A youth worker from the John Howard Society is assigned to the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board to provide the following functions in the suspension/expulsion program:
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Offers legal support and forms assistance to help transgender individuals through the process of legally changing their name and sex designation on Ontario and Canada government IDs, birth certificates, and other records.
Helps individuals with a developmental disability stay involved in their communities and live as independently as possible by providing direct funding for community participation services and supports, activities of daily living, and person-direct
Offers a variety of mental health related outpatient services for children and youth age 17 and younger.
Visiting nurses offer physical assessments, help with symptom control, and provide medical or nursing treatments, rehabilitation therapy, education and counselling to individuals and families in the client's home.
Services include:
Provides employment support for general trades and connects them with industry employers for work placements. This program runs for approximately 30 weeks. Participants are provided with personal protective equipment and a basic tool kit.
Quilting guild that meets monthly to share knowledge and skills. Offers workshops to members and has an Outreach Program which makes lap quilts, breast support pillows, and other items for various community organizations.
12-session support group empowers parents to develop crucial parenting skills while honoring their cultural backgrounds and traditions. Through reflection, learning, and collaboration, participants address cross-cultural parenting challenges and g
24 hour confidential crisis line offering support for individuals experiencing domestic violence. Offers emergency counselling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referral to community services or other emergency shelters.
Provides medical transportation to Indigenous seniors, those with early on-set aging, and those with complex physical disabilities.