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

Put Food In The Budget

PFIB Meets with Community and Social Services Minister Meilleur

A delegation from the Put Food in the Budget Advisory group met with the Hon. Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community and Social Services, on Wednesday, January 20. The PFIB representatives were:

Michelle Gratton, Social Planning Council of Cornwall and Area
Nadia Edwards, volunteer at The Stop Community Food Centre
Darren Nesbit, leader in poverty reduction from Sarnia
Deirdre [...]

Cross-Community Advocates for Healthy Food Supplement Call for Poverty-free Ontario

Ninety advocates from communities north, south, east and west across Ontario, about half people living on low incomes, convened in Hamilton on Friday, December 4 to mark the first anniversary of the Ontario Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
While all assembled were pleased that the Government had made a commitment to reducing children’s poverty by 25% in [...]

Do The Math (November 10)

Check out the latest update on Do The Math activities in Toronto (Queen’s Park) that occurred October 14.
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Do The Math Update (October 13)

Check out the latest update on Do The Math activities in Toronto (Parkdale) that occurred October 9.
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Do The Math Update (October 9)

Check out the latest update on Do The Math activities in Belleville that occurred September 30, 2009. Includes a short video clip the opening and some of the table discussions.
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