The following report may be of interest to subscribers. -------------------------------- Recognizing Caregiving: Suggestions for adjusting the tax system to recognize unpaid work. Dateline: Monday, May 30, 2005 by Richard Shillington and the Healthy Balance Program Background This report examines measures available through Canada's tax and transfer system to support caregiving work. Since the vast majority of caregiving is undertaken by women, a recurring theme is the differential impact of public supports on women and men. The policy context is characterized by a complex array of interacting and conflicting objectives and complicated eligibility criteria. [Snip] In the Healthy Balance Research Program, caregiving encompasses care and support provided for dependent children of any age, people with disabilities, and parents, grandparents or others who, due to aging, may be unable to perform some activities of daily living and personal care... Full article: http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature5.cfm?REF=270 -------------------------------- (Chrystal) Ocean, Coordinator Wellbeing through Inclusion Socially & Economically http://www.wise-bc.org/ ------------------- Problems/Questions? Send it to Listserv owner: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe, send the following message in the text section -- NOT the subject header -- to [log in to unmask] SIGNOFF SDOH DO NOT SEND IT BY HITTING THE REPLY BUTTON. THIS SENDS THE MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE LISTSERV AND STILL DOES NOT REMOVE YOU. To subscribe to the SDOH list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] in the text section, NOT in the subject header. SUBSCRIBE SDOH yourfirstname yourlastname To post a message to all 1000+ subscribers, send it to [log in to unmask] Include in the Subject, its content, and location and date, if relevant. For a list of SDOH members, send a request to [log in to unmask] To receive messages only once a day, send the following message to [log in to unmask] SET SDOH DIGEST To view the SDOH archives, go to: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html