The Poverty Task Force is hiring!
The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination (PTF) is a community initiative working to move poverty reduction issues forward. We are looking for an assistant coordinator to support […]
Research Report: Living Wage Community Profiles
The living wage is defined as an hourly wage that is high enough to allow a family to pay for the basic necessities of life. These necessities include food, clothing, […]
Campaign 2000: 2011 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada
More than two decades have passed since the House of Commons’ unanimous resolution “to seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000” and […]
Research Report: Emergency Food Services in Guelph-Wellington
The Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship/The Research Shop has recently published a report that presents the results of research on the emergency food service system in Guelph-Wellington. The report covers […]
Photovoice: Living healthy, well, and strong in our neighbourhoods
The Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship thrilled to invite you to view the results of a Photovoice research project by members from six Guelph neighbourhood groups who used photos as […]
Social Assistance Rates up by 1%
The 2011-12 provincial budget increased OW and ODSP rates by 1%. The Income Security Advocacy Centre has prepared a new rate sheet that shows the new basic needs and maxium […]
New Report: Hunger Count 2011
The Hunger Count 2011 report provides a snapshot of food bank use, characteristics of individuals and households assisted, and housing and food bank use. The report also provides constructive recommendations […]
Synopsis: Report on the State of Public Health in Canada: Youth & Young Adults
This is the Chief Public Health Officer’s fourth annual report on the state of public health in Canada, with a focus on the health and well-being of youth and young […]
Research Report: Guaranteed Annual Income
This new report, prepared by Research Shop intern Wanzirai Muruvi, looks at Guaranteed Annual Income, a concept that has dominated social security reform dialogue in Canada since the 1960s. The […]
Do the Math Challenge Wrap-Up
On September 27, local Do the Math Challenge participants came together to share their experiences at a well-attended town hall meeting. Read about their revelations after a week of eating a typical […]