Call for Abstracts: Research on Healthcare for the Undocumented and Uninsured

December 07 2009

Individuals/organizations are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations or poster presentations by Friday December 18, 2009 for a conference aiming to gather local academic...

Senate of Canada to Release Report on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness

December 07 2009

The report is based on the testimony of more than 170 witnesses who spoke at hearings held in nine cities across Canada over a two-year...

Ontario’s Knowledge Economy: The Economic Impact of Post-Secondary Education

December 02 2009

The Ontario government must set targets for attracting more low-income, disabled, rural and aboriginal students to higher learning in order to fight poverty and boost...

Living with Hunger

December 02 2009

More Ontarians turned to food banks in the past year than ever before, says the Ontario Association of Food Banks in the 2009 Ontario Hunger...

Province Introduces Panel to Advise Social Assistance Review

December 02 2009

Ontario has appointed the head of Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank to head a panel of anti-poverty advocates to advise the government on a long-awaited...

25 in 5 Releases Progress Evaluation on Poverty Reduction Strategy

December 02 2009

The 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction warns that the province risks missing its target unless further action is taken in their new report...

Deprivation Index Introduced in Poverty Reduction Update

December 02 2009

The Ontario Deprivation Index was developed by Daily Bread Food Bank and the Caledon Institute of Social Policy to provide a list of items that...

Join TTC Riders for Fair Transit

December 02 2009

TTC Riders, on the web at ttcriders.ca, is a new organization created to give a voice to the interests and concerns of hundreds of thousands of...

Fort York Visitor Centre Design Competition Viewing

November 29 2009

View the submitted designs at an open house in the City Hall Members' Lounge from Dec. 4 to 6 from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. each...

Profile This! A Night of Art and Activism by Young Muslim Women and Trans People

November 25 2009

A FREE event hosted in partnership with The AGO Youth Council Friday Dec 4th, 6 - 8 pmArt Gallery of OntarioAnne Tannenbaum Gallery School -...