department of community services

Community Services First Voices consultation: my take

Robert DeVet — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:22:27 +0000

During the months of February and March of this year the Department of Community Services (DCS) organized First Voice sessions to offer an opportunity to give feedback on Social Assistance in different locations throughout Nova Scotia.

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Invitation from DCS to attend the focus group

It is very dangerous to bring your own agenda

Robert DeVet — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:31:40 +0000

Jeanne Fay on anti-poverty activism in Nova Scotia

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -

The minister who stole Christmas

Robert DeVet — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:06:35 +0000

Frozen welfare rates and special needs cutbacks are taking heavy toll

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) –

Cut off welfare in small town Nova Scotia

Robert DeVet — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:55:02 +0000

Accused unable to see informer’s allegations

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Creative ways for businesses to pitch in and help reduce poverty

Robert DeVet — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:42:58 +0000

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Stakeholders blast Community Services on broken promises to persons with disabilities

Robert DeVet — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:35:35 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Promises that things would finally get better for people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers appear o

Halifax social housing tenants rally to save their homes

Robert DeVet — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:00:24 +0000

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I never lied, I always did what the department told me to do

Robert DeVet — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:03:03 +0000

Community Services tells man to repay $12,000 he received for medical needs

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -

Quest ordeal continues for woman who says she was assaulted by staff

Robert DeVet — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:35:03 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -

"This is only the tip of the iceberg"

Robert DeVet — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:15:51 +0000

Number of abuse cases at institutions remains high, Freedom of Information response reveals

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Providing a safe environment for institutionalized people labeled with developmental disabilities remains a challenge for the Department of Community Services.

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The actual response, released to the Halifax Media Co-op under FOIPOP legislation

“Who wouldn’t go crazy living here?”

Robert DeVet — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:26:50 +0000

Quest review finds plenty wrong with institution

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – Over the years the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville has seen its share of violent incidents.

Down and out in Halifax and Dartmouth

Robert DeVet — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:11:50 +0000

Food banks, soup kitchens, and the people who use them

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Many people I talked to over the years have wrong ideas about food banks and soup kitchens, and what goes on there.

Op-ed: This is not what democracy looks like

Robert DeVet — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 19:00:12 +0000

Province dodges Freedom of Information requests

KJIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Responses to Freedom of Information request by the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) illustrate just how difficult it can be to get access to provincial government records in Nova Scotia

I loved what I did, so I stayed with it

Robert DeVet — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:38:19 +0000

Paul O'Hara reflects on 35 years with the North End Community Health Centre

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Paul O'Hara has been a social worker at the North End Community Health Centre for 35 years.

Op-ed: Poverty matters! Let's rally at Province House

Robert DeVet — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:52:02 +0000

On the importance of protesting against poverty.