A very important message from Ms. Dismont and raises the vexing issue of our ongoing fragmentation within families, churches, charities, schools and other service institutions. When will this talk move towards meaningful action and how much more private charity funding will we pour into a system that is so resistant to change and help all our people?

The concepts of universal access to quality health care, education and other basic human needs in Bermuda is discussed often and yet never acted upon for it threatens essential funding of current services that thrive financially in our current system of division for profit. More money appears not to be the answer – we need to change the way our human services are structured, funded accessed and evaluated.

I admire Ms. Dismont’s tenacity and perseverance – for the 260 families engaged in their counseling services and the 300 plus additional families being served, The Family Centre is the shelter in our financially driven and divisive economic storm.