Goal: Increase access to: accessible and affordable trans- portation, oral health care, and meeting the needs of the most hard-to-serve members of our community.

How:

Empower & Address Needs:

• Secure more funding for the Dental Treatment Access Fund.
• Advocate for affordable transit passes and a ride-share network.

Build Capacity:

• Provide more access to long term support services.
• Increased awareness about the free or low-cost health and dental services in Peterborough.

Collaborate:

• Work to increase more funding for health and dental services.
•  Create better transit and transportation systems between the City and County.

Create Change:

• Build an advocacy network to identify and address issues and gaps for people who “fall through the cracks” in social supports and services.
• Ensure there is a comprehensive and sustainable model for providing accessible and affordable transportation.

Facts: 43% of people in Peterborough City and County said that cost was a barri- er to receiving dental treatment. Peterborough`s Dental Treatment Assistance Fund (DTAF) helps low- income people get the oral care they need. The DTAF was created in 2007 to meet the emergency needs of adults and seniors in our communities.

Partners:

Peterborough Social Planning Council Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) , Peterborough Social Services,  The MS Society,  United Way of Peterborough and District,  Peterborough County-City Health Unit Peterborough and District Labour Council