Poverty Free Ontario Response to Social Assistance Review
Poverty Free Ontario has put out two important documents in response to Discussion Paper 2 released by the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario earlier this month. […]
Metcalf Foundation: The “Working Poor” in the Toronto Region
On February 13, 2012, the Metcalf Foundation released a report on the working poor in the Toronto Region. The report considers employment trends in Toronto, Ontario, and Canada, poverty rates […]
Campaign 2000: 2011 Report Card on Child & Family Poverty in Canada
On February 6, 2012, Campaign Ontario 2000, a cross Ontario coalition of over 60 organizations committed to working together to end child and family poverty in Canada, released its 2011 […]
Social Assistance Review: Discussion Paper 2 Released
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has released Discussion Paper 2: Approaches for Reform and What We Heard: A Summary of Discussion on Social Assistance. You […]
Guelph Food Bank Bus Service
The Guelph Food Bank is offering a new bus service for clients to help get their groceries home. The monthly service will be available the fourth Wednesday of every month […]
STEPS – February 2012 Calendar
The STEPS 2 year program is a vehicle toward the path of opportunity, providing ongoing ability for intervention at critical moments in a youth’s life and acting as a vehicle […]
Research Profile: Emergency Food: Expiration & Best Before Dates
Expiration and best before dates can present a number of challenges for emergency food providers and their clients. This research profile outlines the key challenges for food banks and pantries […]
Update on Social Assistance Review & Local Response
In June the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario released A Discussion Paper: Issues and Ideas to encourage dialogue on the key issues facing social assistance and […]