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March 25 2019

Call for Nominations to the Social Planning Toronto Board of Directors Social Planning Toronto is a non-profit, charitable community organization that works to improve equity,...

City Council has Options to Reduce Homelessness Now. It’s Time to Use Them.

March 06 2019

A group of Toronto physicians are urging Mayor John Tory and Toronto City Council to introduce a dedicated homelessness levy during the 2019 budget process....

A City Left Behind: Poverty Reduction, Election Promises, and the 2019 Budget

February 26 2019

In the lead up to the 2018 City of Toronto municipal election, Social Planning Toronto, Commitment TO Community, and Faith in the City asked candidates...

How to Hub: Community Hub Development Toolkit

February 06 2019

The “How to Hub: Community Hub Development Toolkit” is a practical guide to support residents, parents and community allies in advocating for a community hub...

A Message from our new ED, Devika Shah

February 05 2019

Without community, politics is dead. But communities have been scattered like dust in the wind. At work, at home, both practically and imaginatively, we are...

What's Going On at Social Planning Toronto?

February 05 2019

2018 was a challenging year for Social Planning Toronto. Yet despite a leadership change, our small but mighty organization continued providing sector leadership and putting...

Our Choices Will Determine If We Are Toronto the Good

January 24 2019

Our Op-Ed in today’s Toronto Star argues that if Toronto truly is a “world-class city” or “Toronto the Good,” we must choose to move beyond...

Who Are the New Faces on the SPT Board?

January 21 2019

2019 will be a year of transition for us. Under the leadership of a new Executive Director, Devika Shah, we're honing in on the kind...

“Compassionate” Social Assistance Reforms Vague on Details

November 23 2018

Reforms Ignore Strong Proposals From In-Depth Income Security Study and Leave People With Disabilities in Jeopardy “The Ontario government’s announcement to reform social assistance promised...

Province to Renters: Promise Made, Promise Broken

November 21 2018

On Thursday, November 15, the provincial government released its Fall Economic Statement and introduced Bill 57, its budget bill. Included in the bill are plans...