On Friday I had a phone call wanting someone that
doesn’t live here. After saying they had got the wrong number, the
caller started to tell me about a homeless shelter for abused women here
in Hamilton called Interval House.
The caller explained that
women could stay there 27 days and that they were mostly full to
capacity. He went on to say that he works for a fund rising company and
they wanted to know if I would be willing to donate to this organization.
I asked hem a few questions that he could not
answer except for one. I asked him what happens to all the people that
they turn away because they are full. His answer was they refer them to
other shelters.
My two questions are.
a) What percent of my donated dollar goes to the charity?
b) Why would I donate to an organization that wants money to simply refer people to another shelter?
Ron Payne
Welfare Legal
Hamilton, Ontario
Email welfarelegal2004@hotmail.com
Blog http://welfarelegal.blogspot.ca/
Monday, March 17, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
ODSP And Legal Aid
A single on ODSP does not qualify
for a legal aid certificate, according to this article, because they receive too much money.
Who is responsible for this?
Why?
But when it comes to eligibility criteria for legal aid, Ontario is on the low end. In a province with a median family income of $73,290, the cut off for a legal aid certificate is $10,800 for a single-person household and $18,684 for a family of two people.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201401203721/headline-news/how-does-ontario-legal-aid-compare
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Handing out gift cards after the ice storm was a scripted failure and nobody new.
Handing out gift cards after the ice storm was a scripted
failure and nobody new.
Not the government, not the legal clinics and not the media
The people of Ontario would have been better served if help
was distributed in this manor.
Stay tune for more on this issue.
Ontario Works Act.
Who receives emergency assistance
9. Emergency
assistance may be provided in accordance with the regulations to or for the
benefit of a person who meets the prescribed conditions. 1997, c. 25,
Sched. A, s. 9.
Ontario Works Regulations
Emergency Assistance
56. (1) If
an applicant requires assistance because of an emergency, emergency assistance
may be paid for a period of not more than one-half of a month and thereafter
assistance shall only be paid after an application for income assistance has
been made under Part II. O. Reg. 134/98, s. 56 (1).
(2) The
administrator may provide emergency assistance under this section if the
administrator is satisfied that,
(a) the applicant does not have enough money or assets and
is unable to obtain credit necessary to provide for the basic needs and shelter
needs for his or her benefit unit; and
(b) a failure to provide the emergency assistance will
result in danger to the physical health of a member of the benefit unit or in
one or more dependent children being unable to continue to reside with his or
her parent who has requested the emergency assistance. O. Reg. 134/98,
s. 56 (2).
Ron Payne
Welfare Legal
Hamilton, Ontario
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