Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation, Sydenham, ON

Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) came into existence in 1989 as Central Frontenac Community Services Corporation. The organization was founded to provide in-home support services for seniors and adults with physical disabilities. In 1988, a group of concerned citizens had applied to the Ministry of Community and Social Services for funding for van transportation. The group was instructed to carry out a survey to identify other area needs in the spring of 1989 and that fall funding was received to hire staff and start service provision. By February of 1990, seven services were available for individuals age 55 or over and adults with physical disabilities. Incorporation and charitable status were obtained in July of 1990. At the end of the first year of operations, the Ministry Program Supervisor stated that the organization had accomplished in one year what was anticipated in five.