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DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
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Author(s): 
Williams, Betty; Jennifer; Rose, Cousin; Angela; Ilona; Margaret S.; Muriel; Leith; Catherine; Kari; Little Running Deer; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
2002-05
Pages: 
16
Summary: 
Poems by Betty Williams - The Horse Woman and Reflections on Everyday Actions; Changes to Welfare - rates are going down for some people, shelter amounts will be reduced, time limited welfare is being introduced and a three week waiting period is to apply along with limited crisis grants. Alice Kendall (Legal Advocate) thanks everyone for the going away party and baby shower. Jennifer England (Program Coordinator) is also leaving the centre after 3 years to live in the Yukon; poverty is a mental health issue; you can make a difference, the government needs to hear from you about how these cuts are impacting your life; haiku poems from creative writing group
Keywords: 
Welfare; Creative Writing Letters; Centre news