Developmental service agencies across Ontario are sounding the alarm about limited funds. According to Community Living Ontario, which advocates for the agen
“Increasingly starved of the resources we need”: Developmental service agencies asking Queen’s Park for five per cent boost in fundingAccording to Community Living Ontario, which advocates for the agencies that help people with developmental disabilities live their lives, they are being starved of resources.Agencies across the province are launching a campaign called ‘#5ToSurvive.’
“In the face of rising inflation and skyrocketing costs we are finding it more and more difficult to meet the needs of the people we are committed to supporting,” said Terri Gray, executive director of Community Living Oshawa/Clarington, in a release.
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