Family & Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin
Our Vision: All Children and Youth are Safe and and have Increased Well-Being
Our Mission: We protect children and youth from abuse and neglect by ensuring their safety in a permanent and nurturing environment in partnership with families and the community.
Social Service Agency, Abused Women, Accepts donations of money, clothing and household items. Provides transitional secure and affordable housing and support services for women, with or without children leaving abusive relationships. Programs for women and children. United Way partner agency. 12 unit apartment complex. Length of stay is up to a year. Programs include individual and group counselling, advocacy, referrals, safety planning, and parenting support. Rent: Geared to income. Volunteer opportunities: Fund raising, children's program, transportation.
Chamber of Commerce representatives have met with Mitzie Hunter, Associate Minister of Finance, to present her with a letter that calls on the government to consider how the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) will affect the province's business competitiveness.Chamber research across Ontario confirms that business is concerned that a new mandatory Ontario pension plan will hurt job creation and the province's overall competitiveness. Though there are many undetermined details, the ORPP, as we understand it today, would require workers and employers to each contribute 1.9 percent of earnings, up to $90,000, annually to the pension plan.Signed by over 50 leaders from Ontario's Chamber Network, the letter we have submitted to the Associate Minister calls on the Government of Ontario to provide employers with answers to six crucial outstanding questions:What will be the impact of a fullyimplemented ORPP?How will the government treat businesses who cannot afford to match mandatory contributions under the ORPP
The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown has a rich and ancient history. Our original homeland is found along the Eastern Seaboard of North America, specifically, areas known today as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Delaware, or Lunaapeew, as we call ourselves, are revered by other Indigenous Nations as 'the Grandfather Tribe. We established settlements up and down the Delaware and Hudson Rivers, where we farmed, hunted, fished and gathered for food, as well as traded with other Nations. At one time, our population is estimated to be in excess of 65,000.