A local program that helps vulnerable youth in the community could be forced to shut down as a result of funding cuts.

According to the organization’s executive director, Rachel Burns, RNJ Youth Services’ Connections Program is getting its funding cut off by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

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“We were notified in July that the Ministry of Education would not be renewing our funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, so they gave us virtually no advance notice,” said Burns. “We were completely blindsided by this. It’s left us in a very tough spot given that we do not have a lot of alternative funding sources.”

Burns said that, in addition to the short notice, the ministry did not give any reason as to why the funding has been cut.

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