My day was spent moving a young couple with a newborn.
Both parents have no financial support and have not done their taxes, so they don't have child tax credit funds.
There was lots of work to do.
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Mark Cherrington
@markcherrington@mstdn.ca
mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchmark@coalition4jhr.org 780-850-6254 text/call. Helping vulnerable persons for 30 yrs. Human Rights Advocate. No government funding. See pinned post to help.
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Off Topic: This is more of the same from our Alberta government. In my opinion, they are focused on an ideological approach, instead of being pragmatic. #abpoli
'People will suffer': Albertans express concerns over province's new regional victim services model
It is frustrating that we have First Nations persons in remand custody, and Health Canada will not fund residential treatment for these types of folks unless they are in the community.
The whole issue of over-representation by First Nations in custodial institutions can be addressed with more understanding by our Federal Government. In my opinion. #cdnpoli
Taking a young man to the hospital this evening.
He has been on the streets for the last 4 months.
He has a fever of over 40 and seems dehydrated.
I took a family out for lunch. They had just moved into a subsidized housing program after waiting five years.
They used my truck.
I don't have the knees anymore for this, but they had the lifting part covered.
I joined MSTDN.ca last year, and I have enjoyed and appreciated this community.
As it has gained users, performance and reliability are impacted.
The admin, @chad@mstdn.ca, is a volunteer, and does his best. But, donations have struggled to meet the demand of costs, and the threat looms of MSTDN.ca going away at some point.
I'm ready to move forward with my own Mastodon instance, and my volunteer IT person is helping me do that.
My new account: @markcherrington@mstdn.c4jhr.org
I finished at the library and helped at the Edmonton Food Bank with my practicum student before finishing the day.
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I tried to explain in the meeting that the bar for criminal guilt is very high, as it should be. This doesn't mean assault never took place.
However, this meeting seemed to vilify Mom b/c of the trial's outcome. This "Debrief" with Mom traumatized her.
Thank you to everyone who has liked, boosted, replied, and donated to support my work lately.
I very much appreciate you all. The people I'm helping appreciate it even more.
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Update. Mom's requests were denied. She wanted all the children to be together for one visit a week, as well as restoring online visits with her toddler (stopped months ago over alleged racialized hostility towards her foster parent).
Obviously, these children are negatively impacted by this. Mom and I filed an Administrative Review (Appeal of the Director's decision) and look forward to her "day in court."
We at The Coalition For Justice and Human Rights DO NOT depend on or access casino funding.
However, many vital Edmonton charities do, and this move undermines this critical funding stream.
I personally believe this is all about a rural-focused provincial government pandering to their rural base.
The casino will be in Edmonton, but rural charities will benefit instead.
AGLC approves Camrose casino relocation to Edmonton
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/aglc-camrose-casino-edmonton-relocation
Our AGM is on Nov 4th. Please consider volunteering or joining the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights.
We're getting ready for another year. This is a great time to get involved if you are interested as we reconvene and build our strategy ahead. #Yeg #YYC #Alberta
Date: November 4 2024
Time: 1:00 pm MST
Please get in touch with coalition@coalition4jhr.org to be sent the Zoom link.
If you would like to become a voting member, please fill out the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfedC8a769CL4P96scv2Vkt1ycf5iN2qoleEobZ_LszQW1qbg/viewform
I won't go into detail, but a man charged with a serious and violent crime killed himself within the last two months.
I believe, in part, that the stigma and publicity drove him to this tragic end.
There always needs to be serious consequences for violent actions.
However, empathy and support need to be part of the solution as well.
If anybody wants to help me support this young Mom without means, please text or call me at 780-850-6254.
I hope you all will consider this critical event on the International Day to Eradicate Poverty, October 17, at noon. Produced by the John Humphrey Centre, it will include a panel discussion.
Apologies for the Facebook link.
My practicum student and I are on our way to meet a houseless mother at the library who had to take her children to stay with family so they could be safe.
Things need to change so families can stay safe together.
Looking for a homeless youth who left her insulin in my car. She doesn't have a phone, thus hitting all the regular hangouts she visits.