Monday January 25, 2021

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If you are in need, please access supports within our community for assistance during these unprecedented times.

If you are in a position to help out during these times, we have put together a list of ways that our community could use your support (click here to jump to that section). 

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Resources in Brockville for Citizens Needing Support for Food

Brockville and Area Food Bank

In the coming weeks, many of our residents will need help with food. The Brockville foodbank wants you to know that they are there to help you. Whether you are a client or have never used the foodbank, just know if you need food, the foodbank wants to help you and your family. Strict precautions are being taken so you and your loved ones will not get sick, so please come make use of this resource. All you need to start getting food is ID for yourself and your family. The foodbank is also offering HOME DELIVERY for anyone (after you register) with no restrictions. They have the best, most understanding, kind volunteers who are just waiting to help you through this awful time. PLEASE DON'T GO HUNGRY.

The foodbank is located at 58 Buell Street in Brockville and is open 10am-3pm Tuesday–Friday. 

613-342-0605

Loaves and Fishes

Loaves and Fishes has teamed with the Pier Church Common Ground to provide free takeout meals Monday through Friday for pickup from 1pm-3pm.

Meals can be picked up at 25 Front Ave.

Concerned about shopping for groceries and essentials?

We have put together a reference guide of grocery stores and pharmacies offering pick up and delivery as well as dedicated shopping times for seniors and immune compromised citizens. 

Need more assistance? The Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau, in partnership with the United Way of Leeds & Grenville and the Rotary Clubs of Brockville and 1000 Islands are offering a volunteer grocery delivery service in Brockville and the surrounding area. This service is for essentials only, and you must have made arrangements in advance to order and pay for your supplies with the retailer.

Those in need of assistance can contact 613-499-9393 ext. 20, or email mvilleneuve@volunteercentre.ca to find out more information about this service.

CPHC Senior Services

CPHC staff are available to help deliver frozen meals and pre-packaged essentials to those in need at very reasonable prices. You do not need to be registered to take advantage of these services; they are committed to helping our community in its time of need. Their priority is to assist those who are aged 60+ and their team can be reached at 613-342-3693.

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Resources for Families

Every Kid in our Communities has posted  online resources to assist parents at this very difficult time. Information about organizations that provide support for children and youth and parents, can be found at http://everykid.on.ca/covid-19-links/. Click on Community Services for a complete list of agencies/organizations who can help.

Family and Children's Services of Lanark Leeds and Grenville can be reached at any time at 1-855-667-2726.

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Need other support services?

The United Way of Leeds and Grenville has put together a directory of community resources that range from health and wellness, mental health, community supports, and more. Visit their website for more information.

For assistance in other areas such as Children's Services, Housing, Financial Services and Integrated Program Delivery, please contact the Community and Social Services Division with the United Counties of Leeds Grenville 613-342-3840

COVID-19 Resources

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit  
Provincial Self Assessment Website Tool (please complete a self-assessment online before visiting an assessment centre)
Ontario Ministry of Health 
New Ontario Dedicated COVID-19 website
Health Canada
Government of Canada
World Health Organization 

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Are You Able to Help? Please make a Donation

During this unprecedented time fundraising and food drives cannot go ahead as usual and demand for service is high. If you are able, please consider donating to these worthy charities.

Brockville Food Bank:  

Cheques can be mailed to 58 Buell St., P.O. Box 522, Station Main, Brockville Ontario, K6V 5V7. 

Donations can be made through the website, https://operationharvestsharing.wordpress.com/donations/

Theresa Sosnowski, Manger of the Brockville & Area Food Bank, can be reached at 613-342-0605.

Loaves and Fishes:

A cheque can be dropped of 25 Front Ave #1A, Brockville, Ontario between 1:00pm - 3:00pm on any weekday or E-Transfer to financelafb@gmail.com.

Laurie Prichard, Manager of Loaves and Fishes, can be reached at 613-345-6498.

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Brockville General Hospital:

The doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers at Brockville General Hospital need your help! The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This includes hospitals across Canada.

At BGH we have centralized and secured these supplies and equipment, which we monitor daily. We know our current inventory is not adequate for the anticipated influx of patients. In conversations with our suppliers and regional partners, we have no firm timelines for when more will be coming. As a result we are asking for your help. 

Please consider donations of any/all PPE including goggles, face shields, Tyvek, masks (particularly N95 masks) to be used by our staff and physicians. For example, any type of industrial facility, mechanical shops, paving companies, veterinarians and construction companies may possibly have a stock of PPE. We will even take expired N95 masks as we can use those for mask-fit texting of our staff and physicians. Our teams have started reaching out to some dental offices and a few other businesses, but as I'm sure you can appreciate, they need to maintain a focus on supporting the clinical activities at this time.

Items which BGH currently uses are:

  

Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Anyone willing to donate should email donate@brockvillegeneralhospital.ca to help arrange the logistics.

On behalf of BGH, thank you for your understanding and support during this very difficult time.

Sincerely,

Nick Vlacholias, President and CEO   &    Dr. Rob Nalone, Chief of Staff

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United Way of Leeds & Grenville

COVID-19 Relief Fund:

Donate: Leeds & Grenville is a caring community; we’ve shown that together, we are stronger. Through crisis, we take a stand to make sure that no one is left behind and that everyone is taken care of. We rally together for the safety of our families, loved ones, and neighbours. Today, we are calling on you for your compassion, strong sense of community, and urgent support to help individuals affected by COVID-19. We've started a Local Love in a Global Crisis Relief Fund to help aid frontline agencies.

Click here to donate to the Local Love in a Global Crisis Relief Fund

Emergency Community Support Fund

The United Way of Leeds & Grenville (UWLG) is one of the national partners delivering these funds, and in partnership with the Brockville & Area Community Foundation will award $153,570 over the coming weeks for the second round of this funding to qualified donees in our area who meet the fund criteria.

Registered charities and other qualified donees can apply through United Way Leeds & Grenville for projects that:

1. Address a well-being need caused by COVID-19;
2. Serve one or more vulnerable groups such as seniors, persons with disabilities, veterans, newcomers, refugees, women, children and youth, LGBTQ2 people, Indigenous people, and racialized people;
3. Will be completed by March 31, 2021.

Applications can be submitted between Oct. 5, 2020 and Oct. 30, 2020. For more information and to complete an application, please click here to visit the United Way of Leeds & Grenville.

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CPHC Senior Services

CPHC staff are available to help deliver frozen meals and pre-packaged essentials to those in need at very reasonable prices. They are also looking for volunteers to help with the program. If you are interested please reach out to their staff at 613-342-3693.

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Leeds Grenville COVID-19 Volunteer Response Team

In response to COVID-19, the Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau has formed the COVID-19 Volunteer Response Team to safely connect interested volunteers with urgent and upcoming community needs. In the coming days, weeks, and months, our community and our agencies will need the assistance of volunteers.

At this time our primary goal is to assist our most vulnerable to bridge the gap with grocery and essential items pick-up and delivery. If you are interested in joining our response team, please reach out the Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau at mvilleneuve@volunteercentre.ca or by calling 613-499-9393 ext. 21.

Must have a current vulnerable sector check within the past 12 months.

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Kids Help Phone - Call for Volunteers

In 2018, in partnership with Crisis Text Line, Kids Help Phone launched the first ever 24/7, free, nationwide texting service. Through Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone, young people can chat confidentially with trained, volunteer Crisis Responders.

We are now accepting both English and bilingual (English and French) applications to volunteer. This volunteer position will be remote, meaning that you can participate from anywhere in Canada as long you have a strong, reliable internet connection.

Becoming a Crisis Responder is simple:

• Step 1: Fill out the online application, which should take approximately 30 minutes

• Step 2: If selected for training, obtain and successfully get a Vulnerable Sector check (don’t worry, we’ll tell you how to do this!)

• Step 3: Complete the 36-hour online training

• Step 4: Sign the Crisis Responder Agreement, which includes our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy

• Step 5: Take your first shift and start supporting young people in Canada!

Once we review the applications, we’ll contact everyone we think will be a great fit as a Crisis Responder. If you’re selected, we’ll send you the Crisis Responder Agreement as well as information on background checks and our training.

If this sounds exciting to you, complete the online application to get started.

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Please click here to access relevant staff in our City Departments: https://brockville.com/departments

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