Announcement

OCASI ED Debbie Douglas appointed to Income Security Working Group

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Announcement

OCASI Executive Director Debbie Douglas has been appointed to the Ontario Income Security Reform Working Group.

Ontario has established the Working Group to help guide the province's efforts to reduce poverty, support people in their efforts to participate in the economy, and provide services in a way that makes sense to the people who need them.

The group is to:

OCASI Accepting Applications for Group Training

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Announcement

OCASI is accepting applications for In-House Group Training under the Professional Education and Training Project (PET). The OCASI PET project provides financial support to settlement service providers to assist with organizational capacity building.

Due to scarce funds for professional development of the sector, OCASI is working to maximize the impact of PET program funds. To that end agencies interested in accessing funds are encouraged to undertake a needs assessment to identify organizational and/or staff training needs.

Report on Trauma and Refugee Mental Health Training

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Announcement

Report on Trauma and Refugee Mental Health Training

In partnership with Hong Fook and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT), OCASI is pleased to report that the Council has been providing training for front-line workers in OCASI member agencies, on war trauma and refugee mental health. In-person training sessions have begun across the province.

The main objectives of the training are:

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