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We send
What's on the MOVES on the first and third
Friday of the month. Our goal is to share information about upcoming events, agency news and relevant announcements with the DC MOVES mailing list. If you have information to share through this bulletin, please email your information in text and an attached image or logo to the DC MOVES Coordinator
Elaine Capes.
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Community Resource Fair
DC MOVES and HCIA attended the Community Resource Fair at ODSS April 5th along with an estimated 25 other community services. We shared information on the Poverty Reduction Strategic Framework and what Poverty looks like in Dufferin County, and Volunteer Dufferin as well as other HCIA projects. It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with the community and to introduce DC MOVES to agencies who were not yet familiar with the initiative. I am excited to add them to our membership and bring you their messages and events in upcoming issues of our bulletin. Thank you to organizer Karenda Carpenter, Passport Community Developer.
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More MOVES news
Keith Palmer is leaving Dufferin County for a position with the province. Over the last 8 years Keith has pioneered new ideas and lead his department through a cultural change that embraces learning and cooperation. He has changed the face of human services in Dufferin County and raised the profile of the very real issues that exist here, even if we can't always see them. Keith has championed housing and homelessness awareness and established community support for poverty reduction. In addition, Keith has been a voice of both reason and compassion while participating in local tables. Keith has offered insight and advice based on his wealth of knowledge and experience.
Keith will be taking on the role of Director of Social Assistance, Central Services Branch, reporting to the Ministry of Community Services' Assistant Deputy Minister for the Social Assistance Operations Division. The Social Assistance Central Services Branch is responsible for the management and delivery of a range of functions critical to the effective delivery of social assistance. Keith will lead the Social Assistance Central Services Branch, to ensure the effective delivery of existing direct and corporate social assistance services and the onboarding and successful integration of additional services. Functions include disability adjudication, overpayment recovery, payment processing and specialized call centre support Keith will continue to champion, promote and deliver service excellence, quality and continuous improvement in the delivery of social assistance central services
We wish Keith well and know we are well served with him in this new position - I know I will sincerely miss him in connection to DC MOVES and thank him for his vision in bringing DC MOVES into being. Thank you Keith - you will be missed in Dufferin County and at the DC MOVES tables.
Following Keith's departure on April 27th, Anna McGregor will take on the position of Acting Director. For all County related business, feel free to connect with Anna at 519 941 6991 ext 2003.
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Over the past year, the Government of Canada has travelled across the country, engaging with thousands of Canadians, especially those who have lived experience with poverty, to hear their stories, ideas and feedback about reducing poverty. Today the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced the release of the What We Heard report, a summary of the feedback gathered during the Poverty Reduction Strategy engagement process.
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We provide Emergency Shelter Assistance, One unit Transitional apartment, Emergency Food Assistance, clothing and household items assistance, spiritual support, and children's programs for women, Special events and activities.
For more information call 519 945-1203
Major Karen Puddicombe
Pastor
New Hope Community Church
690 Riddell Rd
Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z5
Office Phone: 519 943-1203
Cell: 519-216-4712
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Electronic versions of program-related information is now available! Community Services has created two-sided information sheets for their Ontario Works, Social Housing, and Children's Services divisions. These can be shared electronically with clients, agencies, and stakeholders to further promote services and programs available within our community.
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MoveItOn......facilitating the movement of surplus workplace supplies for participating agencies of DC MOVES
what's acceptable:
- functional workplace furniture i.e chairs, desks, filing cabinets, shelves
- useable disposable supplies i.e. file folders, binders, printer cartridges
- excess workplace equipment i.e. copiers, printers, lamps, phones
how to move it:
- you identify surplus workplace supplies
- you access against the above parameters
- you contact Habitat for Humanity ReStore Orangeville to arrange pick up
- ReStore picks up and holds the supplies
- you notify DC MOVES Coordinator with supply list for publishing in What's on the MOVES
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