May 9, 2022 -
Staff provided an update on changes to the City’s supportive housing strategy, including a new partnership with the John Howard Society during council’s Committee of the Whole meeting May 3
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JHSO in the News
February 24, 2022 - The John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO) has launched an online civil legal training and education platform to equip frontline workers with the knowledge to respond to clients’ legal issues and prevent their escalation.…Read More
February 16, 2022 - Nearly 4 million Canadians have a criminal record. For far too many people, a record results in a lifetime of stigma that limits their participation in the economy and ability to build a productive future.…Read More
February 11, 2022 - Today, the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO) launched a first-of-its-kind in Canada free online civil legal training and education platform for frontline staff who serve justice-involved individuals in Ontario, to help break down barriers to accessing civil justice.…Read More
February 10, 2022 -
A criminal charge can have “a domino effect,” forcing people into a suffocating web of civil legal issues, from eviction to the loss of work or social assistance.
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February 7, 2022 -
A new program that connects Hamilton-area residents with criminal records to manufacturing jobs has surpassed its year-end hiring goals in less than seven months, and it’s a program that could be replicated elsewhere in Ontario. Nick Westoll reports.
…Read MoreFebruary 3, 2022 - John Howard Society of Belleville and District (JHSB) received a $72,100 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.…Read More
February 2, 2022 - In the four months since Colleen Scanlan started her job at a Hamilton carbon black manufacturing facility, the 45-year-old mother of three said she’s found a “little family” where her voice is heard.…Read More