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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.

Ontario is delivering better customer service and improved access to community and social services by expanding 211 information services to the Ottawa area.

Read the September 19 news release and backgrounder.

Watch the video.

Minister of Community and Social Services Madeleine Meilleur and Michael Allen, President and CEO of United Way/Centraide of Greater Ottawa. To see more pictures, visit our photo gallery.

Ontario is investing an additional $18.8 million to help women, including women with disabilities, find safe shelter housing for themselves and their children. Read the September 5 news release. Watch the video. Read the story: “You are not alone.” -- A story from the Women’s Community House in London, Ontario
	Kate Wiggins, Executive Director of Women’s Community House in London, talks about how a safe, caring shelter can transform the lives of abused women and their children. To see more pictures, visit our photo gallery.

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September 19, 2008
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New Francophone Shelter in Timmins
Ontario is providing additional safety, security and support for Francophone women and their children who are fleeing violence in their homes by investing in a new 10-bed shelter in Timmins. [More
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September 19, 2008
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Ontario 211 Service Now Available in Ottawa
Ontario is delivering better customer service and improved access to community and social services by expanding 211 information services to the Ottawa area. [More
Ontario 211 Service Now Available in Ottawa
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September 5, 2008
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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
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