{
  "id": 19174653,
  "title": "‘We need more funding’: Toronto adult day program at risk of shutting down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/we-need-more-funding-toronto-adult-day-program-at-risk-of-shutting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T15:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/09/toronto-adult-day-program-funding/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bryan's Place, a Toronto non-profit day program for adults with special needs, may be forced to close its doors after experiencing a drop in private donations and insufficient funding from public sources. The organization was established four years ago by single mom Loreno Sinato, who works full-time, after she searched for a suitable day program for her son with complex special needs who was nearing the age to exit the public school system. Sinato's efforts to secure a suitable program for her son led to the creation of Bryan's Place, which offers day care, skills training, and social activities for adults with special needs. Despite parents contributing fees for the program, Sinato emphasizes the critical need for additional funding to cover expenses such as rent, insurance, and skilled staff. The organization has struggled to secure provincial funding through Ontario Trillium Health, with two application rejections citing errors in the application. Sinato is now reaching out to MPP Alexa Gilmour in pursuit of assistance, hoping that support will translate to public funding. The program has enough funding to operate until the end of December, but beyond that, it may face closure, causing distress for parents who are also intensifying fundraising efforts.",
  "summary": "A Toronto non-profit day program for adults with special needs is at risk of shutting down after what organizers says is a decline in private donations and a lack of funding from public sources. Bryan’s Place was founded four years ago by single mom Loreno Sinato — who also works a full-time job — after […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}