On Monday, January 15, 2024, local MPP Lorne Coe met with representatives from Lake Ridge Community  Support Services to hear from them about the impact that a $549,400 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium  Foundation (OTF) has had.

At the end of every calendar year, we gather to celebrate what we accomplished and honour those among us who not only met but exceeded expectations

MPP, Lorne Coe and Executive Director Sandie Hoskin on Lake Ridge Community Support Services (LRCSS) recognized the $26,900 Grant provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation allowing LRCSS to make some much-needed facility improvements.

A big thank you to Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous grant, which has enabled us to embark on an exciting renovation project to revitalize our washroom facilities. Read more about the renovations here.

This brief message from our Executive Director, Sandie Hoskin touches reviews OAP news, COVID-19 and Fundraising as we look ahead to the new year.

Each year we recognize one outstanding employee at LRCSS by awarding the Jim Reaume Award of Excellence. This is what that award is all about and who was nominated in 2022.

The Culture and Spirit award was created to recognize staff who embody and consistently demonstrate the culture and spirit of Lake Ridge Community Support Services. Find out who was recognized in 2022.

Effective March 14th the Ontario government ended mandated vaccination policies for education, health and long-term care. At this time, @lrcssaba will be keeping our current protocols in place. The health and safety of our clients, caregivers and staff remain our top priority.

Every year Lake Ridge Community Support Services recognize staff that exemplify the values of our organization in exceptional ways through the Culture & Spirit and the James Reaume Award and this year was no different. With a plethora of deserving individuals, we consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have an extremely committed team. Here is how we recognized exceptional performers in 2021.

LRCSS’ Diversity, Equity and Belonging Committee have developed a Land Acknowledgement statement. Read the statement and learn more about the process used to develop it and how it will be used in our organization moving forward.

This has been a year like no other. Our Lake Ridge Community Support Services staff and Board of Directors remained forward-focused and creative through a year of unknowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week Social Skills Training Institute (SST) officially welcomed Lake Ridge Community Support Services’ Clinical Supervisor, Melissa Legree to their team.

We're deeply saddened by the news out of Kamloops last week.

Last week "the bodies of the 215 children were uncovered during a search of the grounds at the site of the former residential school near the city of Kamloops, B.C." http://bit.ly/cbc-res

Lake Ridge Community Support Services is launching a new hub for On-Demand Foundational Family Services. This site will provide families registered to the OAP with videos, pre-recorded workshops, articles, downloadable and printable tools, tip sheets and more.

This is a copy of the DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMUNITY of PRACTICE (DEI CoP) – DURHAM REGION’s Commitment Statement issued by the committee on Tue, Oct 20, 2020, at 9:01 AM in response to the disturbing news on school yearbooks emanating out of Pickering, ON. in which a black student’s yearbook tribute to his grandmother was replaced with a racist slur