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Adults who need help to shape their own home and life, that is, to thrive.
09/02/2009 - 15:22

Our now 22-year-old son has an intellectual disability. He's autistic. He's depressed and frustrated. He takes anti-depressant medication. A large part of the cause of his frustration and depression is that he wants to move out into his own apartment as he sees healthy young men do and which he could also do if he had some support but there is no support available.

Sixty Years of Living & Working-Death is my Retirement plan
08/26/2009 - 16:50

"The rich get richer and the poor get poorer". Those who have managed well-stable employment, good education and stable relationships don't get this. They have no idea. Poverty exacerbates mental health issues.

giving them a home
08/13/2009 - 22:33

I went out on a limb 12years ago and bought a house which is not allowed when you are on a form of goverment disability pension. I felt I had to give my grandchildren (whom I had custody of and was raising on my own), a home, one that we would not have to move from because of my grandson's special needs. I found a co-signer and some help borrowing the down payment and we had a home in the industrial part of Hamilton. Time went by and repairs accumulated and my income was going down as the children grew older.

Those Glorious Basturds.
08/13/2009 - 15:02

God bless'em all.. those Glorious Basturds.

The creator seize them, with a critical eye, may he hold them forever in his glare.
Bless them for the the deeds they've never done & the unborn promises they've yet kept.
These floors were smeared with innocent blood & the walls were patched with hope.
That one day they'd return.. with crayons & sharpened tails of joy.

God bless those glorious basturds.. & all that they've undone.

I still remain.
One White Wolf.

I,am going to be homeless with my two teens and my two golden retreivers.
08/12/2009 - 20:04

I,am a 36 disable mother of two teens and from july 22,09.I have been apllying for low income housing in the timmins ,north bay area and i was going to apply for the timiskaming area,but they told me it was full and they had nothing for me.so i tried the public side of getting a home and all of the 3bdroom and so on goes about 1000 plus utilites and guess what my disability is only 745 for all utilities,wow and i call the cochrane district for the rent supplement that the government offers and she told me they have no more fund so they can,t help me so i can,t get housing anywhere know i won,