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Senior Researcher Beth Wilson wins Bhayana Award

The Bhayana Family Foundation Awards recognize extraordinary contributions made by staff at United Way Toronto funded agencies. They are awarded by United Way Toronto based...

Finding Home - new eBook on homelessness

Finding Home aims to fill a gap in the information available on homelessness by providing an easily accessible collection of the best related Canadian research and...

Fact Sheet: New Social Assistance Rates

This fact sheet from the Income Security Advocacy Centre shows current and new monthly Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefit rate...

CITY Leaders program accepting applications

The United Way's CITY Leaders program provides young adults with the practical knowledge and tools to become effective leaders. Application deadline Nov. 30 for January...

Hunger Count 2009 - 19% increase in Ontario

Published annually by Food Banks Canada, this is a comprehensive report on hunger and food bank use in Canada, and recommendations for change. Take particular...

How will HST affect your organization?

In June 2010 the HST will come into effect. The Ontario Nonprofit Network has put together a detailed brief and a tool for assessing its...

Mapping EI Changes in Ontario

This map from Statistics Canada demonstrates the percentage change in the number of EI recipients in Ontario between August 08 and August 09.