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CCAS Success Stories

October 24, 2007 permalink

The Fall Newsletter of Hamilton CCAS salutes six of their wards who are going on to higher education. These are their more successful cases. Note two points:

  • When Cathy Norris mentions the names of her teenagers she is sent to jail, and threatened with additional jail time for continuing. When CCAS does so, it is overlooked.
  • Half of crown wards in Ontario are drugged, most of them boys. Five of the six success stories are girls. Did the boys get brain-damaged from their drugs? None of the boys headed for a career of crime or homelessness are included.

The publication of names and photos makes us share the hope of Hamilton CCAS that at least these six young people will have a bright future. Publication of the names of all CAS wards could get us to root for them as well, instead of thinking of them as mere ciphers to justify more funding.

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bound for HIGHER EDUCATION

This past June, CCAS hosted its Annual General Meeting in our newly redeveloped building. One of the highlights of this event was the presentation of six educational bursaries to six very deserving youth in the care of CCAS who have plans to pursue post-secondary education. Each of these young people have lived their lives with struggles few of us could even imagine. We congratulate all of them for striving for success and working toward a brighter future.

Crissandra Foss
The Bishop Anthony Tonnos Bursary
Crissandra Foss
Estera Falger
The Theresa Balon Bursary
Estera Falger
Adaire Clements
The James Gillam Bursary
Adaire Clements
Melissa Cronk
The Kenneth Lancaster Bursary
Melissa Cronk
Elizabeth Rozek
The Jack Kemp Bursary
Elizabeth Rozek
José Ordonez
The Heather Steigvilas Bursary
José Ordonez

Source: Fall 2007 Newsletter of Hamilton CCAS (pdf)

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