To monitor and inform on cross-Ontario activity on the poverty reduction agenda

Archive for December, 2008

Poverty Plan Lays Foundation For Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2008 TORONTO – Ontario is on track to becoming a leader in poverty reduction in a plan that is not only crucial to the province’s economic recovery but is also the right thing to do, says the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction. “Today, Ontario is turning a corner [...]

25 in 5 Backgrounder on Poverty Reduction Strategy Announcement

The 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction is a multi-sectoral coalition of more than 350 provincial and Toronto-based organizations and individuals working to eliminate poverty. The Network came together because poverty reduction makes social and economic sense and because poverty reduction is possible. It starts with a plan. At a gathering of 350 low-income [...]

North & South with the Blueprint in Durham Region

Sunderland About 30 people attended a presentation and discussion of the Blueprint on Tuesday morning, December 2 at Sunderland Town Hall in North Durham Region. Participants included the Mayor of Brock Township, several town councilors, civic officials, faith leaders, health and social service leaders, and residents of North Durham communities. The meeting was sponsored by [...]

Greater Trouble in Greater Toronto: Child Poverty in the GTA

GTA Children’s Aid Societies and the Social Planning Network released a report on child poverty that shows a startling increase in the number of children living in poverty. “Greater Trouble in Greater Toronto, Child Poverty in the GTA” reveals that 50 per cent of Ontario’s children in poverty now live in the GTA, up from [...]

Countdown to a Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) – Time to Deliver a 25 in 5 Poverty Reduction Strategy

Countdown to a Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) Time to Deliver a 25 in 5 Poverty Reduction Strategy Quote of the week: Canada Needs Ontario’s Courage on Poverty Reduction, says Roy Romanow 25 in 5’s Five Tests to assess Ontario’s upcoming Poverty Reduction Strategy Poverty Reduction is smart economics, especially in hard times “Leadership in Hard [...]