SPT is currently beginning work on a second edition of its guide to community services for non-status newcomers, and is seeking your input and organization information. In order to build upon the number of programs and services that non-status people in the city can access, we would like to include your organization in the second edition of the guide. We would greatly appreciate you completing a brief online survey detailing your work with this population. This is to, above all, ensure the safety of non-status residents and their families.
SPT and SPACE Coalition release 2009 Community Use of Schools Report
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by Christopher.
The new study Progress and Pitfalls, by Social Planning Toronto and the SPACE Coalition, finds that while access to schools is improving, more action is required.
A Review of Community Use of Schools and Access to Municipal Spaces
Executive Summary
Prior to the provincial Community Use of Schools Policy and funding (CUS), fees for community use of schools had risen sharply across Ontario, resulting in closures of programs and steep declines in use. The CUS program was launched in July 2004 with a [...]
On Tuesday, March 3, Social Planning Toronto hosted its 2009 Research Roundtable: “Research for Social Change”. The event brought together more than 125 community-based, government and academic researchers, policy analysts and activists to share information on current research initiatives, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and exchange ideas for using research to advance social change and challenge poverty in Ontario. The Roundtable provided an opportunity to share perspectives on poverty-reduction research from our various vantage points – inside and outside of government – broadly focused around Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS).
The SPACE Coalition and Social Planning Toronto are releasing the research bulletin Progress and Pitfalls: A Review of Community Use of Schools & Access to Municipal Spaces.
Join Social Planning Toronto for this exciting forum on Ontario’s upcoming Housing Strategy and how you can make your voice heard for more affordable housing in Ontario.
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: 4205 Lawrence Avenue East, Recreation Room (Morningside and Lawrence east)
Support Social Planning Toronto with a donation!
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
- Pre-Budget Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
- 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
