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PTF supports 2017 budget submission from Ontario Oral Health Alliance
The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination provided a letter to the Honourable Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, in support of the 2017 budget submission from the Ontario […]
Announcement: 11 Local Employers Make Public Commitment To Pay A Living Wage
The Poverty Task Force is proud to welcome 11 new businesses and organizations to the Guelph-Wellington Living Wage Employer Recognition Program. There are now 22 certified Living Wage Employers in […]
PTF & National Housing Strategy
The Government of Canada is currently developing a National Housing Strategy. As part of the government’s consultation process, the Poverty Task Force provided an official submission that was informed by […]
Event: Living Wage Employer Recognition & Learning Event
Celebrating Living Wage Week in Guelph & Wellington Tuesday, November 1st | 9:00am – 10:30am | Innovation Guelph The Living Wage movement is growing across Canada. Here in Guelph and […]
Event: Can a Basic Income Guarantee Eliminate Poverty?
Can a Basic Income Guarantee Eliminate Poverty? Hear from the experts and be part of the conversation Keynote Speaker: Sheila Regehr, Basic Income Network Canada Panelists: […]
FINAL REPORT: GUELPH-WELLINGTON REGISTRY WEEK 2016
Guelph-Wellington Registry Week 2016 The 20,000 Homes Campaign is “national movement of communities working together to permanently house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless people by July 1, 2018.”[i] As […]
Community Invitation to Housing First 101
The Guelph-Wellington 20,000 Homes Campaign and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness welcome our community to attend a Housing First 101 event. This event will provide an explanation of the […]
Registry Week Preliminary Results
Guelph-Wellington has joined 28 other communities from across Canada as part of the 20,000 Homes Campaign, a powerful nationwide campaign that aims to permanently house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable […]
Invitation to 20,000 Homes Community Debrief
We are inviting our community to come together this Friday to hear about the 20,000 Homes Campaign, our local Registry Week, the results of the surveying and our next steps. […]
GUELPH-WELLINGTON 20,000 HOMES CAMPAIGN SETS LOCAL TARGET FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS
GUELPH (February 29, 2016) – The Guelph-Wellington 20,000 Homes Leadership Committee has set an initial local target as part of a nationwide campaign to permanently house 20,000 homeless people by […]