Low Income Families

• Welcome Hall Mission, McGill to expand dental services for most vulnerable

  'We usually do between 1,700 and 2,000 dental procedures per year,' explained Sam Watts, CEO and executive director of the mission offering dental care to lower-income families.

  Health

  May 9
  
• Subsidized SaskTel internet coming for low-income seniors, families

  Through Connecting Families 2.0, SaskTel said it will offer eligible customers subsidized internet which comes with unlimited data for $20 a month.

  Politics

  Aug 16, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Calgarians donate computers to help kids with return to online learning

  Low-income Calgary families got help with access to technology for returning to online learning.

  Education

  Apr 18, 2021
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• Nova Scotia SPCA encourages people with large number of cats to reach out for help

  The first 21 cats have been brought into the Dartmouth SPCA, with four young ones to stay at the shelter to be socialized, but all the others, considered to be feral, will need to find new barn placements.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
• Quebec to provide $146M in alimony payments to low-income, single-parent families

  The investment, predicted to start on Oct. 1, is aimed at making up for the lack of money single-parent families receive in alimony when a parent is on social assistance.

  Politics

  May 23, 2019
• 6 Prince Albert homes renovated for low-income families

  A family housing project has officially opened for low-income families receiving crisis or life-skills assistance in Prince Albert, Sask.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2018
• Women gain valuable skills as part of Habitat for Humanity Manitoba Build Blitz

  Many women from around Winnipeg are putting on their hard hats and picking up hammers and nails this week. Monday marks the start of the Habitat for Humanity Women Build Blitz Build.

  May 28, 2018
• TTC launches ‘Fair Fare Pass’ for low-income residents

  Transit users will get a $1 discount off the adult fare for a single ride and a $30.75 discount off an adult metropass.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2018
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• New Brunswick announces plan to provide free child care to low income families

  Premier Brian Gallant says providing access to free child care will give low-income parents every opportunity to enter the workforce or pursue their studies.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2018
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• IN PHOTOS: Our Lady Queen of Peace turns donations into Christmas party for low-income children

  Our Lady Queen of Peace north ranch relies on donations to make Christmas merry and bright for low-income children and their families, but this year volunteers couldn't help as many as they'd hoped.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2017