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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.
Community Voices Meeting
The next Community Voices meeting is on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 from 6pm-8pm at Brant Ave Public School. We will be hearing about the role municipal governments can take in […]
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