Poverty & the 2014 Municipal Election – Fact Sheets & Videos
Everyone in our community has a role to play in eliminating poverty, including elected officials in the City of Guelph and Wellington County. As we quickly approach the 2014 municipal […]
Affordable housing should be a municipal election issue
Everyone in our community should have a place to call home that is safe, accessible, affordable and suitable for their family size. Unfortunately, that’s just not the case. “Being 61 […]
Oral Health Survey
The Oral Health Action Committee, a committee of the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, in collaboration with the University of Guelph and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, has launched […]
Municipalities can help fight poverty
his article first appeared in the Guelph Mercury and is available online here: http://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion-story/4869081-municipalities-can-help-fight-poverty/ By Sarah Haanstra With municipal elections just around the corner, it seems timely to reflect on the […]
Poverty Task Force & Municipal Election 2014
The Poverty Task Force recognizes that everyone in our community has a role to play in the elimination of poverty, including elected officials for the City of Guelph and County […]
Poverty Task Force applauds Government of Ontario’s new strategy to reduce poverty
Earlier this month the Government of Ontario released their long-awaited strategy to reduce poverty over the next five years. The new Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy, Realizing Our Potential 2014-2019, was […]
PTF Update – September 2
PTF September 2, 2014 Newsletter Update To sign up to receive our newsletter in your email, please visit this site and fill out the info.
OW & ODSP rates with OCB changes July/August 2014
The Income Security Advocacy Centre has developed a fact sheet for OW & ODSP rates, explaining how the changes in the Ontario Child Benefit affect the rates. Please click the link below […]
Making Guelph a Better Place
This was originally printed as a guest editorial in The Guelph Tribune on August 7, 2014. Written by PTF co-chairs Sarah Haanstra and Stuart Beumer Making Guelph a Better Place
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