Proceedings - Impacts of School Closures on Children and Communities

October 26 2009

Social Planning Toronto hosted a lively discussion back in September on the issue of public use of schools, community hubs and school board processes in...

Research Forum: The People's Recession - One Year Later

October 21 2009

Social Planning Toronto Research and Policy Forum The People's Recession - One Year Later Please join us for our November forum with: Armine Yalnizyan, Canadian Centre...

Hard Hit Report Released

October 21 2009

Crisis Coming for Ontario Communities TORONTO, October 20, 2009 Hard Hit: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario, a...

Hard Hit: Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario

October 16 2009

Hard Hit is a new report from the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) documenting the one-two punch affecting nonprofit community social service agencies in...

Hard Hit: Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario

October 16 2009

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the current global economic recession on nonprofit community social service agencies in Ontario, and...

CPRN Report on Social Innovation in Canada

October 08 2009

The report calls on Canadian leaders, who have been slow to embrace the potential of social innovation to respond to community challenges, to establish a...

Hubs not hulks: is there a practical alternative to school closings?

October 06 2009

Interest is growing in the potential role of schools as community hubs and socially progressive feature of both urban planning and education. View report and...

Vital Signs 2009

October 06 2009

The Toronto Community Foundation has released Vital Signs 2009, noting that Toronto is Highly Desirable but Seriously Unaffordable. Read the report or the Toronto Star's substantial coverage.

GrassRoots Public Policy Course for Advocates

October 05 2009

The Open Policy Course in Public Policy is the inaugural class on public policy conducted by John Stapleton. John taught policy at the Maytree Public...

Recovery through the Lens of Cultural Diversity

October 05 2009

The Center for Addictions and Mental Health and Community Resource Connections of Toronto are looking for participants who are either dealing with mental health issues...