About CONTACT Community Services
About CONTACT Community Services
A growing need for critical services
For more than 40 years, CONTACT Community Services has proudly served the communities of South Simcoe. Everything we do starts from a place that honours dignity, respect, and confidentiality.
Today, our services are in high demand. Vulnerable individuals and families in South Simcoe are facing enormous pressures. Through lockdowns, job losses, and health crises, the pandemic has underscored and intensified these challenges. Shared vulnerability helps us see our common humanity. No one can do it alone. We need to rally together and offer the resources to begin again. This is collective resilience.
We’re working harder than ever to meet our community’s needs. Will you join us?
Our Mission
CONTACT Community Services is a proactive leader in South Simcoe providing responsive services in housing, employment, and community support.
Our Vision
Healthy communities where everyone has access to supports and the opportunity to thrive.
Our Values
Inclusive
We welcome and value all persons, without judgment, and provide integral supports and services that meet people’s unique needs.
Person-centered
We celebrate individuality by recognizing no two people are alike in their needs and goals.
Compassionate
We are impassioned with empathy for all, recognizing a person’s situation is often affected by circumstances beyond their control.
Advocacy
We prioritize community wellness by sharing ways to address systemic barriers and serving as proactive agents for positive social change in our communities.
Collaborative
We work cohesively with our team and community partners to ensure a holistic approach to supporting members of our communities.
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Our Mission
CONTACT Community Services is a proactive leader in South Simcoe providing responsive services in housing, employment, and community support.
Our Vision
Healthy communities where everyone has access to supports and the opportunity to thrive.
Our Values
Inclusive
We welcome and value all persons, without judgment, and provide integral supports and services that meet people’s unique needs.
Person-centered
We celebrate individuality by recognizing no two people are alike in their needs and goals.
Compassionate
We are impassioned with empathy for all, recognizing a person’s situation is often affected by circumstances beyond their control.
Advocacy
We prioritize community wellness by sharing ways to address systemic barriers and serving as proactive agents for positive social change in our communities.
Collaborative
We work cohesively with our team and community partners to ensure a holistic approach to supporting members of our communities.
2021-22 Annual Report
We need your support!
You can help us give everyone a home, employment, and a future by investing in CONTACT Community Services. We depend on generous donors like yourself to support our many programs, services, and events. Help us help our wonderful community!
We need your support!
You can help us give everyone a home, employment, and a future by investing in CONTACT Community Services. We depend on generous donors like yourself to support our many programs, services, and events. Help us help our wonderful community!
Responding to local needs with local solutions
Responding to community needs with innovative solutions is part of CONTACT’s grassroots.
In 1977, in response to a survey that revealed a profound lack of support agencies in the area, a small group of dedicated South Simcoe community members established CONTACT Community Services, providing free information and referrals, friendly call services to isolated seniors, and an informal listening ear for anyone needing help.
Over the next few years, CONTACT gained momentum, establishing a walk-in Community Information Centre in downtown Alliston, launching a job board and resume collection service, and opening The Clothes Line, an affordable community thrift store.
After over 40 years of service, CONTACT remains an active, innovative, and responsive community leader. Today, we have a community office in Alliston, an employment office (with housing support) in Bradford, and community thrift stores in two locations. Our team, our partners, and our volunteers continue to fill critical gaps in South Simcoe.