Register for The Other Home Show: Town Hall on the Federal Government’s Role in Solving Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by admin.
The Alliance for Affordable Co-operative Housing, Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto and Social Planning Toronto invite you to take part in this special event dedicated to putting housing back on the national agenda. Register today and bring your questions and ideas!
When: Saturday, November 6 – Doors open 12:30 p.m., town hall 1-3 p.m.
Where: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room 308/309, Toronto
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Candidates Step Up to the Plate on Poverty!
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by admin.
It’s no secret. People talk about it, but not many fully realize how serious the situation is. Twenty-five percent of Toronto residents – yes, one out of every four people in the city – live in poverty. (Based on the 2006 census, using Statistics Canada’s low income cut-off measure). And the news gets worse. Research shows that poverty impacts not only the lives of people trapped in it, but the quality of life of the city as a whole – and therefore everyone is affected.
The Toronto Working Group on Poverty recently challenged municipal candidates to turn their attention to this critical problem and to make a commitment, if elected, to bring this forward as a top priority item for action. Some 87 candidates for mayoral and city council positions, and many others vying for school board trustee positions, responded to the call and stepped forward to make the commitment.
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Check out the latest Issue of our e-bulletin, Soundbites. (September 30, 2010)
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by admin.
- TORONTO VOTES fact sheets available for download
- What’s at Stake: Women, City Services and the Municipal Election – Register Now!
- Common Ground – Schools as Community Hubs: The Vision, The Challenge, The Opportunity
- Call Out to Candidates and Organizations: Endorse the Toronto Open Budget Initiative Declaration Today
- Making Commitments on Poverty
- Update – York South –Weston Local Immigration Partnership Project
- News From Our Partners
- Worth Repeating – One Toronto – A Call To Action
- Get Involved in Social Planning Toronto
- About Social Planning Toronto
- Join us on Twitter & Facebook
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Update – York South –Weston Local Immigration Partnership Project
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Members of the York South-Weston Local immigration Partnership (YS-W LIP) spent the late summer creating a strategic plan for a local integrated service delivery system for newcomers to the area. Planning by YS-W Local Immigration Partnership Council members incorporated data collected from consultations with service providers, employers and newcomers. Earlier in the summer, eleven newcomer focus groups were facilitated by the five ethno-specific partner members of the Local Immigration Partnership.
The YS-W LIP hosted another successful town hall meeting on September 22. The Town hall informed the community of the proposed service delivery plan and policy recommendations, and sought feedback from participants. Over seventy (thirty-five newcomers and thirty-five service providers ) attended. The presentation was translated into three languages and everyone participated in small discussion groups.
Next steps for the YS-W LIP include a training event – Building Successful Collaborations on October 7 and a Partnership Council meeting on October 21 to review draft reports and action plans. The final report will be submitted to Citizenship and Canada by the end of November and posted on Social Planning Toronto website.
For more information, please contact Yasmin Haq-Khan at yhaq@socialplanningtoronto.org
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TORONTO VOTES fact sheets available for download
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Municipal Election 2010
Toronto has more than a million eligible voters. Through focus groups and consultations Toronto residents told us what issues matter to them the most and what information they needed to vote. The SPT Toronto Votes Kits we …
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