Community Action articles from September 2005

Community Action archives from September 2005

Indifference is a weapon.(government's performance after Hurricane Katrina 2005)
September 19, 2005... "Indifference is a weapon of mass destruction," U.S. congressman Dennis Kusinich said when he reviewed the u.s. government's performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Television screens showed hundreds of thousands of poor, black...

Project tests incentives to promote low income savings.(learn$ave demonstration)
September 19, 2005... Ottawa -- learn$ave is a demonstration project designed to help those with low income build their savings to finance post-secondary education, skills development, associated supports to learning and creating small business. It will operate in a...

Australia welfare system most progressive, OECD expert claims.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
September 19, 2005... Sidney, Aus. -- "Australia operates the most targeted social security system in the OECD, and probably in the world." Peter Whiteford, welfare analyst at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development told the Australian Social...

Vacant rental not for special needs.
September 19, 2005... Toronto -- Rental housing to meet the needs of singles, seniors and people with special needs is not really sufficent in most urban areas of Ontario. Despite having higher apartment vacancy rates and lower interest rates for home...

CRC sends experienced volunteers to aid in Katrina victims.
September 19, 2005... Ottawa -- The first group of 35 Canadian Red Cross Disaster Services volunteers left by a Canadian Forces aircraft for Houston, Texas to work on three week assignments with the American Red Cross. At least 100 more will be sent to the region,...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
September 19, 2005... Sept. 26-27: National Best Practice Conference: Seniors' Mental Health; Ottawa; Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health; [E] fmalach@baycrest.org Sept. 29-Oct. 1: National Conference: Social innovation at work for families; Family...

Foreign calendar.(Calendar)
September 19, 2005... Sept. 29-Oct. 2: International Symposium on Social Work with Groups; Minneapolis; www.aaswg.org Sept. 29-Oct. 2: World Congress: Children's Hospice International; Salt Lake City; www.chionline.org Oct. 3-5: International Conference on...

Judge backs Lanark CAS in parent access challenge.(Children's Aid Society)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... "The case law establishes that time is of the essence in child protection cases and the clock begins to run from the day the child is admitted to foster care. One child has now been in care for seventeen months and the second child has been in...

Windsor Essex CAS appeal dismissed, ordered to pay the parents' costs.(CHILD & FAMILY)(Children's Aid Society)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Judge John H. Brockenshire, Ontario Court of Justice, dismissed an appeal for a Status Review Application sought by the Windsor Essex Children's Aid and ordered the Society to pay the costs of the respondent parents. The request for the Status...

Half Nova Scotia child centres fail licence standards.(Department of Community Service's own standards for licensing)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Halifax -- Half of Nova Scotia's licensed child care centres are operating under conditional licences because they did not pass all the licensing standards of the Department of Community Services for renewing licenses in 2004-2005. The...

Does non-profit child care have a quality advantage, economists ask.(CHILD & FAMILY)
September 19, 2005... Toronto -- Do non-profit child care centres produce child care of a higher quality than for-profit centre? The evidence is not clear according to a paper presented by Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky of the University of Toronto. ...

UK social worker cleared of charges in child's death, superiors face public scorn.(CHILD & FAMILY)
September 19, 2005... London -- Social worker Lisa Arthurworrey was cleared of mis conduct related to the murder of a child and her superiors in the social services department of the social services in the Borough of Haringey who held her to blame are now facing...

Offord centre website to present latest research in child mental health.(CHILD & FAMILY)
September 19, 2005... Hamilton -- The Offord Centre, McMaster University, plans to create a resource for healthcare providers, educators, parents and policy makers seeking the latest and best available information on how to prevent and treat children's mental health...

Ceiling on foster care exceeded.(CHILD & FAMILY)
September 19, 2005... St. Catharines, ON -- Because statutory ceiling on foster care had been exceeded, Ontario Superior Court had option but had to choose between Crown wardship or returning child to the mother or extended family, Justice Linda M. Walters ruled in...

Domestic Violence Action Plan, Ontario 416-314-7230.(FUNDING)
September 19, 2005... Sault Ste. Marie Family YMCA. To provide work experience which will enhance operations at the agency by helping Employment Insurance-eligible participants gain valuable job experience by creating five positions: one for a marketing/development...

Trillium Foundation Ontario 800-263-2887.(funding)
September 19, 2005... Canadian Mental Health Association, Hastings and Prince Edward Branch. To recruit and train volunteers to help operate the telephone support service Warm Line. This will provide reassurance and support to Quinte-area residents feeling lonely,...

Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa 819-953-6238.(FUNDING)
September 19, 2005... Carrefour de Solidarite Internationale (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and Institut de recherche et d'enseignement pour les eoop,ratives de l'universite de Sherbrooke. I: to strengthen the capacity of 15 rural organizations and 15 women's organizations to...

Poverty falling in Asia, rising in Africa.(GENERAL)
September 19, 2005... New York -- Progress has been made on the United Nations Millenium goal to eradicate extreme poverty. Poverty rates are falling in Asia while millions more people have sunk deep into poverty in sub-Sahara Africa where the poor are getting...

Social housing allocations.(GENERAL)
September 19, 2005... Woodlands, MB -- Ten units of a 12-unit seniors apartment project of the Rural Municipality of Woodlands are being supported with $300,000 in funding from the Canada-Manitoba Affordable Housing Initiative. Quebec City -- Residence...

Fight poverty by tax on airline tickets?(GENERAL)
September 19, 2005... Paris -- French President Jacques Chirac is proposing a tax on airline tickets to finance efforts against poverty and disease in the developing world. Chirac expects to have it established by next year with initial funds being used to fight...

House arrest for home aid worker.(GENERAL)
September 19, 2005... Sidney, NS -- Melinda Anne O'Neil, a Cape Breton home-support worker was sentenced to 6-months house arrest for stealing money from an elderly patient. She has also been ordered to repay $3,100 to the patient. Ms. O'Neil, a mother of...

Settlement ends Espanola ACL strike.(GENERAL)(Community Living Espanola)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Espanola, ON -- A nine week strike at Community Living Espanola ended with a new collective agreement between the agency and its 38 vocational and residential counsellors, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2462, have a...

16 inmates learn masonry skills.(GENERAL)
September 19, 2005... Toronto -- Sixteen inmates from the Central North Correctional Centre have completed masonry skills training at the apprenticeship program, administered by the Universal Worker's Union Local 183 Life Long Learning Centre, the correctional...

CRA collecting for SDC.(Canada Revenue Agency, Social Development Canada)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Ottawa -- Canada Revenue Agency is now responsible for the collection activities previously carried out by Social Development Canada. The CRA now has responsibility and accountability for the collection of debts owed to programs of Human...

Publications.(Bibliography)
September 19, 2005... 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. Publishers...

Periodicals received.
September 19, 2005... at work, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Summer 2005 Community Living Leaders, Community Living Ontario, Toronto, Summer 2005 Dialect, Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, Saskatoon, Spring 2005 Dimeline, March of...

CHSI awards 26 fellowships to health managers.(HEALTH)
September 19, 2005... Ottawa -- Canadian Health Services Information awarded 26 fellowships to enable health system managers across Canada the skills to make better use of research in their day-to-day work, as a way to increase evidence-based decision-making in the...

IHPR accepting research proposals.(HEALTH)
September 19, 2005... Ottawa -- The Institute of Health Service and Policy Research USPR is accepting applications for workshops or research community development initiatives. HSPR'S Research Community Development Program is intended to support health services and...

Ont. government sets quality council.(Ontario Health Quality Council)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Toronto -- The Ontario Government has established the Ontario Health Quality Council as an independent agency to monitor the healthcare system and report to the public on its performance. Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman...

Fund Alta justice mental health plans.(HEALTH)
September 19, 2005... Edmonton -- The Alberta Mental Health Board recently received nearly $5.6 million in funding from Alberta Health and Wellness for two critical justice-related mental health programs. These include: * The Provincial Family Violence Treatment...

Russian group gets award for action on HIV/AIDS.(HEALTH)
September 19, 2005... Montreal -- Russia's Humanitarian Action Fund received the 2005 Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights. Humanitarian Action, based in Saint Petersburg, offered the first HIV prevention programs for vulnerable populations in Russia,...