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June 9, 2010 News coverage of CAS campaign events in
Waterloo, London, Brockville and Sudbury. OPSEU members in Ottawa, London,
Brockville, Kitchener and Sudbury brought their sustainable funding message to
the street. more..
CAS workers fundraise for vulnerable children in the face of a
provincial funding crisis
June 7, 2010
Child protection workers across the province will be fundraising today
for vulnerable children because of the government’s unwillingness to
modify its funding model more
CAS workers fundraise for vulnerable children in the face of a
provincial funding crisis
June 3, 2010
Child protection workers across the province set to
“fundraise” for vulnerable children on Monday June 7. Workers will lobby
their MPP’s demanding that the child protection formula be changed to
include the cost of amendments made in the Child and Family Services Act in
2006. Members across the province have been facing job cuts, program cuts
and unmanageable workloads, especially in communities hardest hit by the
recession. In May, the Ministry informed agencies that previous mitigation
funds would now be rolled into 2010 allocations. This stop gap measures only
confirms the dire state of funding for these crucial services. The Ministry
must recognize that the policy vision for child welfare services has not
been supported by the funding model. Agencies that were facing bankruptcy
will be in the same position in early fall without sustainable increases to
base funding. 11 CASs are currently in court challenging the government’s
funding formula.
Today, OPSEU members join CUPE and CEP members in a meeting
with the Commission for Sustainability in Child Welfare. OPSEU CAS workers
will recommend a provincial workload review and urgent changes to the CAS
funding formula.
Local Fundraising Events Monday June 7:
L. 116 Children’s Society of London and Middlesex
Lemonade Stand
1680 Oxford St. E (12:00-1:00)
493 Dundas St (12:00-1:00)
L. 258 Family and Children’s Services of Waterloo Region
Lemonade Stand 12:00
Victoria Park, Kitchener
L. 441 CAS of Brockville and United City s of Leeds &
Grenville
BBQ (11:30am to 1:30pm)
Memorial Park (Laurier Blvd soccer fields in Brockville)
L. 458 CAS of United Counties of Stormont Dundas &
Glengarry
Raffle for tickets to “Lift Off” summer festival
1 Water St. E, Cornwall Square Shopping Centre
(11:00 am- 1:00pm) and (5:00-7:00pm)
L. 668 CAS Districts of Sudbury & Manitoulin
Lemonade Stand (12:00)
Memorial Park, Sudbury
L. 454 CAS of Ottawa Carleton
Local lobby event (12:00 pm)
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