SIRCH Community Services

5 hours 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

8 hours 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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SIRCH Community Services and SIRCH Bistro & Bakery

1 day ago

𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!

Join us at SIRCH Bistro every Wednesday, starting November 4 through March, 11 am–2 pm, for a free, set-menu lunch featuring a delicious, hearty hot entrée, salad from our grow towers, and coffee or tea.

𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐔𝐬 offers more than a meal...it’s a welcoming place to come and say hello to old friends and feel connected to your community. Come with a friend or on your own. There’s a place for you at our table!

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲…𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠!

Please consider donating to this year’s 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 holiday giving campaign to support SIRCH’s Food Security Programs at www.sirch.on.ca/donate/ ... See MoreSee Less

SIRCH Community Services

5 days ago

Thank you for your kind words! We appreciate your help spreading our Gifts From The Heart message!The Community Kitchen receives no government funding. Every free meal is made possible by donations.

SIRCH Community Services reports that about 87 cents of every dollar it receives goes directly to programs and services. We've worked alongside the SIRCH team since 2005. We've seen how carefully they steward every dollar, and it's a big part of why we chose them for this year's pro bono work.
Gifts from the Heart is how the community keeps those meals going.

Please consider a donation to Gifts from the Heart: www.sirch.on.ca/donate/

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