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We provide programs and services that support residents throughout the City and County of Peterborough and keep seniors and adults living with disabilities healthy and safe in their own homes. Our services are individualized to meet your needs and you don’t need a referral to access most of our services. All calls are confidential and our staff is happy to answer questions about our programs without obligation. For more information about our services, call the Community Care Peterborough office nearest you or use the Request Service button below:
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Community Care’s annual appeal has launched! This year we’re asking you help make our community a place where no one feels forgotten.
Your generosity supports people like Sophie, who now relies on the very services she once volunteered for. By giving, you’re providing meals, companionship, and independence to those who need it most.
Please donate today and help spread the word!
For many Meals on Wheels clients, the front door isn’t just an entryway—it’s a boundary between them and the world beyond. Some struggle to answer because of limited mobility. Others, like one man on Edna Galoska and Hughie Mitchell’s delivery route in 1979, hadn’t been...
In February 1991, Grade 7 students from Armour Heights Public School joined the Meals on Wheels team for a day of deliveries, discovering the power of connection across generations. Organized by their English teacher, Eric Sloan, the initiative aimed to help students understand and engage with a gen...
In December 1975, the future of Meals on Wheels in Peterborough teetered on the edge of uncertainty. Two longstanding volunteer leaders announced their intention to step down the following summer, leaving the program without a clear path forward. At the same time, demand for the service was surging,...
In the 1990s, Peterborough’s Meals on Wheels program found itself at the center of an unexpected cultural exchange. Japanese students from Sir Sanford Fleming College began spending their placement days observing and assisting with the program, gaining insight into how Meals on Wheels brought ...
In September 1983, Meals on Wheels marked a milestone in its journey by moving its headquarters to the Queen Alexandra Community Centre on Barnardo Avenue. This transition symbolized the program’s extraordinary growth, delivering over 18,000 meals that year to seniors and adults with physical ...
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