Ending Poverty in Welland?

This from the Welland Tribune

The effort to end poverty in the community is moving in a new direction.
As envisioned by its board, the Strategy fo End Poverty Program (STEP-Niagara), will provide a healing resource to those trapped in the revolving door of short-term hospital treatment, psychiatric care, the courts and for some, incarceration in jails or prisons.

"Public Forum: Saturday, Oct. 18 at Notre Dame.
Purpose: To tell the community about the idea behind the Strategy to End Poverty and, to receive input from the community about it and to ask people to join in.
Speakers: Dr. John Rook, chair, Canada’s National Council of Welfare and Brian Hutchings, Niagara’s commissioner of community and social services.
Particulars: Registration at 5 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m., forum at 6: 30 p.m.
Need to Know: To RSVP attendance, call Leanna Villella Shuster, 905-735-2050 by Oct. 10."

This sounds ambitious and certainly worth pursuing. We have agreed to work with this group as consultants to help them achieve their goals. We know de-institutionalization did not work. It seemed like the right idea, but the community supports were not put in place to make it work. This is a step in the right direction

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