SIRCH Community Services

16 hours ago

𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬.

Our SIRCH crew looks a little different here, but that community spirit is easy to recognize!

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧! May your treats be plentiful, your scares be friendly and your evening be filled with neighbourhood magic.

Spot a familiar face behind these costumes? Give them a Halloween Hello in the comments! 👇

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SIRCH Community Services and Thrift Warehouse

2 days ago

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑!

Our volunteers are hard at work sorting coats, boots, scarves and other winter gear you’ve so generously donated for Share the Warmth!

Every item represents a neighbour helping another neighbour, and we still need more! That winter coat you no longer wear could give a local family one less thing to worry about this winter.

We’re welcoming clean, gently used winter coats, boots, vests, hats, mittens and scarves for adults and children. Please ensure items have working zippers and no rips or stains—ready for someone to wear and enjoy.

📍 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Dollo’s Foodland
• Home Hardware
• Minden Valu-Mart
• Minden Community Food Centre
• St. Paul’s Anglican Church

📍 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Foodland Haliburton
• Todd’s Independent
• Glecoff’s
• Home Hardware
• Thrift Warehouse - Haliburton

Know someone who needs winter gear? Share the Warmth giveaways are coming:

• 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟐 𝐩𝐦
Minden Community Food Centre

• 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐭: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟑 𝐩𝐦
Thrift Warehouse - Bancroft

• 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧: 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖 | 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟐 𝐩𝐦
SIRCH Bistro

Thank you to everyone who has already donated and to our collection partners. Every item you share helps a neighbour face winter with warmth and care.

Please share this post to help spread the word!

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SIRCH Community Services

3 days ago

Thank you for helping us share this part of SIRCH’s story! Paying a living wage supports our staff and their families, and keeps dollars circulating in local businesses. That’s a ripple effect we’re proud to be part of.What does a charity’s payroll have to do with a community’s economy? A lot.
SIRCH Community Services is a certified Living Wage employer. A living wage isn’t the minimum wage. It’s the hourly rate a worker needs to cover basic costs where they live, such as rent, food, transportation and child care, as calculated by the Ontario Living Wage Network. In Haliburton County it’s currently $22.20 an hour. Ontario’s minimum wage is $17.95.
That gap matters in a rural area where many local jobs, especially in retail and food service, have traditionally paid less. As a certified employer, SIRCH makes sure every worker, including part-time, contract and seasonal staff, earns at least a living wage.
It adds up for the whole community. This year SIRCH’s $1.3 million investment in salaries and benefits generated an estimated $1.6 million in community economic benefit, because that money is spent at local businesses and services.
It’s one more way SIRCH strengthens rural communities, beyond the programs themselves.
Learn more: sirch.on.ca
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SIRCH Community Services and SIRCH Bistro & Bakery

4 days ago

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞!

We were delighted to receive $5,600...SIRCH’s portion of September’s Empty Bowls fundraiser to support our Food Security Programs.

To everyone who came for soup and took home a beautiful, one-of-a-kind bowl: your generosity will help ensure that 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 will continue through the winter months.

Heartfelt thanks to the local potters who handcrafted the bowls, the Chef's who made the delicious soups, the Volunteers that helped set up and serve. A special thank you to 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟒𝐂'𝐬 for her extraordinary organization of this year's event.

It was a great time to share laughter and connection in our generous community! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲!

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