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Welfare programs working
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
June 28, 2010
Focus, a six-week program created in 2004 by Sarnia-Lambton’s Ontario Works office and recognized by the province as a “best practice,” is being adopted by other communities… Some 181 people have graduated from Focus so far, and after two years 68% have left social assistance for jobs, school, training or other reasons… “We’re tying to provide all the human services we can to help move people to the goals they have in being able to be self-sufficient,” Dalziel said. “We want to do all we can to help the whole situation and not just hand out a monthly cheque.”
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