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Community Services
OUR GOAL: TO PROVIDE SAFER ENVIRONMENTS AND LIVING SUPPORTS FOR AT-RISK AND VULNERABLE ONTARIANS

Our goal is to provide safer environments and supports for victims of domestic violence and their children, and people who are socially disadvantaged and at risk.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Ontario is investing an additional $18.8 million to help women, including women with disabilities, find safe shelter housing for themselves and their children.

NEWS

September 5, 2008
Increased Funding for women's Shelters in London
Women and their children in London will now have more help to escape violence in their homes with an investment of more than $718,000 for agencies, shelters and second stage housing providers in the area. [More]

May 20, 2008
A Helping Hand for Francophone Community Groups
Ontario is investing in Francophone community groups who serve people with a developmental disability and women escaping domestic violence. [More]

May 14, 2008
Ontario to Open Adoption Records
A new Ontario law will soon give adult adoptees and birth parents access to information that is currently sealed in their adoption records. [More]