OCSA commends the continuation of the Ontario Community Support Program into 2021-2022
$5 million investment will ensure seniors and those with physical disabilities can stay safely at home
DOWNLOAD PDFTORONTO, November 5, 2020
– The new investment of $5 million for the continuation of the Ontario Community Support Program (OCSP) for fiscal 2021-22 will ensure seniors and people with disabilities can stay safe at home and access the proper nutrition they need. Launched as part of the province’s response to the first wave of the pandemic, the OCSP has delivered over 230,000 meals and essentials to seniors and people living with physical disabilities enabling them to safely self-isolate during COVID-19.
“The expansion of the OCSP is a critical investment in ensuring our communities’ most vulnerable can continue to stay safe at home,” said Deborah Simon, CEO of the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA). “Ensuring seniors and people with physical disabilities have access to the nutrition they need is an important component of OCSP. Through this vital program, Community Support Service organizations across the province have worked in partnership with others in their communities to ensure that clients get access to food, groceries and other essentials critical to their health and well-being”.
OCSA would also like to acknowledge the province’s continued investments in the battle against COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, the home and community care sector proved critical in helping to alleviate the pressure in our health care system. When adequately resourced, our sector and its’ employees help vulnerable Ontarians stay safe at home, where they’d prefer to be. The Ontario Community Support Association looks forward to continuing to work with the government and other health sector stakeholders to ensure our sector and its workforce remain resilient to continue to serve the needs of our clients.
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About OCSA
Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) represents close to 230 not-for-profit organizations that provide home care and community support services that help seniors and people with disabilities live independently in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. These compassionate and cost-effective services improve quality of life and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, emergency room visits and premature institutionalization. They are the key to a sustainable health care system for Ontario.
For more information, visit www.ocsa.on.ca and https://twitter.com/OCSAtweets.
To arrange an interview and more information please contact:
Michele Vantrepote
Communications Manager
Ontario Community Support Association
416-256-3010 ext. 242
Michele.Vantrepote@ocsa.on.ca
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