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

Archive for January, 2009

Oxford Next Steps in Poverty Reduction

[ February 12, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Please join members of the Oxford Social Planning Committee for a facilitated discussion on the next steps to develop a poverty reduction plan for Oxford County.

When: Thursday, February 12, 2009

Time: 9:00 am – 12 Noon

Where: Sacred Heart Church
131 Thames St., North, Ingersoll
(Meeting in Henderson Hall, behind Church)

RSVP to United Way of Oxford
(519) 539-3851 1-877-280-1391 kelly@unitedwayoxford.ca

Poverty Symposium (Guelph)

[ February 12, 2009; 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] When: Thursday, February 12, 2009

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where: St. George’s Church
99 Woolwich St., Guelph  MAP

Join fellow community members to:

learn more about provincial strategies on poverty reduction from a
representative from the Minister of Children and Youth Services’
office;
hear from other regions who are working to reduce poverty in their
communities;
discuss current and future initiatives for reducing [...]

Easing Poverty (Sarnia)

[ January 22, 2009; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] When: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Time: 1 – 4 p.m.

Where: Training rooms two and three, 2nd floor
Bayside Mall  MAP

The meeting will will feature speaker Mike Balkwill, an activist involved in the province-wide 25 in 5 Network. The network is pushing for a 25 per cent reduction in poverty in Ontario in five years.

The meeting has [...]

Poverty Reduction is Smart Economics: Federal Government Urged to Act on Social Investments, Put Tax Cuts on Backburner

January 13, 2009
For Immediate Release

TORONTO – With a January 27 federal budget on the horizon, the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction is urging Finance Minister Flaherty to invest in social programs and infrastructure as the centerpiece of a much-needed stimulus package for Canada’s ailing economy.
“Mounting evidence shows that investment in social infrastructure [...]

Submission to the Ontario Legislative Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (CPAN)

Submission to the Ontario Legislative Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Submitted by
Renfrew County Child Poverty Action Network (CPAN)
December 19, 2008
On Behalf of Renfrew County Child Poverty Action Network (CPAN) we would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to appear before you today. We would also like to commend the Ontario provincial government [...]