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Susan Hundertmark photo
Leigh Anne Van Aaken and Rebecca Rathwell present findings from a recent community survey conducted
by the Huron United Way as part of its Community Matters project at the Seaforth Legion. Because of low
attendance at the first meeting in Seaforth, a second will be held on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at town hall.
Community invited to share
needs, issues with United Way
Susan Hundertmark
Community matters.
That's why the Huron United Way is hold-
ing another meeting in Seaforth on Thursday,
Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Huron East town hall
after only five community members came out.
Sept. 28.
Entering its second year of a community
consultation called Community Matters,
aimed at determining if it is funding the right
agencies that address the social and economic
services needed in Huron County, the Huron
United Way is holding a second round of town
hall meetings.
Huron United Way is one of 17 United Way
groups that received Trillium Foundation
funding to discover whether there are gaps in
services that need to be funded.
"The group that did come out last week
were very engaged but they didn't want to
speak for the rest of the community so they
felt they needed a second meeting," said
Community Matters Phase II coordinator
Rebecca Rathwell.
Rathwell ran through Huron East's top pri-
orities a year ago when a group of close to 20
community representatives in Seaforth were
invited to attend a public meeting to share
ideas about local needs.
At that time, youth engagement, employ-
ment, economic development and affordable
housing/poverty were identified.
As well, she shared results from a commu-
nity survey completed last March.
The 250 surveys completed showed finding
a doctor, public transportation, affordable
housing, finding a job with medical benefits,
rate of pay, unemployment, affordable dental
care, finding:affordable medical insurance,
alcohol and drug abuse by youth and job secu-
rity their 10 top concerns for the community.
As well, the top 10 concerns for respondents
and their families included mental illness,
finding a job with benefits, rate of pay, job
security, high stress levels at work, high
stress levels at home, access to post secondary
school opportunities, dental care, water quali-
ty and affordable medications.
"These were the things people had as con-
cerns when they were sitting in their own
homes and had some anonymity," said
Rathwell.
She said the United Way currently spends
44 per cent of its funding on youth, one per
cent on poverty issues, 10 per cent on reduc-
ing violence, 37 per cent on helping with life's
challenges and eight per cent on people with
disabilities.
"We have funded the same 12 agencies since
our inception," said Rathwell.
She added Huron United Way wants to
know what issues the community wants it to
tackle.
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