by Helen Ries | Mar 18, 2018 | Communication, Community Building, News, Social Impact, Stories
In the arts we are used to witnessing music, theatre, dance, paintings and even poetry moving from the margins to the mainstream. That is the artistic journey we expect and generally support. For people, however, we don’t expect nor do we naturally support the same...
by Helen Ries | Dec 11, 2017 | Communication, Community Building, Events, Gift and Asset Limits, News, Ontario Disability Support Program, Social Impact
Positive and inspiring morning at #OC150 awards ceremony. Lots of people in Ottawa Centre trying to build a better community through volunteerism. Honoured to be among them. Thank you Yasir Naqvi for the award. ...
by Helen Ries | Apr 16, 2017 | Caregiving, Communication, Gift and Asset Limits, News, Planning, Social Impact
Our article on Gifts and Assets Limits was published in the Toronto Star. It explains how persons on disability benefits in Ontario become trapped in poverty and the role of two regulations inside the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Act in sustaining that...
by Helen Ries | Mar 8, 2017 | Communication, Disability, Poverty, Social Impact
My article ” Can you imagine this?” has been picked up by several different news and magazine website. Including the Hill Times (there is a paywall) https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/03/06/time-change-culture-living-disability-canada/97779 Ottawa Life...
by Helen Ries | Dec 14, 2016 | Gift and Asset Limits, Social Impact
Today I met with Minister Jaczek, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, MPP John Fraser and a few others to discuss the gift and asset limits for persons receiving disability benefits in Ontario. It was a great meeting. I have some next steps to work on for the...
by Helen Ries | Oct 10, 2016 | Gift and Asset Limits, Social Impact
It was a honour for the Coalition for Change to the Disability Gifts and Assets Limits to be nominated for the Ottawa Social Impact Award. Thank you for the nomination and for the many votes! Unfortunately we didn’t win but we are still new…who knows what...
