service to families and children and is among the earliest • Evidence-based and outcome focused Societies formed in Ontario. • Strength-based and solution focused • Value for money/efficiency In its centennial year in 2006, members of the Board of Directors, staff, foster families and • Maintaining or improving community volunteers celebrated the Society’s “100 years of caring for families and children”. The 100 year anniversary was also a time to pay tribute to the early community members whose collaboration and partnerships vision for children led to the establishment of the Society. • Universal access across the geographic area, respectful of community uniqueness Through the course of the Society’s history, the work of Board members, staff and foster families has been influenced by change in social policy, public opinion and laws governing the work of Children’s Aid Societies. Our Vision

The Society operated from a series of rented office locations in the town of Picton before securing its own building, at 16 Mac Steven Drive, Picton in May of 2000. The office building • Services available at sites in Belleville, was designed with full attention to providing a safe and comfortable atmosphere for its Picton, Trenton, Cobourg, Bancroft and work with families and children. Campbellford and throughout the geographic areas served by the three Societies Quick Facts about PECAS: • People will experience similar services regardless of their place of residence • Total Staff - 30 • There will be flexibility and decentralization • Number of Foster Homes - 37 within the service delivery model to reflect the needs of the child and family within our • Children in Care - 84 community. • Geography Served - County of Prince Edward Our Community Consultation is Important Amalgamation Our relationships with our community partners in Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward Counties are extremely important to us. During the amalgamation planning process consultations took place with several community groups. Vision The three Societies have developed a vision In Northumberland, a community consultation was held on March 1st for community services and agencies to provide advice on the development of a new child welfare organization that will guide us through the amalgamation for the three counties of Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward. Rich information process. We will develop a vision for the new was provided about designing services and the importance of reflecting local history and Corporation as part of our future work. achievements.

In Belleville, representatives from the Hastings Children’s Aid Society and the Children’s Our vision for Amalgamation builds on the Aid Society of the County of Prince Edward met on March 22nd with members of the CORE strengths and successes of our combined Integration Team. This group includes representatives from various child centered service history to create a sustainable agency that organizations located in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. The purpose of the meeting was to initiate dialog and consultation with these various stakeholders. The input received is responsive to the needs of our children, from the focus sessions conducted during the meeting was helpful in terms of ensuring that youth and families and unique communities, the needs and concerns of these partners were addressed in the Amalgamation Plan. and that establishes itself as a centre of The three Societies will continue to meet with their community partners as they move leadership and excellence in child welfare through the transition process towards amalgamation. services within Ontario.