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Human Resources committee Correct.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Absolutely, and those are the people that we serve. A number of corporations are now coming to the realization that employees with a disability of any sort—in this case, I'll harp on developmental disabilities—make incredible employees because they are not looking anywhere else.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Thank you very much. In terms of employment incentives, and if you're able to work, should you be earning more and have it not clawed back? Absolutely. In terms of some of the programs you mentioned and the clawbacks with those, I'm not that familiar with them because the emplo
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Correct.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Right.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee There are many opportunities for them to be engaged in the community that may not be employment at full dollars, but may have engagement. Back to Dan Ruimy's point of “what else does Reena do”, community engagement is at the core of everything we do, be it work in the community,
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee That's in Ontario alone.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee That goes directly.... For instance, in the Reena community residence, it would have 84 people. We're looking at funding for 10 residences, so I'd say about 1,000 people.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee We have to start somewhere and it is expensive. By working with my friends here, we'll be able to make it happen in a bigger way.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee No, not at all. Reena was started 44 years ago by the Jewish community, but we are open and accessible to all. We're firmly rooted, as we proudly state, in Jewish values, but absolutely, at the board level, the staff level, and among the people we serve, we're more than a regular
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee We need to make sure that everything is accessible, and accessibility means so many things to many different people. It's not just enough to have a wide door to get into a room. You need showers and baths that people can roll into to give people additional independence. In terms
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Thank you.
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee Thank you very much. First, let me tell you that I believe it's Miriam house in Montreal that has been working with him and we would refer to them as a sister agency. They are very interested in the work we're doing. Regarding what Reena does and the struggles you're mentioning
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone
Human Resources committee For the short term, we need to get more spaces—both accessible and affordable—up immediately with the appropriate supports. We need to ensure that those on the waiting lists.... First of all, we have to make sure they're on the waiting list. What's happening now, particularly in
February 21st, 2017Committee meeting
Gary Gladstone