Newspaper Articles

Haliburton Echo- Published October 22, 2012

They’ve got their work cut out for them.

Trent University students in Mark Skinner’s health geography class came to Haliburton Oct. 17 to learn about the poverty in the county. Four local anti-poverty workers met them and discussed the challenges in the Highlands – from no public transportation to seasonal low-income jobs to lack of inexpensive healthful food.

The students are to bring back examples of how food insecurity problems are being addressed in other parts of the world.

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Haliburton Echo – Published Sept 12, 2012

In the midst of dying, a focus on living can be an unexpected gift.

Contrary to what you might think, hospice services is about life and learning to be present in the moment, manager of the Haliburton program Marilyn Rydberg says.

“It’s about living as fully as you can,” she says.

Rydberg is about to head into another training season for her volunteer team through SIRCH Community Services.

To read the full article, visit the Echo website.

Haliburton County Echo

Control click on the following links below:
Support SIRCH this Holiday December 10, 2012
Providing insight into county October 22, 2012
Hospice Service is about Living September 12, 2012
Health Care Integration Begins August 13, 2012
Grant Money to Connect People with Food August 6, 2012
Volunteer Dental Outreach Clinic Grateful July 17, 2012
Poverty Forum June 26, 2012
Hike for Hospice breaks record May 1, 2012

 

Haliburton The Highlander

Health Care Talks Begin January 17, 2013
Donations go Straight to Community December 20, 2012
SIRCH Kicks Off Christmas Campaign November 29 2012
SIRCH Tackles Food Security November 29, 2012
SIRCH offers Helping Hands November 8, 2012
Students Look at Future of Food October 24, 2012
Get on the List October 18, 2012
Better Ways to Spend My Time September 13, 2012
June Callwood Award May 17, 2012
SIRCH and HHHS join forces March 1, 2012

 

 

Haliburton Echo- Published August 6, 2012

What we eat has a lot to do with what our parents ate; the choices we make, good or bad, often depend on what we’ve been exposed to in our youth.

For years, SIRCH Community Services has been helping local families make choices that include good, whole foods through its programs for parents and the Community Kitchen in Haliburton. With the addition of a $30,000 grant from the province, the organization will this year be able to provide much more.

“Part of the funding will go to exposing families to our local growers and farmers,” says Daniela Pagliaro, SIRCH’s new manager of community resilience programs.

To read full article, visit the Echo website.