{"id":20949,"date":"2024-04-30T17:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsjcc.on.ca\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=20949"},"modified":"2024-04-30T17:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:45:05","slug":"applying-and-qualifying-for-ontario-works-ontario-disability-support-program-for-homeless-or-precariously-housed-clients","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/hsjcc.on.ca\/event\/applying-and-qualifying-for-ontario-works-ontario-disability-support-program-for-homeless-or-precariously-housed-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying and Qualifying for Ontario Works\/Ontario Disability Support Program for Homeless or Precariously Housed Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMay 23\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Randy McLin (he\/him<\/strong>) is a paralegal\/community legal worker with Scarborough Community Legal Services. His area of practice mainly consists of assisting clients who have been denied ODSP due to medical qualifications to appeal their denials.&nbsp; He has over a decade of experience assisting homeless and precariously housed people, having worked in harm reduction street outreach, shelters and community health centres before returning to school to become a paralegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives: <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about the qualifications and application process for both Ontario Works and ODSP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how a client\u2019s housing status may effective their eligibility and programs available to assist homeless clients with applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how to advise and assist clients with respect to their rights and responsibilities with Ontario Works and ODSP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> Free <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  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