Strengthening support services in rural Brant

This project is now complete. Thank you for sharing your feedback to help strengthen support services in rural Brant!

Rural residents can face unique challenges when accessing support services such as mental health, substance use, and employment supports. Travel distance, transportation, service hours, and awareness of what services are available can all play a role. Needs can also be different from one community to another. Understanding these local differences can help the County and partners focus efforts where they are most effective.

The County of Brant is working to improve access to social supports in rural communities and you can help. This project builds on the Community Safety and Well Being Plan by taking a closer look at how

Rural residents can face unique challenges when accessing support services such as mental health, substance use, and employment supports. Travel distance, transportation, service hours, and awareness of what services are available can all play a role. Needs can also be different from one community to another. Understanding these local differences can help the County and partners focus efforts where they are most effective.

The County of Brant is working to improve access to social supports in rural communities and you can help. This project builds on the Community Safety and Well Being Plan by taking a closer look at how rural residents experience access to supports in different rural areas.

Our goal

The County is working with community partners, service providers, and you to:

  • Provide clearer information about available supports.
  • Better identify and prioritize what supports are most needed.
  • Understand where gaps and barriers to these supports exist.
  • Explore how support and services can be best delivered or promoted.

Why this is important and how your input helps

The County of Brant covers a wide and diverse area with unique local needs. Understanding both the gaps in service and the gaps in awareness will help the County and its partners align resources, strengthen connections, and improve access to support across all communities.

Sharing your input will help guide future partnerships, programs, and advocacy efforts to ensure rural residents are aware of and have access to essential supports, no matter where you live in the County of Brant.

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FAQs

We have included a list of frequently asked questions to help answer some questions you may have.

This project is now complete. Thank you for sharing your feedback to help strengthen support services in rural Brant!

County of Brant Staff aim to maintain a respectful and constructive dialogue with the public through all forms of communication. We understand and appreciate that people will have differing opinions and concerns, and welcome all feedback, questions, and comments in a respectful and constructive manner.

Please ask your question or leave your comment below. We will do our best to respond within 3 business days. You may also find answers to some of your questions on our FAQs page or on the County of Brant website at brant.ca/BrantCares.

  • I have some questions regarding my tax dollars . I would like to know how council is just ignoring the voice of the people and NOT opening cleaver bridge back up to vehicles. The bridge must be repaired. I am also wondering about apps mill is that not GRCA land? Why is money being spent there ? You say you want to protect farmland yet are letting the pit expand and more of the large eyesore townhouses going up.

    Countrygirl61 asked 3 months ago

    Thank you for your questions and for taking the time to share your concerns.

    This Engage Brant project page is focused on strengthening access to social supports in rural Brant such as mental health, employment, and community services. The topics you raised relate to other County projects that have their own engagement and decision making processes.

    For questions and information about the Cleaver Road Bridge, please visit EngageBrant.ca/CleaverRoadBridge. That page includes ways to submit questions and feedback directly to that project team.

    Though our current rural improvement plan project is focused on grant programs through the Rural Prosperity Community Improvement Plan, your questions about rural land use can be directed to that project team through the Rural Prosperity Community Improvement Plan Engage Brant project page at EngageBrant.ca/RPCIP.

     For questions regarding other County of Brant projects, please email info@brant.ca.

    Submitting your comments through the correct project pages helps ensure your questions reach the right staff members and are included in the public record for Council review.