Social Planning Toronto

Check out the latest issue of our e-Bulletin, released today!

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by Jeremy.

SOUNDBITES, the Social Planning Toronto e-Bulletin, is back with an improved format and some new features. Our goal is to provide a fortnightly update of news, events, and information from Social Planning Toronto and our partners, to further our work in “promoting equitable, effective, and inclusive policies for improving the quality of life in Toronto.” [...]

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

Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by Jeremy.

Social Planning Toronto is an active member of the Toronto District School Board’s Inner City Advisory Committee (ICAC). With this committee we have been bringing to the board’s attention the need for more focused funding and programming to address the poverty that exists in Toronto’s inner city and is hampering the success of the city’s neediest students. We need your support to further this cause. Recently, the ICAC passed a motion asking the school board to specifically allocate more money in its 2010-11 budget to address the effects of poverty in the school system.

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Federal Town Hall Forum and Homeless Memorial

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy.

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.

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New WCI Report: Putting Equity on the Agenda

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy.

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]

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In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy.

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.

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Big Picture, Local Action: Working with Families and Young Children Living in Poverty

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy.

This provincial forum, sponsored by Health Nexus and the Best Start Resource Centre, will address pertinent information for service providers working with families with young children living in poverty.

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