Toronto’s 2010 proposed operating budget will be introduced on February 16 at City Hall.
Join us on Thursday, February 18 at 519 Church Street Community Centre to:
- Learn more about what’s in the budget
- Ask questions and share your ideas
- Find out how to have your say in the budget process
Thanks to all for taking part in Social Planning Toronto and Toronto Open Budget Initiative’s City Budget Process 101 workshop on February 3.
Budget Chief Shelley Carroll, CAW Sam Gindin Chair Judy Rebick and TOBI speaker Ann Fitzpatrick delivered excellent presentations to a packed house on the state of the City budget process and how we can make it more inclusive and participatory.
Videos from the evening will be posted online shortly.
Social Planning Toronto is pleased to announce that we have hired Jeremy Tudor Price as our new Communications Officer.
Creating a Bold, Sustainable, Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy for All Ontarians
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Christopher.
Social Planning Toronto made a submission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing highlighting the need for substantial investment in affordable, public housing. This submission details many of the most urgent statistics regarding Ontario’s gap in access to affordable housing.
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 on peer nominations received in the following five categories: dedication, partnership builder, innovation & creativity, leadership and team achievement.
Social Planning Toronto Senior Researcher Beth Wilson won in the Leadership Awards Category where the purpose is “to recognize and reward employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership capabilities and consistently achieve superior, team-based results. These leaders play an exceptional role in helping others contribute to their organization and advance its mission.”
Reporting on Wednesday’s Social Planning Toronto Research Forum, Carol Goar, a columnist with the Toronto Star, highlights the Hard Hit Report and the challenges facing nonprofits in today’s economic climate. Includes responding letter to the editor from The Stop’s Jonah Schein.
Beth Wilson, SPT’s Senior Researcher, was quoted about the unsustainability of the responses which social services have used up to this point.
“I wonder if there is sufficient infrastructure in place in these organizations to support so many volunteers and to oversee their work,” she said. “Also I wonder whether volunteers are being called upon to take on work they may not be qualified to do or may not be appropriate for them to do.”
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Community News
- Federal Town Hall Forum and Homeless Memorial
DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TIME: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
PLACE: Church of the Holy Trinity (just west of the Eaton Centre between Dundas and Queen Street).While Parliament is prorogued until March 3, it is vital that individuals and community organizations come together to talk about the experiences and needs in neighbourhoods and communities, and to put forward the expectations we have of our Federal government and political parties to meet these needs.
- New WCI Report: Putting Equity on the Agenda
The Welcoming Communities Initiative has released a new report titled Putting Equity on the Agenda: Are We Being Heard? that relates the findings from a year’s study and reflection in York Region by the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians. [PDF Format]
- In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
A major Senate report tabled today is declaring that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled.
Recent Reports
- Creating a Bold, Sustainable, Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy for All Ontarians
- Hard Hit: Toronto
- Hard Hit: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
- Supporting Canadians in Tough Times – Federal Budget Submission 2009
- Toronto’s Social Landscape
- 2009 SPACE Report: Progress and Pitfalls
- Uninsured: Why EI is Failing Working Ontarians
