The Ontario Community Support Association represents the home and community support sector in Ontario. OCSA members are community based, not-for-profit organizations that provide services to help people live at home.
What's New at OCSA
October 30, 2009 - Steven Lewis' presentation from the OCSA AGM
Mr. Lewis’ thoughts on the origins of Medicare’s public policy failure and strategies for increasing investment in the community services sector.
Click here to download the presentation.
September 23, 2009 - 2nd CRA Funded Project Approved!
The Ontario Community Support Association and its training division Capacity Builders is thrilled to announce their second round of funding from the Canada Revenue Agency this year. The Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) is intended to ensure that charitable organizations meet their legal obligations through the Income Tax Act. The first project is focusing on managing legal compliance risks in small and/or rural organizations and the latest funding will focus on strengthening governance, ethical standards and financial controls to help charities protect their assets from fraudulent activities as well as teaching the difference between qualified and non-qualified donees. Subscribe to CLIP’s e-newsletter at www.capacitybuilders.ca/clip for regular updates, workshops and webinars schedule and practical tips and tools from charity lawyer and lead trainer, Mark Blumberg.
August 5, 2009 - Accreditation Information Session
The Metamorphosis Network in partnership with the Ontario Community Support Association and Seniors Health Research Transfer Network are delighted to announce the release of an Accreditation on-line video. Press release is available here
June 5, 2009-The EnAbling Change Project Webspace Goes Live!!
‘Creating an Accessible Ontario’ is a new and permanent Webspace on the OCSA Website. The pages are available in both English and French. It includes all the resources that were developed through the EnAbling Change Project. You will find links to a downloadable copy of the PowerPoint used at the training sessions, and other resources such as a revised version of the ‘Tips and Tools kit’ that incorporated many of the comments that we received from participants at the training sessions. It also includes links to Compliance Resources on the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO) Website.
April 24, 2009 - Important News for Health Care Workers
2009 Annual Conference - "Great !deas"
Ontario Gerontology Association Annual Conference: April 30 & May 1 in Toronto (pdf)
LOOKING FOR A HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROVIDER IN YOUR AREA?
Check out our home and community support provider information site here.
EnAbling Change Website
Dates to Remember
Community Support Month
2009 OCSA Conference
