Welcome toThe Rose Quest
Personal Care Initiative
MISSION STATEMENT
Our quest is to improve the health, wellbeing, and dignity of residents in crisis, in need, at risk, or who are experiencing homelessness by providing hygiene products through social service agencies, charities, schools, and directly to the street.
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.”
George William Curtis
STATS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID
Items Donated Last Year
Schools
2961
Direct to street
7
PCCC Inventory Totals
3833
Crisis Relief
593
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ASSISTANCE
2955
Cumulative Items Donated
Schools
11,950
Direct to street
4640
PCCC Inventory Totals
7644
Crisis Relief
1804
Community Organization Assistance
23,849
Why There Is A Need
12%
12% of Northumberland County households are considered low-income
7.3%
The unemployment rate in Northumberland is 7.3% (2016 Stats Can data, higher than Ontario average) and expected to be higher when latest census is releasesd
“The number of individuals and families that are homeless in Northumberland is increasing and the waitlist for affordable housing is long. A large proportion of the homeless population in Northumberland are indigenous people and/or single-parent families.”
News and Events
We’re back at the Port Hope Farmers’ Market!
We’re back at the Port Hope Farmers’ Market sharing a booth with local artist, Dryad Artifacts. You’ll find us and many other vendors behind the Town Hall on Saturdays from 8-1 until the end of October. Talk to our CAO or Secretary about The Rose Quest, donate, or buy...