The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Social Services Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Henderson - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Briscoe - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Mandy Koroniak - Manager of Children's Services , 
• John Ritz - Supervisor Homelssness and Housing Stability, 
• and Miranda Franken - Council Clerk Secretary 

To watch the Sub-committee meeting live, please click the following link: https://video.isilive.ca/stratford/live.html

A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings following the meeting.

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1.

Call to Order

​The Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Councillor Nijjar has provided regrets for this meeting. 

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Conduct Statement

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

​The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Delegations

None scheduled. 

4.

Report of the Manager of Children's Services

4.1

Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Implementation Update and Directed Growth Priorities (SOC25-007)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Implementation Update and Directed Growth Priorities” (SOC25-007), be received for information.

5.

Report of the Supervisor of Homelessness and Housing Stability

5.1

Homelessness and Housing Stability Update (SOC25-006)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, ”Homelessness and Housing Stability Update” (SOC25-006), be received for information.

6.

Department Update

The following Department Update Infographics of March, 2025 have been provided for the information of Sub-committee:

• Monthly Children's Services Report
• Monthly Homelessness Report 
• Monthly Housing Report 
• Monthly Ontario Works Report 
• Monthly Report Social Services Stratford

7.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Social Services Sub-committee meeting is June 10, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

8.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Sub-committee Decision: THAT the Social Services Sub-committee meeting adjourn.