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The Canadian history of the John Howard Society began in 1867 with a group of church workers seeking to bring spiritual help to prisoners in the Toronto jail. In 1874 this small group became known as the ''Prisoners Aid Association of Toronto.''

To Community Living Kingston and DistrictFor more than 60 years, Community Living Kingston and District has worked to build an inclusive community where individuals with intellectual disabilities enjoy the rights and privileges of citizenship. This is achieved by advocating with and on behalf of individuals with an intellectual disability as well as by delivering highly valued supports and services that respond to people's needs, goals and interests.

Thanks to funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation of $13,600 over 12 months, both Flinton and Denbigh Library now offer fax service. The grant has enabled the Township to purchase new print/copy/scan and fax machines for each location, a service not readily available in the area. This funding has also enabled us to complete the update of our computer systems and purchase new 24' monitors for all machines. Updates will also be made to the Large Print, Audio and DVD sections on a regular basis with this funding. The installation of an accessible workstation at the Flinton Library makes both locations fully accessible.'I am pleased to see the Ontario Trillium Foundation's contribution to the improvements at these libraries. Providing access to these communications and information tools at these locations is important and will be a great benefit for many rural residents who may not otherwise have access. I congratulate the team at the Addington Highlands Public Library for their continuing efforts on behalf of local resident

When we began in 1953, for many people who had intellectual (or developmental) disabilities, community living was a dream. It was an objective yet to be realized. Until they finally closed in 2009, some still lived apart in Ontario government institutions. Others were physically in, but had little connection to the community around them - as children, they were in segregated classrooms or in schools far away from the neighborhood children who were their peers; as adults, they were often excluded from opportunities to join the workforce. At all ages, many faced physical and social barriers that kept them from participating in the social and economic world around them.