tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post7741309106198758586..comments2024-03-23T13:18:17.693-05:00Comments on Anybody Want A Peanut?: "There's so much duplication"cherenkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-16063613230092237792013-02-17T18:53:30.858-06:002013-02-17T18:53:30.858-06:00The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is supposed...The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is supposed to prevent duplication by Government of Manitoba departments. It can do nothing about the hundreds on non-profit organizations in Manitoba that purport to provide Health or Welfare services. "Support, counseling, assistance finding employment", etc sounds like you were talking to an employee of a charity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-16679419671184275152013-02-13T21:00:32.081-06:002013-02-13T21:00:32.081-06:00I don't doubt that it happens.I don't doubt that it happens.cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-25345443629640833932013-02-13T16:43:47.551-06:002013-02-13T16:43:47.551-06:00One of the more intriguing aspects of social servi...One of the more intriguing aspects of social service delivery surrounds the counting of who is a client. Sometimes the same client gets counted by more than one similar agency and they all claim to be the representative of that client and therefore deserving of funding unclebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108804757944657087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-81846470449007978402013-02-08T09:38:13.192-06:002013-02-08T09:38:13.192-06:00Sorry that unlcear. Health, CFS and Justice are mo...Sorry that unlcear. Health, CFS and Justice are most definitely misery departments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-60013773738235092512013-02-08T09:37:00.494-06:002013-02-08T09:37:00.494-06:00No, I think Cherenkov's initial assumption was...No, I think Cherenkov's initial assumption was correct. The problem is that this is a quasi-public industry. The funds come from government but many of the groups are not for profit. Many of them do the same thing, most probably beleive they do it better than others, and shutting some down would mean loss of jobs. More problematic it that most of the groups have "champions" with close ties to government.<br /><br />Non- misery departments (i.e. Health, Child and Family Services, and Justice) have been taking cuts for years while these departments grow and grow.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-63474095634853692652013-02-07T22:17:23.351-06:002013-02-07T22:17:23.351-06:00What she was saying is that there are multiple age...What she was saying is that there are multiple agencies providing similar services to the same groups of people. <br /><br />I think if anything, having multiple agencies increases the odds of somebody falling through the cracks.cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-89370430257315118582013-02-07T18:14:44.590-06:002013-02-07T18:14:44.590-06:00I think what was being expressed by the woman was ...I think what was being expressed by the woman was that while that agencies primary criteria/target group for involvement is those who are suffering from some form of mental disability/impairment, while other agencies with similar social service mandates were providing identical services regardless of a mental disability.<br /><br />While there is little doubt it adds to overhead costs of providing social services, I'm inclined to think it's best left as it is to avoid the possibility of some of the most vulnerable falling through the cracks as too often happens with bureaucrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com