WINGHAM — Britespan Building Systems has announced it is contributing $5,000 toward the United Way Perth-Huron’s (UWPH) Northern Huron Connection Centre (NHCC).
Lisa Harper, UWPH manager community development (northern Huron), said, “We’d like to thank Britespan for their generous donation to the NHCC. To nurture this project, we need the support of local businesses and community members. We appreciate Britespan’s commitment to Northern Huron and United Way.”
Steve Burke, vice-president of finance at Britespan, said the company is pleased to support the NHCC.
“We aren’t only donating to the centre. We are contributing to the overall success of our community,” said Burke.
Serving Howick, Morris-Turnberry and North Huron, the NHCC is intended as a welcoming, safe space for the community’s most vulnerable citizens to rest, access basic needs, healthcare services, identification assistance and more.
The NHCC will be located at St. Paul’s-Trinity Anglican Church in Wingham.
“Reverend JoAnn Todd and the congregation of St. Paul’s-Trinity recognized the need to support vulnerable people within the community and offered their parish hall as the home site for the NHCC,” said Ryan Erb, executive director of UWPH.
Partnerships with agencies — including Choices for Change, the organization chosen by UWPH to operate the centre — mean those using the NHCC can access important services and supports under one roof.
UWPH is planning to open the centre in February 2023.
