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Community Conversation: Living Wage & the Cost of Food in Guelph and Wellington
Join in on the first Living Wage community conversation* and stay for the Networking & Guelph & Wellington Food Initiatives Fair! When: January 30th, 2014, 6:30pm – 10:00pm Where: 111 Farquhar Street, Guelph […]
Poverty Task Force joins call to make CHPI transition funding permanent
The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination has joined 27 other community organizations from across Ontario urging government to make permanent $42 million in “transition funding” for the […]
Centre Wellington Community Bus Service
Have you heard about the Centre Wellington Community Bus? This joint initiative between Elliott Coach Lines and the Centre Wellington Social Justice Group has been running in Fergus-Elora since June […]
Income Security Workshop – Register Now!
Are you a front-line employee or volunteer in the social services sector? When it comes to income security programs, do you find it difficult to keep it all straight? If […]
Poverty Task Force Submission to Minimum Wage Advisory Panel
On October 18th, the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination provided a submission to the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel (MWAP). The MWAP has been appointed by the Ontario […]
Local Organizations Endorse Ontario Housing Benefit
The Wellington-Guelph Housing Committee has joined forces with provincial organizations, such as the Housing Network of Ontario, to call on the Ontario government to implement an Ontario Housing Benefit (OHB). […]
Poverty Task Force Launches Living Wage Campaign
Today the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination launched a living wage campaign at an event at Innovation Guelph. The living wage is an hourly rate that is […]
Poverty Task Force Submission: Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Renewal
As part of the consultation process for the development of the next Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination has provided a written submission […]
Guelph & Wellington Living Wage Launch
Join us on October 1, 2013 to learn about the Guelph & Wellington Living Wage Campaign, hosted by the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination. Keynote speaker Trish Hennessy, […]
Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Renewal
Launched in 2008, Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy set out to reach an ambitious target; reducing the number of kids in poverty by 25 per cent over five years. While the […]