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New shuttle helping vulnerable people get around Moncton
Ensemble Moncton executive director Scott Phipps says he hopes the new shuttle will help people to get the services they need.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ensemble-moncton-vulnerable-shuttle-9.7151239?cmp=rss

CBC Edmonton 2d ago

Grande Prairie social service agency looking to delay ‘abrupt’ provincial funding cut
The Wapiti Community Support Association asked Grande Prairie city council for support Monday night, following the loss of over $1 million in provincial funding. Council directed the mayor to request a 60-day extension on the funding cut from the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-shelter-foundations-funding-9.7149048?cmp=rss

Calishat 3d ago

#Michigan #AI #SNAP #SocialServices

'Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures'

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/26/michigans-health-and-human-services-department-deploys-ai-to-process-snap-applications/

Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures • Michigan Advance

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artificial intelligence to help boost the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases it can review, a department official told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS last week. While discussing efforts to comply with new federal requirements, David Knezek, the department’s chief […]

Michigan Advance

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 3d ago

Michigan Advance: Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures. “The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artificial intelligence to help boost the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases it can review, a department official told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS last week.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/michigan-advance-michigans-use-of-ai-to-process-snap-applications-draws-concerns-about-past-automation-failures/

Michigan Advance: Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures

Michigan Advance: Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures. “The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artifi…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

CBC Prince Edward Island 6d ago

Hope House looks to expand services for vulnerable P.E.I. moms and mothers-to-be
An organization that helps keep vulnerable mothers and moms-to-be with their children is celebrating two years. Hope House in Summerside gives people a place to live temporarily while also providing support, and the executive director is hoping to add more programs in the future. CBC’s Sheehan Desjardins has that story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7145271?cmp=rss

CBC Calgary Mar 26

Pair of Calgary Drop-In Centre pilot projects set to wind down at end of March
The Encampment Shelter and Vicinity Outreach programs, previously offered by the Drop-In Centre, will come to an end this month as federal funding winds down.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pilot-projects-encampment-funding-9.7142384?cmp=rss

CBC British Columbia Mar 25

New permanent Hub homeless shelter proposed in Nanaimo, as current one faces imminent closure
Facing a looming closure, the social service organizations that operate a temporary winter shelter and drop-in centre for people in need in Nanaimo, B.C., are proposing to create a permanent, year-round shelter — but its proposed location is already facing opposition.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-nanaimo-hub-9.7140277?cmp=rss

CBC Canada Mar 24

N.S. bill aims to extend support for youth in foster care who age out of the system
A bill before the Nova Scotia Legislature is proposing a change to the age when young people in the foster care or group home system can get provincial support, raising it from 19 to 26.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/foster-care-group-homes-support-raising-age-limit-9.7138740?cmp=rss

CBC Montreal Mar 21

Federal funding gap threatens services for Montreal’s most vulnerable
Face à Face, a non-profit organization, serves over 1,200 clients without a fixed address, with just a handful of employees. Now, staff worry the situation will worsen due to a lack of financial support from the federal government.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7136923?cmp=rss

CBC Manitoba Mar 20

Next Manitoba budget will boost child-care worker wages, number of spaces
The Manitoba budget, set to be delivered Tuesday, will include more money for child care and a smaller deficit, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-budget-2026-child-care-worker-wages-spaces-9.7136658?cmp=rss