SIRCH Community Services

SIRCH Community Services Solving real problems. Strengthening rural communities. Creating connection and resilienceโ€”together.

At SIRCH Community Services we have spent 31 years focusing on the development of programs and resources for the sole purpose of helping individuals and families to live a better life. Whether through our Community Services programs at a local level or through our resource development, consulting and networking nation-wide, we support, inform, build skills, increase confidence. Some of our program

s involve very dedicated and skilled volunteers. All programs involve intricate partnerships that ensure our services are maximized for the people we serve. Indeed it is only through our networks of people, organizations, and businesses, and through our creative thinking, that we can do so much for so little. We are proud of the work we have done, and the programs, services and resources we continue to develop and offer. Our innovation and expertise remain the backbone of all that we have done and will continue to do in the future.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐คโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ & ๐๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ Thereโ€™s something special about a bowl of homemade soup made from s...
06/02/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐คโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ & ๐๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ
Thereโ€™s something special about a bowl of homemade soup made from scratch.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ:
๐™๐™ช๐™š๐™จ: Hamburger Stroganoff
๐™’๐™š๐™™: Cream of Spinach
๐™๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ: Potato & Leek
๐™๐™ง๐™ž: Chicken Minestrone
๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฉ: Cream of Broccoli

Join us for lunch, enjoy a delicious bowl of Deniseโ€™s homemade soup, and take a moment to connect with friends and neighbours.

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ? Be sure to check out our Grab & Go Freezer, stocked with frozen soups ready to take home and enjoy whenever you need a comforting meal.

Good food. Good company. A little comfort for your day!

๐’๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ & ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tuesday, Radio Bingo...
06/01/2026

๐’๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ & ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tuesday, Radio Bingo & Simple Supper at SIRCH Bistro & Bakery over the past few months. We loved sharing meals, laughter, and a little friendly competition with you each week.

As summer arrives and schedules get busier, we're taking a break for the season and will revisit the program in the fall.

A special thank you to Canoe FM and our volunteers who helped make this program possible. We look forward to welcoming you back in September!

Stay tuned for updatesโ€”and enjoy a wonderful summer!

05/29/2026

Fresh Kale is now available at the SIRCH Bistro & Bakery!

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐  ๐›๐š๐ ๐ฌ โ€ข $๐Ÿ“ ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก

Great in soups, salads, smoothies, and more. Every purchase helps support the work SIRCH does in our community while bringing fresh ingredients to local tables.

Stop by and pick up a bag today! ๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŒฟ ๐‘๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ก๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ซ๐› ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒฟIf you have extra rhubarb growing in your garden, weโ€™d love to put it ...
05/28/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐‘๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ก๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ซ๐› ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ & ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒฟ

If you have extra rhubarb growing in your garden, weโ€™d love to put it to good use helping nourish our community.

Drop off your rhubarb donations at the SIRCH Bistro & Bakery today and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Your donated rhubarb will be transformed into delicious desserts and fruit servings for our Community Kitchen meals supporting seniors, families, and individuals across Haliburton County.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who continues to share from their gardens to help care for others. Small acts of generosity can make a big difference.

๐Ÿ“ SIRCH Bistro & Bakery
49 Maple Avenue, Haliburton
๐Ÿ•™ 10 a.m. โ€“ 2 p.m.

Thank you for helping us nourish our community, one stalk at a time.

05/27/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Minden Lions Club for allowing us to host our May Repair Cafรฉ in Minden and helping bring our community together.

Thank you to our incredible Volunteer Fixers, the Town of Minden Hills for sharing Landfill Tips, Barb Fawcett for the Textile Upcycle Workshop, and Dave Paddock from Algonquin Outfitters for the Bike Tune-Up Clinic.

And thank you to everyone who brought household items to repair instead of replace. Together, many items were successfully repaired and kept out of the landfill.

Our next Repair Cafe is Sunday, June 14th, at SIRCH Bistro & Bakery - Haliburton.

A beautiful May day calls for something homemade.This weekโ€™s soups are readyโ€ฆ and Deniseโ€™s Potato & Leek Soup is stealin...
05/26/2026

A beautiful May day calls for something homemade.

This weekโ€™s soups are readyโ€ฆ and Deniseโ€™s Potato & Leek Soup is stealing the spotlight today.

Whether youโ€™re stopping in for lunch, catching up with a friend, or just looking for something warm and comforting, our Bistro is ready to welcome you. And yesโ€ฆ the patio is officially set up for the season whenever youโ€™re ready to enjoy a little sunshine with your soup. Remember...NO TAX...NO TIP!

๐Ÿฅฃ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ
Tues: Potato & Leek
Wed: Thai Chicken
Thurs: Chicken Minestrone
Fri: Hamburger Stroganoff

Fresh made. Full of flavour. Made with care.

Sometimes the simplest things from our gardens can create the biggest ripple effect. ๐‘๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ก๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ซ๐› is back! If your ...
05/25/2026

Sometimes the simplest things from our gardens can create the biggest ripple effect.

๐‘๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ก๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ซ๐› is back! If your rhubarb patch is overflowing, consider sharing some with SIRCH's Community Kitchen. Your donation will help create homemade fruit desserts that will be distributed, along with the thousands of meals we provide free, to those in need.

๐Ÿ“ Drop off at the SIRCH Bistro & Bakery
๐Ÿ“… May 28โ€“29 & June 4โ€“5
๐Ÿ•˜ 10 AM โ€“ 2 PM

Thank you for helping us live our mission: "Solving real problems. Strengthening rural communities. Creating connection and resilience, together.

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! Do you know a hardworking teen who balances school and a part-time job?Our ๐Ž๐ฉp๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค...
05/22/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ!

Do you know a hardworking teen who balances school and a part-time job?
Our ๐Ž๐ฉp๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค Program is designed to recognize local students in Grades 9, 10 & 11 who are showing dedication, responsibility, and determination.

If your teen maintains a 70% average while working part-time, they could receive ๐š $500 award to put toward a hobby, school supplies, next yearโ€™s expensesโ€ฆor anything they choose!

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ: ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ

Donโ€™t wait until the last minute โ€” we would love to see more hardworking local youth recognized for everything they do. ๐Ÿ’›

Apply here! https://sirchcs.my.canva.site/opportunity

๐Ÿ”ง ๐‘๐„๐๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐‚๐€๐…๐„ฬ ๐‡๐€๐’ ๐Œ๐Ž๐•๐„๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Œ๐€๐˜! ๐Ÿ”งPlease note our May Repair Cafรฉ will be held at a different location and date this mo...
05/21/2026

๐Ÿ”ง ๐‘๐„๐๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐‚๐€๐…๐„ฬ ๐‡๐€๐’ ๐Œ๐Ž๐•๐„๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Œ๐€๐˜! ๐Ÿ”ง

Please note our May Repair Cafรฉ will be held at a different location and date this month.

๐Ÿ“ NEW LOCATION: Minden Lions Club - 166 Bobcaygeon Rd
๐Ÿ—“ Sunday, May 24
โฐ 9 AM โ€“ 1 PM

Bring your broken household items, small repairs, sewing, electronics, and more and letโ€™s repair instead of replace. ๐Ÿ’›

Thank you to our amazing volunteer fixers and community partners who help keep Repair Cafรฉ going strong!

Please note that the offices of SIRCH Community Services will be closed today...Monday, May 18 so our team can enjoy the...
05/18/2026

Please note that the offices of SIRCH Community Services will be closed today...Monday, May 18 so our team can enjoy the Victoria Day long weekend with family and friends. ๐Ÿ’›

We hope everyone had a safe, relaxing, and joy-filled long weekend and we look forward to reconnecting with you soon!

Address

49 Maple Avenue, Unit 4
Haliburton, ON
K0M1S0

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

705.457.1742

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