Thank you Cole for this post. I’ve happily shared it and donating to the GoFundMe. I agree. We cannot allow the most marginalized in society to fall through the cracks. Every bit can make a difference and it matters. ❤️
I love that you did this story!! ❤️ I seen her story on TikTok and reposted it!! Her story needs to be heard! I donated to her gofundme every little bit counts!
💯. All provincial governments should continue supports until at least 22-24 yo like a "good" parent would. No one finishes college, university, or trade school at 19, let alone kids with disabilities or a rough start.
Where in BC does Noor live? Because if she comes to Sidney on Vancouver Island, she’s likely to get hired by at least three different places that will hire physically handicapped, or those who are mentally challenged and the pay I will start at our minimum of $17.85 to start.
Sidney BC has Canada‘s largest population of people over 85 and I think we’re second or third with the population over 65. We need a lot of young people to move to this town and to work in this town because most of the people who live here can’t.
A lot of the employers in Sidney are equal opportunity employers, and are proud of the fact that they employ people who have difficulty getting jobs because of some form of handicap.
Cole! I do believe there is a program that can help her. I live in Northern British Columbia and I work for community health. We had a presenter come in and unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the program and I'm on vacation right now at our cabin. I'm going to message a couple of co-workers and when I come up with the name should I send it to you or how do I get in contact with somebody who can help this young person?
Cole, I shared your article to facebook and a friend made the following comment. I cannot speak it's accuracy, but she is confident she is correct and I asked if I could pass it on: Can you ask her to talk to her MCFD social worker? She should have coverage through University. She can also contact Disability Alliance for help with advocacy. My friend who knows a lot said the scholarships shouldn’t affect her ability to access PWD either, she would just need to declare it on her monthly report.
This is tragic. The system is designed to disadvantaged disabled people, both children’s and adults. The government has zero interest in lifting us out of poverty. It’s maddening! Child and Family Services is no different. Kids are often forced to stay in foster care (versus permanent homes) because provincial governments reduce support funding as soon as they get permanency. I know families who had to end permanency and go back to foster care just to get their disabled kids the support they need to thrive. It’s absolutely cruel to make it harder for kids to feel both safe and healthy. And to just rip away all supports when they age out of the system is reprehensible.
Thank you Cole for this post. I’ve happily shared it and donating to the GoFundMe. I agree. We cannot allow the most marginalized in society to fall through the cracks. Every bit can make a difference and it matters. ❤️
I love that you did this story!! ❤️ I seen her story on TikTok and reposted it!! Her story needs to be heard! I donated to her gofundme every little bit counts!
💯. All provincial governments should continue supports until at least 22-24 yo like a "good" parent would. No one finishes college, university, or trade school at 19, let alone kids with disabilities or a rough start.
Where in BC does Noor live? Because if she comes to Sidney on Vancouver Island, she’s likely to get hired by at least three different places that will hire physically handicapped, or those who are mentally challenged and the pay I will start at our minimum of $17.85 to start.
Sidney BC has Canada‘s largest population of people over 85 and I think we’re second or third with the population over 65. We need a lot of young people to move to this town and to work in this town because most of the people who live here can’t.
A lot of the employers in Sidney are equal opportunity employers, and are proud of the fact that they employ people who have difficulty getting jobs because of some form of handicap.
Cole, I appreciate that you promoted Noor's cause and also shone a light on an under-reported issue like this. I gladly donated and shared her story.
Cole! I do believe there is a program that can help her. I live in Northern British Columbia and I work for community health. We had a presenter come in and unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the program and I'm on vacation right now at our cabin. I'm going to message a couple of co-workers and when I come up with the name should I send it to you or how do I get in contact with somebody who can help this young person?
You can send me a direct message on here. Thanks
Cole, I shared your article to facebook and a friend made the following comment. I cannot speak it's accuracy, but she is confident she is correct and I asked if I could pass it on: Can you ask her to talk to her MCFD social worker? She should have coverage through University. She can also contact Disability Alliance for help with advocacy. My friend who knows a lot said the scholarships shouldn’t affect her ability to access PWD either, she would just need to declare it on her monthly report.
This is tragic. The system is designed to disadvantaged disabled people, both children’s and adults. The government has zero interest in lifting us out of poverty. It’s maddening! Child and Family Services is no different. Kids are often forced to stay in foster care (versus permanent homes) because provincial governments reduce support funding as soon as they get permanency. I know families who had to end permanency and go back to foster care just to get their disabled kids the support they need to thrive. It’s absolutely cruel to make it harder for kids to feel both safe and healthy. And to just rip away all supports when they age out of the system is reprehensible.