Four Counties Addiction Services Team

What Four Counties Addiction Services Team does

Four Counties Addiction Services Team (operating as Fourcast) is a registered Canadian non-profit founded in 1983 that delivers addiction and substance-use treatment services across Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, and the City of Kawartha Lakes counties in Ontario. Its service portfolio spans outpatient counseling, withdrawal management, opioid agonist therapy and related opioid services, harm reduction programming, supportive housing, and bed-based residential treatment delivered through six physical locations staffed by 11-50 employees.

The organization's service model is built around a publicly funded, regionally designated continuum of care rather than a commercial product or technology platform. Core offerings include the Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site, scheduled to wind down by March 2026; the newly launched Paddock Wood facility in Peterborough, which adds 12 bed-based treatment slots (35-day treatment plus 5-7 day withdrawal management); 50 modular supportive housing units at Wolfe Street; and 40 units of transitional housing being stood up across the city under the HART Hub mandate. No proprietary technology, software products, or platform architecture are disclosed in the source material.

Fourcast's business model is that of a government-funded health services non-profit. Revenue flows from annual and multi-year grants and program contracts with the Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Health East (formerly the Local Health Integration Network), and the Ontario Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions. The 2024-2025 HART Hub designation secured $18M+ in dedicated funding over three years as part of a $529M provincial program across 27 communities. End users are individuals with substance use disorders who access services free at the point of care; there is no direct consumer billing. Governance is led by Board Chair Ron Black, Executive Director Donna Rogers, and Director of Programs Alison Stagg.

Name

Four Counties Addiction Services Team

Legal name

Four Counties Addiction Services Team

Website

https://fourcast.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Four Counties Addiction Services Team (Fourcast) is an Ontario non-profit founded in 1983 that delivers addiction counseling, withdrawal management, opioid services, harm reduction, and supportive housing across four rural counties. Funding comes from provincial ministries under multi-year service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Programs (IOP/PHP/OP) (HLAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Substance use counseling
• Withdrawal management services
• Harm reduction programs
• Supportive housing services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Provincial Government Healthcare Funding: Fourcast operates as a funded health service provider under the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The organization receives operational funding through Ontario Health East (formerly Central East LHIN) via the Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement. Additional project-specific funding is received from the Ontario Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions for programs such as the HART Hub initiative.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fourcast delivers a community-based continuum of addiction treatment and mental health services across Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, and the City of Kawartha Lakes counties in Ontario. Offerings span one-on-one and group counselling, community withdrawal management, supervised consumption and treatment services (CTS), 24/7 bed-based residential treatment at the Paddock Wood facility, opioid and gambling-specific programs, pregnant and parenting support, harm reduction supplies, and integrated supportive housing through the HART Hub model.

Product overview

Fourcast provides a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment and supportive services through a unified service model. The organization operates multiple interconnected programs including community-based counselling, withdrawal management, harm reduction services, consumption and treatment sites, and residential bed-based treatment at Paddock Wood. The service portfolio ranges from early-access harm reduction interventions to intensive 24/7 residential care, with integrated housing support to address both immediate safety needs and long-term recovery goals. Key programs include individual and group counselling, opioid services, gambling support, pregnant and parenting services, and the Back on Track recovery program, all coordinated through locations across Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Kawartha Lakes counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counselling – Individual and Group One-on-one and group counselling sessions delivered by professional addictions staff for individuals dealing with substance use or gambling concerns across Fourcast's four-county catchment.
• Community Withdrawal Management Medical and emotional support services for individuals experiencing withdrawal symptoms during the detoxification process, delivered in community settings.
• Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS)

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of PeterboroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint proposal partner for $6.3 million HART Hub funding. Owns and funds Wolfe Street modular bridge housing community. Partner in implementing the HART Hub model locally.
• Ontario Health East (formerly Central East LHIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded PRHC's Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic with $200,000 commitment. Oversees health service provider funding through Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement with Fourcast.
• Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Staffing nurse practitioner positions for HART Hub health team. Previously opened Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic at 159 King St. Partnership dates to 2017.
• One City PeterboroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Operates Trinity Community Centre (homelessness response hub). Fourcast collaborates on using additional rental units (ARUs) as transitional housing for individuals with complex needs.
• Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Operates 6 supportive housing units for individuals with acquired brain injuries or dual diagnosis exiting Wolfe Street. Former operator of Paddock Wood building (now renovated by Fourcast).
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough (EFry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Operates 50 modular housing units at Wolfe Street with 24/7 onsite support for individuals with complex needs.
• Peterborough City-County ParamedicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Part of the larger team working on implementation of the local HART Hub model.
• Peterborough Community Health CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HART Hub implementation. Part of the larger team working on implementation of the local HART Hub model.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Breakaway Addiction Services: Toronto-based outpatient addiction treatment provider offering counseling, withdrawal management, harm reduction, and opioid services — a close analog to Fourcast's pre-Paddock Wood outpatient continuum.
• Renascent: Ontario-based residential and outpatient addiction treatment provider with multiple sites; closely comparable to Fourcast's bed-based and counseling services in model, funder profile, and client population.
• Edgewood Health Network (EHN Canada): National network of residential and outpatient addiction and mental health treatment facilities; comparable to Fourcast's residential treatment and supportive housing service lines, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres (OATC): Ontario-wide provider of outpatient opioid agonist therapy and addiction medicine clinics; highly comparable to Fourcast's opioid services and community withdrawal management programs in clinical model and Ontario funder relationships.
• Pinewood Centre of Lakeridge Health: Ontario-based outpatient and residential addiction and mental health service provider embedded in a hospital system; operates community withdrawal management and bed-based programs comparable to Fourcast's outpatient and new Paddock Wood offerings.
• Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge: Direct regional peer and HART Hub partner organization delivering mental health, addictions, housing, and ABI/dual-diagnosis services across the same geographic catchment (Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge). Directly comparable in mission, funder mix, and population served.

Others

• Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO): Provincial association representing Ontario addiction and mental health service providers, including Fourcast; relevant peer as the sector-level advocacy and funding-liaison body that shapes Ontario's HART Hub and harm reduction policy environment.

Regional players

• St. Joseph's Care Group (Thunder Bay): Northwestern Ontario provider of addiction treatment, mental health, and supportive housing services; comparable in service mix and integrated treatment-plus-housing model but operating in a different geographic region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FourcastTeam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/four-counties-addiction-services-team
• Instagraminstagram.com/fourcast_team

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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