How can we help?
The County of Huron Social & Property Services offers several programs, services, and financial support opportunities for members of the community. Learn more about our three service areas below and let us know how we can help you!
Children's Services
County of Huron Children’s Services ensures that families and child care providers can find the early learning programs and child care support needed.
Housing Services
Housing Services provide a range of funding support services to provide affordable housing options throughout the County of Huron.
Ontario Works
The Ontario Works program provides employment assistance and temporary financial assistance to people in financial need.
Resources
Huron Perth United Way: Urgent Needs Fund
Challenging times, can be particularly hard for our most vulnerable community members. We want to help make sure everyone in our community is supported. That is what the Urgent Needs Fund aims to do.
United Way Perth-Huron is an organization of well-connected social experts working to identify local needs. All donations to the fund stay within Perth-Huron, helping organizations increase program capacity, expand the reach of existing programs and shift the way they provide support to local individuals and families in need.
211 Ontario
Community Resources
Visit the 211 Ontario website for more available services.
| Food Banks & Related Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | Feed My Sheep c/o Trinity Anglican Church 10 Keith Street | 519.565.2790 |
| Clinton | Friends of the Community 44 Mill Street | 519.482.8603 |
| Salvation Army 32 Albert Street | 519.482.8586 | |
| County-Wide | Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society | 1.800.265.5198 519.524.7356 |
| Exeter | Exeter Community Food Bank 249 Andrew Street Use Baldwin Street entrance | 519.860.4104 exeterfoodbank1@gmail.com |
| Goderich | Salvation Army 309 Suncoast Drive East | 519.524.2950 |
| St. Vincent De Paul Society 441 MacEwan Street | 519.524.1087 svp@hurontel.on.ca | |
| Seaforth | Seaforth and District Food Bank 72 Main Street | 519.522.0567 |
| Wingham | North Huron Food Share 405 Josephine Street | 519.357.2277 x4 |
| Salvation Army 205 Josephine Street | 519.357.1387 | |
| The Well 21 Lloyd Street | 519.357.1340 | |
| Zurich | Blessings Community Store 45 Main Street West | 519.236.4376 |
| FREE Dining Programs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | Soup And More 2 Melville Presbyterian Church 55 Dunedin Drive Fridays: 11:30 AM – 1 PM | 519.887.6820 |
| Clinton | Soup And More Heartland Community Church 52 Victoria Street Mondays & Wednesdays: 11 AM – 2 PM | 519.606.1015 |
| Goderich | Fishes and Loves Trinity Christian Reformed Church 321 Suncoast Drive 3rd Tuesday each month: 5:30 PM | 519.524.8003 |
| Fresh HOT Soup St. Vincent de Paul 441 MacEwan Street Daily Monday – Saturday: 12 PM – 4 PM | 519.524.1087 | |
| Low-Cost Dining Programs for Older Adults | |
|---|---|
| Dining for Seniors Available throughout Huron | 1.877.502.8277 |
| Meals on Wheels & Home Based Meals Available throughout Huron | 1.877.502.8277 |
| MacKay Centre for Seniors Goderich | 519.524.6660 |
| Housing | |
|---|---|
| Huron County Housing | 1.888.371.5718 519.482.8505 |
| Huron Safe Homes for Youth | 1.800.361.1640 |
| Huron Women’s Shelter | 1.800.265.5506 (24 Hour Crisis Line) 519.524.5333 |
| Legal Assistance | |
|---|---|
| Family Matters Legal Clinic (Family Court Office) | 519.524.2990 |
| Huron-Perth Community Legal Clinic Goderich Office 44 North Street, Goderich | 1.866.867.1027 519.524.4406 |
| Law Society Referral Service | 1.800.268.8326 |
| Legal Aid Ontario 44 North Street, Goderich | 519.524.9612 |
| Financial Resources | |
|---|---|
| Child Tax Credit/NCBS | 1.800.387.1193 |
| Community Support of Families | 519.482.3557 |
| Trillium Drug Plan | 1.888.405.0405 |
Contact Information
Huron County Social & Property Services
77722D London Road, RR 5
Clinton, Ontario
N0M 1L0
Phone: 519.482.8505
Toll Free: 1.888.371.5718
Fax: 519.482.1632
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.