February 24, 2021 - Christine LeDrew is the executive director of the John Howard Society in Sarnia-Lambton, which supports people who’s lives are affected by the justice system. She speaks with CBC Afternoon Drive host Chris dela Torre about new funding from the province’s Safe and Vital Communities Grant.…Read More
JHSO in the News
February 19, 2021 - The province’s Ministry of Health and public health units will consider the best way to vaccinate First Nations, Inuit and Métis adults in jails, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.…Read More
February 12, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people in many ways, but for the homeless population, it has turned their world upside down.…Read More
February 5, 2021 - ‘We have a responsibility to serve these people because they deserve better from us’
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February 4, 2021 - CEO of JHS Sudbury discusses the release of new report and website on the criminalization of mental health issues.…Read More
February 3, 2021 - The John Howard Society has just released a new report: ‘Broken Record: ‘The Continued Criminalization of Mental Health Issues’. Jacqueline Tasca gives us an outline of their findings.…Read More
February 2, 2021 - Desperate for money so he could feed his drug addiction, Elliot Hudson robbed a convenience store and a gas station. He needed help, he said in a recent interview, instead he got jail.…Read More
February 1, 2021 - In Hour 2 of The Goods, Dahlia discusses how helping previously incarcerated individuals prevents crime reduces poverty and builds self-sufficiency with Tyler Fainstat, Executive Director at John Howard Society of Ottawa.…Read More