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Francis Shcaan's Story
September 8, 2000, was an important day for Francis Shcaan. On that day, McDonald's hosted a celebration honouring Francis's 20th year with the company. During this time Francis has "worked at all but one of the Saskatoon McDonald's." He has worked in all areas of the restaurant and was recently promoted to the grill area. Francis particularly enjoys working with staff and customers and is proud of the work he does.
Francis, who has Down's Syndrome, lives in a group home and pays $410 rent each month. The rest of his salary is his to use as he chooses.
The Benchmarking Program, which separates the delivery of income supports from the delivery of disability supports, has made a difference in Francis' life. Before the program was introduced, Francis could not keep more than $175 of his monthly salary. The rest of his earnings were used to pay for the support he received in the group home where he lived at the time.
Francis is proud of his financial independence and plans to invest his anniversary bonus.
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