The government finally announced the new funding for residential care spaces. This win belongs to all 371 of you. We will watch closely to ensure these placements actually open.
The Ontario government urgently needs to create more long-term residential care spaces for adults with autism and other disabilities. The CBC recently ran a two-part news series outlining the problems facing Ontario families who are unable to find placements for their adult children with disabilities.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/ID/2306284333/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/11/19/roumeliotis-sarnia-family.html
This is unacceptable. The Ontario government needs to invest in creating more long-term residential care spaces on an urgent basis.
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Sarah Garcia
13 years ago
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my son is 22 and we have absolutely nowhere for him to go. it is terrifying to think about what will happen when i am gone.
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Jason Sloan
13 years ago
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where is the money going? because it sure isn't helping the people who actually need it.
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David Gallagher
13 years ago
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the current system just sets people up to fail. why is there no funding for this
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Linda Cox
13 years ago
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THESE PEOPLE NEED HOMES NOT WAITING LISTS THAT LAST DECADES.
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Mike Sinclair
13 years ago
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this is a disgrace. families are exhausted and being ignored by the province.
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Karen Diallo
13 years ago
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our family had to look after my brother for 40 years because the system failed him. things have to change for the next generation
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Khaled Bestami
6 years ago
God bless them
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Tamara Krikorov
10 years ago
it's immoral to cut money from special needs children
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The government finally announced the new funding for residential care spaces. This win belongs to all 371 of you. We will watch closely to ensure these placements actually open.
The Ontario government urgently needs to create more long-term residential care spaces for adults with autism and other disabilities. The CBC recently ran a two-part news series outlining the problems facing Ontario families who are unable to find placements for their adult children with disabilities.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/ID/2306284333/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/11/19/roumeliotis-sarnia-family.html
This is unacceptable. The Ontario government needs to invest in creating more long-term residential care spaces on an urgent basis.
my son is 22 and we have absolutely nowhere for him to go. it is terrifying to think about what will happen when i am gone.