Family and Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin

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All Children and Youth are Safe and Nurtured

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We protect children and youth from abuse or neglect by ensuring a safe, stable and nurturing environment in partnership with families and the community.

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETIES ASK THE COURT
TO REVIEW BUDGET PROCESS
PRESS RELEASE - Issued May 04, 2010

London – In response to budget shortfalls, eleven Children’s Aid Societies (CASs) have taken the unprecedented step of asking the court to review the process used by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) to review CASs budgets. The Judicial Review was filed in London, Ontario on Tuesday May 04, 2010.

In the fall of 2009, thirty-seven CASs requested a formal ministerial review of their budgets, also known as a Section 14 Review. As well, during the past two years, CASs have sought budget reviews, presented numerous submissions, prepared business cases for cost reductions and met with MCYS staff as well as with the minister to seek solutions for the funding shortfalls. These efforts have not resulted in sufficient funding for child protection across the province.

Eleven CASs are asking the court to review the Section 14 process. This is a last step in the CASs’ attempts to ensure vulnerable children and their families get the supports they need. ..more

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