Human Resources committee  I think there's been an increased interest among the not-for-profit sector in developing social enterprise as a way of mitigating some of the social issues we're dealing with. We know that government has a limited amount of money, and I think there's a lot of entrepreneurial inte

Human Resources committee  No, absolutely not. The technology has been there for 30 years. The number of people who have been taken out of institutions and integrated into the community, who have been provided jobs and have kept those jobs successfully, is significant. It does take some initiative and it d

Human Resources committee  I'll address the issue of federally funded employment programs. I'll give you a concrete example. We have an employment program designed to place and support people with severe mental illness who are homeless. The initial process we submitted and the initial funding we received

Human Resources committee  Good morning. I intend to focus my comments on the need to provide employment services and supports as mechanisms to promote recovery from mental illness and other disabilities and to help reduce poverty among persons with a disability. I also want to focus your attention on soc