Government fails families with disabled adult children, Jones charges

Dufferin - Caledon MPP (and Progressive Conservative Community and Social Services Critic) Sylvia Jones last week challenged the McGuinty Liberals to support families who are caring for their adult children with developmental disabilities.

"It's incredible the Minister of Community and Social Services is allowing Families for a Secure Future (FSF), an organization that is supporting 80 adults with disabilities and their families, to shutdown," said Jones. "Families for a Secure Future is making a difference for many families across the province."

Jones charged the government is refusing to provide two years interim funding to support Families for a Secure Future's innovative program. A 25- year annuity that provided the core funding for the organization stopped paying with the collapse of the U.S. sub-prime market.

Jones raised the issue in Question Period last week to Minister Madeleine Meilleur.

"I believe this organization, that supports the most vulnerable in our society, deserves this government's support," said Jones. "It's time the McGuinty Liberals put an end to the lip service and actually step up and support a group that is doing so much good for so many people."

"We are appalled that the Minister is unwilling to show leadership and is refusing to provide interim funding for FSF when for seven years we have been leading the way with a family centered approach," said Maureen Emmons, FSF president.