A Recovery-Free Zone: The Unyielding Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario

July 16 2010

Despite ‘green shoot’ sightings of recovery in some areas of the economy, Ontario’s nonprofit recession rages on. Results of A Recovery-Free Zone, a one-year follow-up...

A Recovery-Free Zone: The Toronto Bulletin

July 16 2010

The Toronto Bulletin presents local results from A Recovery-free Zone, a one-year province-wide follow-up survey conducted by the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) on...

Policy without Practice: Barriers to Enrollment for Non-Status Immigrant Students in Toronto’s Catholic Schools

July 16 2010

This research project is a follow-up to Social Planning Toronto’s 2008 report entitled, “The Right to Learn: Access to Public Education for Non-Status Immigrants”, which...

Register for the SPT Member Forum - Responding to the "Partnership Project"

July 06 2010

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE AND LOCATIONWe regret that the Social Planning Toronto Membership Forum on the "Partnership Project," which had been scheduled for Wednesday, July...

SPT Upcoming Events Bulletin

July 06 2010

Your next Social Planning Toronto e-bulletin will come out on July 20.  In the meantime, we hope you will join us for some upcoming SPT...

Moving Forward, Breaking Through! A Community Planning Forum for Anti-Poverty Groups in Toronto

May 31 2010

Some steps forward, but many more to go: How can we push ahead and get real change? Join with other community groups across the city fighting...

Colour of Change Forum: Is poverty becoming more colour coded? An Action Plan for Change

May 14 2010

Child Poverty has been well documented as becoming ever more “colour coded” or racialized. The continuing trend shows that all levels of government and other...

Make Sure Toronto District School Board’s Budget Meets the Needs of Inner City Students

April 23 2010

Make Sure Toronto District School Board’s Budget Meets the Needs of Inner City Students Social Planning Toronto is an active member of the Toronto District...

SPNO Response to 2010 Budget

March 26 2010

2010 Budget holds only threat for Ontario’s most vulnerable The 2010 Budget fails the test of a Government committed to a comprehensive poverty reduction plan...

March Research & Policy Forum - Audio Clips

March 23 2010

Social Planning Toronto's March 2009 Research & Policy Forum focused on issues relating to immigrant homeless and health & labour market outcomes for immigrants. Presenters...