Community Services

Community Safety & Well-Being Plan

The Comprehensive Police Services Act (2019) requires municipal governments to adopt Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) plans. The legislation states every municipal council is required to develop and adopt these plans by working in partnership with a multi-sectoral advisory committee, effective January 1, 2019 and to be completed originally by January 1, 2021. However, in light of the pandemic the Province signaled that an extension would be granted. In June 2021, County Council and all 8 lower tier municipalities adopted Dufferin's Community Safety & Well-Being Plan.

The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework helped to guide our municipality and local partners develop a local plan. Four priority areas have been developed to assist this framework:

1. Social development
2. Prevention
3. Risk intervention, and
4. Incident response

Visit Dufferin County's website for more details.

Community Safety & Well-Being Plan - 2022-2024 Annual Report

Community Safety and Well-Being Plan - 2021-2024 - 2023 Annual Report

Food Bank

Grand Valley Food Bank is available for families needing assistance with food security. Call 519-415-9400 or email dfsgv@orangevillefoodbank.org for more information.

Dufferin Coalition for Kids (DuCK)

Dufferin Coalition for Kids (DuCK) has created a local services directory called My Dufferin. It includes a list of organizations offering services to families in Orangeville, Shelburne, Grand Valley and surrounding areas in Dufferin County.

DuCK is a committee made up of community members who represent organizations providing services to families, parents, children and youth within the County of Dufferin. DuCK exists to advocate, plan and promote services and to make recommendations to Federal, Provincial and municipal bodies that help to achieve our vision of success for children and youth in Dufferin County. They support children, youth and their families from pre-birth to age eighteen, covering the spectrum of health, education, social supports, and children and youth services.

For more information on community services located within Dufferin County, please visit the My Dufferin Service Directory.