July 17, 2020 - Facing criminal charges and spending even a brief time in jail can trigger a damaging web of civil legal issues — especially related to housing, employment, social assistance and child custody, a new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario has found.…Read More
JHSO in the News
June 26, 2020 - There are no indications as to when the Gore Street facility, which has been hailed for its approach to social issues, will reopen…Read More
May 7, 2020 - Free mental health and addiction counselling resumes next week.
Five partner organizations have staffed Walk-In Counselling Service since November 2015.…Read More
April 27, 2020 - The Back Door Mission is teaming up with other local organizations to give help to the unsheltered in Oshawa and Durham during the COVID-19 pandemic.…Read More
April 27, 2020 - It’s time to get through this crisis together Sault Ste. Marie and to show that COVID-19 hasn’t cancelled our community spirit.…Read More
April 22, 2020 - When the weather warms up, inmates being released from the Toronto South Detention Centre with no place to go might again find help from John Howard Society workers.…Read More
April 20, 2020 - Through these times of uncertainty, the John Howard Society of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton is committed to the continued support of our community and our neighbours. The health of our staff, volunteers, and clients remain our top priority, as does the continuation of our programs and services. Though our offices are closed to the public, we are continuing intakes, programming, and client communications through telephone, email, and online platforms.…Read More
April 20, 2020 - The law of bail has garnered a lot of attention in the last seven years, starting with the John Howard Society’s seminal paper identifying, and suggesting ways to ameliorate, the bail……Read More