Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society has re-located to the Central 33 Building at 33 Princess Street, Suite 505 in Uptown Leamington.
The Leamington office of the Children’s Aid Society move enables the organization to expand its footprint in terms of providing state of the art facilities to better serve the needs of children, youth and families of Essex County. Approximately 30 staff will occupy office space in this newly renovated facility.
The Children’s Aid Society is the first tenant to come aboard in this exciting new collaboration with a number of key community partners. Following in the coming weeks will be the City of Windsor’s Employment and Social Services/Ontario Works team, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Community Living Essex County and Children First. Bill Bevan, Chief Executive Officer of the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society indicates, “We are extremely proud to be paving the way for a new community hub that that will create a synergy and cohesive approach to service delivery that can only have a positive impact on how we deliver the highest caliber of programs to Essex County residents.”
Partner organizations have this to say…
City of Windsor – “The City of Windsor’s Employment and Social Services/Ontario Works team is excited to be a part of this new venture in Leamington. Community hubs are vibrant centres of community life that generate economic and social benefits. Working with our partners under one roof will allow a network of human services to better support families in Leamington and the surrounding areas. Leamington Community Hub -33 Central, is a co-ordinated effort amongst a number of community agencies to co-locate within one facility for enhanced access to multiple services.”
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit – “The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is looking forward to joining our partners in the new Leamington facility. We anticipate our public health services transitioning to the new facility and being fully operational this spring. Health Inspectors, Family Home Visitors, Public Health Nurses, Dental Health staff, Tobacco Enforcement officers and clerical staff will all be permanently housed in this enhanced building to better serve our community.”
Community Living Essex County – “Congratulations to all the partners involved in this great opportunity. As a county based agency, Community Living Essex County is excited to build upon our work with other agencies in meaningful and collaborative ways to improve access to supports and services for children and youth with an intellectual disability and their families.”
Children First – “Children First is an early intervention agency offering services to families with preschool age children experiencing a wide range of child development or mental health challenges. We are excited to establish a Leamington community presence by joining with the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society and other service providers at the Central 33 office.”
Terry Shields, Chief Executive Officer of Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH) shares his excitement about the Hub, “We are very pleased to see the development that is improving the access to care with new the social services Hub at Central 33, close to LDMH. The development of the social service colocation is another enhancement to LDMH’s “Neighborhood of Care” where now we have more than 20 agencies providing Mental Health and Addiction services and consultation.”
An official opening of Central 33 Hub will take place this spring.
