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Jul 16 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
Have young mom with an 11 month & 4 yr old on the street. Directed her to call Emergency Social Services, (Alberta Benefits) The same worker continues to answer & hangs up on this mom. I 3way'd called with mom & identified myself(politely). He demanded I hang up...#ableg #Abpoli
...up. When I state I was her advocate(Politely & with respect), he said I was being "abusive" & hung up on me & mom. I am going to now call Child welfare as the children are hot & dehydrated & now imminent harm. #Abpoli #Ableg
Child Welfare was able to help, via a somewhat long conversation they had with Income support while mom and I were on hold. Income support needs to understand when children are at risk, hanging up for little or no reasons is not what #Albertans expect from their public service.

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Jul 15
1/ Helping a mother of two small children(A victim of domestic violence) who has been immediately evicted from a 2nd stage shelter(In theory, a more supportive long term housing program). Mom has no where to go. I am helping her to get an emergency motel room. #ableg #abpoli
2/ If she is unsuccessful she and her children will be on the streets tonight. In those occasions, some of the moms I know have slept in graveyards with their babies as it is safer than the streets. #abpoli #ableg
3/ She was evicted for relapsing and got into a fight with another client who was trying to steal her shoes(Other client had no shoes). #abpoli #ableg
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Jan 30, 2020
1/Disappointing day on the front lines yesterday. Two sides to every story. This is ours. A Kokum, an #Indigenous Grandmother reached out to me for help. She was asked to sign what she thought was a “support” agreement in regards to her grandchild. #abpoli
2/We met the social worker at Kokum’s place along with friends and family supports. The SW did not have a support agreement but a Custody Agreement, a very important and intrusive document. Kokum wanted to defer signing for a short time and consult a lawyer first. #abpoli
3/The social worker implied that Kokum sign now or an “Apprehension” could take place. Kokum asked if I could at least review the document, the worker refused. #abpoli
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