Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance NEWShttp://www.news.gov.bc.ca/The latest headlines by Ministry of Employment and Income Assistanceen-usCopyright © 2008, Province of British Columbia5 PLEASE UPDATE YOUR FEED LOCATIONThis feed will no longer be updated. Changes to the Ministry name require that you update your RSS feed location. The new feed can be found at http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_rss_news/MinistryofHousingandSocialDevelopment.xmlhttp://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_rss_news/MinistryofHousingandSocialDevelopment.xmlTue, 15 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT MINISTER’S COUNCIL ON DISABILITIES GAINS NEW MEMBERSVICTORIA – Dave Robertson, Mary Sjostrom and Doug Tolson have been appointed to the Minister’s Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0013-000943.htmWed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:19 GMT$1 MILLION PROMOTES DISABILITY RETURN-TO-WORK POLICIESVANCOUVER - A one-time, $1-million grant from the Province will support British Columbians with disabilities in returning to the workforce, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0012-000879.htmMon, 09 Jun 2008 18:16:56 GMT$3 MILLION MEANS UVIC CAN ASSIST MORE DISABLEDVICTORIA – A $3 million provincial grant will allow the University of Victoria’s CanAssist to expand their leading-edge technology program and help more British Columbians with disabilities, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance, and Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0010-000721.htmThu, 22 May 2008 19:06:16 GMT$500,000 GRANT AIDS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARINGVANCOUVER – The Province has provided $500,000 to the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for low-tech assistive hearing devices to help British Columbians with a hearing loss, announced Employment and Income Assistance Minister Claude Richmond.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0009-000661.htmWed, 30 Apr 2008 20:20:21 GMT$2 MILLION DOUBLES FUNDING FOR TENANT STARTER KITSVICTORIA – More low-income British Columbians will benefit from a $2-million, one-time government grant to the BC Non-Profit Housing Association for tenant starter kits, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0007-000534.htmTue, 15 Apr 2008 19:36:39 GMT$500,000 GIVES A VOICE TO MORE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESVICTORIA – The provincial government is providing a one-time grant of $500,000 to the Communication Assistance for Young Adults program to expand their services to adults up to 35 years of age, announced Employment and Income Assistance Minister Claude Richmond.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0006-000513.htmThu, 10 Apr 2008 19:32:12 GMTPROVINCE TOPS UP MEASURING UP WITH $620,000VICTORIA – The B.C. government is adding $620,000 to 2010 Legacies Now’s Measuring Up Accessibility and Inclusion Fund to support more community projects aimed at improving accessibility for people with disabilities, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0005-000494.htmTue, 08 Apr 2008 17:02:11 GMTEDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR INCOME ASSISTANCE CLIENTSVICTORIA – Both young children and adults will benefit from two new educational initiatives worth more than $230,000, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008EIA0004-000456.htmWed, 02 Apr 2008 19:16:43 GMT