Community Action articles from April 2003

Community Action archives from April 2003

Social inclusion. (Comments).
April 14, 2003... Ruth Levitas of the University of Bristol presents us with an interesting way of looking at questions of social inclusion, exclusion, and current social policy thinking in general. She spoke of her approach at the recent conference on Social...

Internet, charity lotteries? Not yet in Canada, courts rule.
April 14, 2003... CHARLOTTETOWN -- "The internet age presents new challenges to the enforcement of gaming laws" PEI Chief Justice GE. Marshall wrote in a decision barring a licence to the Earth Future Lottery. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the PEI courts...

Decline in income for one-third of welfare leavers.
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- One out of three person leaving welfare experienced a significant decline in family income says the first national study on the economic outcome for people who stopped receiving welfare benefits. Most people who left welfare during...

BC investigating legality of `facilitating' kidney transplants.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... VANCOUVER -- B.C. government is looking into the legality of the The Kidney Group, which charges substantial fees to facilitate kidney transplants in China for Canadians and Americans. The health ministry is trying to determine if the...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
April 14, 2003... Apr. 20-24: International Adventure Therapy Conference; Victoria; www.3iatc.com Apr. 23: Workshop: Reality therapy--the clinical application of choice theory with William Glasser; Leading Edge Seminars; Toronto; 416.964.1133 ...

Foreign calendar.(Calendar)
April 14, 2003... Apr. 30-May 3: Pan American Congress of Gerontology; Argentine Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the International Association of Gerontology (NA & LA Committee); Buenos Aires; Email panamericano@sion.com May 4-6:...

Low income mothers compromise their own diets. (Children & Families).
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- The nutritional health of low-income, lone mothers, who compromise their own diets in order to ensure that their children's food intake is preserved, is grave and goes "beyond the nutritional risks associated with their reproductive...

Iraq war exacerbates inequality in U.S. (War In Iraq).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The war in Iraq "exacerbates the inequality that disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities already experience," The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy claims. The Committee made up of voluntary social service...

CRC ready to deploy 15 more staff to Middle East. (War In Iraq).(Canadian Red Cross)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Canadian Red Cross with two relief workers in Iraq and nine in Iran, Kuwait, Jordan and Israel, has an additional 15 Canadians on standby to be deployed to the region. The CRC is appealing for cash donations in support of the...

Trois Riviere transition house sets program for male parents. (Children & Families).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... TROIS RIVIERE, QC -- "Growing up healthy with an incarcerated father" is developing at Maison Radisson, a transition house for male offenders. A team of researchers, social workers and administrators is working on the implementation of a...

World's children. (Children & Families).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Human Trafficking: State agencies in Thailand and nongovernmental organizations signed an agreement to cooperate against the trafficking of women and children. The signing was witnessed by U.N. representatives. Trafficked Orphans: Many...

Canada commits $100 million for humanitarian aid for people of Iraq. (War In Iraq).(Canadian International Development Agency )(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Canadian International Development Agency has committed $100 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Iraq according to Minister for International Cooperation Susan Whelan. An immediate allocation of $20 million...

Group home owner charged. (Children & Families).(Stephen Mitchell charged with sexual assault)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... PETERBOROUGH -- Stephen Mitchell, the owner and executive director of Mitchell Group Homes, was charged by the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service, a group-home agency, with two counts of sexual assault. A female group-home...

Four awarded Muttart fellowhips. (Children & Families).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... EDMONTON -- Four agency executive directors were awarded Muttart Foundation fellowship. Each will have a sabbatical year to undertake their research as well as find time for personal renewal. The awards for this year are to: Maureen Collins,...

U.K. agencies reject government aid. (War In Iraq).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... LONDON -- Three British aid agencies declared that they will not accept funds from the government for their relief work in Iraq. They fear such support will compromise their independence. The agencies include: Oxfam, Save the Children,...

Gambling research fund offered. (Funding).(Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... GUELPH -- The Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (the Centre) offers research fellowships at the graduate and postgraduate level for the 2003-2004 academic year. These one-year fellowships support promising students who and are ready...

CIDA to support Canada-Russia partnership. (Funding).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Canadian Centre on Disability Studies, Winnipeg: the Canada-Russia Disability Program. $4 million over four years to the (CCDs) in support of the Canada-Russia partnership to promote the full participation of persons with disabilities in social...

Grants available for after-school programs. (Funding).
April 14, 2003... RBC Financial Group, is offering grants for after-school programs up to $40,000 for the 2003-2004 school year. The programs should include computer instruction, sports, literacy tutoring music and art lessons, nutrition guidance, and homework...

Trillium Foundation Ontario. (Funding).
April 14, 2003... 800-263-2887 Big Sisters of Oakville. To help improve the academic success of low-achieving students in the Oakville area by introducing an after-school homework helper and tutor program called "The Club" in more schools. $77,000 over...

National homelessness initiative. (Funding).(Canadian Mental Health Association, Belleville)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... 819-953-5646 Canadian Mental Health Association, Belleville: To provide transitional and emergency housing to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. $204,800; to purchase and renovate two houses. These houses will provide...

The National Crime Prevention Strategy, National Crime Prevention Centre. (Funding).
April 14, 2003... 613-954-1721 Alberta The Human Society, Alberta. For its Contents Under Pressure project which seeks to gain a better understanding of the experience of at-risk youth and identify promising practices in order to educate those working...

Call for report proposals (Womenspace). (Funding).
April 14, 2003... Womenspace is calling for a 10,000-word research and information report in each of five areas: 1. Gender, the internet and human rights; 2. A gender analysis of e-government and e-democracy; 3. A gender analysis of young women and...

Double the minimum wage Campaign 2000 tells Ontario. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... TORONTO -- A main culprit for the increase in child poverty in Ontario is its minimum wage of $6.85 per hour, ranked fourth in Canada, says a report from campaign 2000. Calling on the Ontario government to double the current minimum wage...

BC may be planning to cut 9,000 from disability benefits, documents show. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... VICTORIA -- Opposition Leader Joy MacPhail produced a ministry document that said "The ministry expects that about 9,130 disability clients--20 percent of the caseload will not meet the new criteria." MacPhail has been demanding that Human...

Access to election campaigns won by deaf and hard of hearing Nova Scotians. (Disability).(Deafness Advocacy Association of Nova Scotia)
April 14, 2003... HALIFAX -- "What am I Supposed to do? Vote for the prettiest face?", is a question that should no longer rise from deaf and hard of hearing Nova Scotians. A human rights complaint by the Deafness Advocacy Association of Nova Scotia...

Had two houses but found not guilty of defrauding BC welfare. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... VICTORIA -- Income assistance recipient Darlene Lake is not guilty of defrauding the province of almost $34,000, a B.C. Supreme Court jury decided. The Crown claimed that Lake intentionally defrauded the province of welfare money between...

Alliance wants healthy living strategy to consider people with disability. (Disability).(Active Living Alliance for Canadians)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability plans to involve itself in the federal government's process that will result in a national Healthy Living Strategy. The Alliance is determined to ensure disability issues are...

Spouse in house to Supreme Court. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... TORONTO -- The Falkiner Case on Ontario's "spouse in the house" rule is headed for the Supreme Court of Canada after the provincial government applied for and was granted leave to appeal. The case harks back to 1995 when the Ontario...

The Insertion Model or the Workfare Model? The Transformation of Social Assistance Within Quebec and Canada.(Book Review)
April 14, 2003... by Sylvie Morel, Status of Women Canada Policy Research Fund Headlines in the January 20, 2003 Community Action: "Quebec's unique anti-poverty law aims for a society with the `least poverty'... The Quebec government is the first...

Publications.(Bibliography)
April 14, 2003... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material published in Canada and by Canadian authors....

Periodicals received.(Bibliography)
April 14, 2003... at work, Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Spring 2003 Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Spring 2003 Concerned Friends, Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities, Toronto, March 2003 ...

Charitable status for anti-racism. (Non-Profit Sector).(new policy of Charities Directorate )(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- Canadian organizations and groups whose goal is to eliminate racism or are "devoted to promoting positive race relations within Canada" will be able register as charities under a new proposed policy statement issued by the Charities...

Alberta cuts number of bargaining units in health care. (Health).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... EDMONTON -- The Alberta government introduced changes to the provincial labour laws to change bargaining in the healthcare sector in that province. The amendments 1, Bill 27, the Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring)...

Limit campaign expenses to 35% in US standards proposal. (Non-Profit Sector).(standards for charitable fund raising)
April 14, 2003... ARLINGTON, VA -- The BBB Wise Giving Alliance proposes that a charity should spend at least 65 per cent of its total expenses on program activities and should not spend more than 35 per cent of "related contributions" from donations, legacies...

Quebec hospital acts in provincial election campaign. (Health).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... GATINEAU, QC -- The Outaouais Regional Hospital is pressuring the province's three main political parties to state how they would deal with the institution's problems, including the chronic nursing shortage. This is the first time a...

Non-profits need boards with realistic expectations, fund-raisers say. (Non-Profit Sector).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... TORONTO -- Boards of directors with realistic expectations "will dramatically improve the effectiveness of fundraising," says a preliminary report on Canada' first study of fund-raising professionals. The study was conducted by the Association...

CIDA gives $1m for HIV/AIDS in India. (Health).(Canadian International Development Agency)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- Canadian International Development Agency is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention in India. CIDA will provide $1 million to the United Nations Population Fund to support the integration of HIV/AIDS prevention information into...

HIV programs urged for FSU. (Health).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... LONDON, UK -- Urgent action is needed to prevent further spread of HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. HIV prevention programmes for injecting drug users should be a priority in the area say the authors of a report published in the medical...

Legal aid spending up, demand stable. (General).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- Legal aid spending continued to grow, but the demand for legal aid services remained stable in the fiscal year 2001/02. Total legal aid expenditures by Canada's legal aid plans reached just over $593 million dollars in 2001/02, the...

Prescription drug sales up 12.2%. (General).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- Sales of prescription drugs, reached $10.5 billion in 2002, a 12.2% growth over the previous year and the third consecutive year of double digit growth, Statistics Canada reports. Sales of non-prescription drugs and vitamins rose...

Ontario moves on elder abuse strategy. (General).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... TORONTO -- The Ontario government has appointed a provincial elder abuse coordinator and eight regional abuse consultants to work with community groups. The staff will promote and support local community efforts to combat elder abuse. The...

Women offenders need new strategy, Auditor General reports. (General).(seeks changes by Correctional Service of Canada)
April 14, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Correctional Service of Canada needs a new strategy to replace a 12 year old approach to reintegration of women offenders, states Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser. The CSC has made significant improvements in the...

Economic worries cause decline in giving and volunteering, U.S. report says. (General).(findings of the report Giving in Tough Times: The Impact of Personal Economic Concerns on Giving and Volunteering)
April 14, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Economic concerns affect the giving and volunteering habits of American households, according to an Independent Sector report Giving in Tough Times: The Impact of Personal Economic Concerns on Giving and Volunteering The...

Arab children fare well but not their mothers. (General).(The State of the Arab Child report)
April 14, 2003... BEIRUT -- Arab children have, on average, a greater chance of surviving birth and living to see their 5th birthday than children in the rest of the world and Arab women have a lower chance of surviving pregnancy and childbirth. The UNICEF...

UN women's commission can't agree on violence statement. (General).(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- The U.N. Commission on the Status of Women yesterday failed to adopt its draft-agreed conclusions on women's human rights and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as it concluded its 47th session. ...