Mayoral candidates will have the opportunity to meet and chat with Londoners who have first-hand experience dealing with poverty thanks to a unique event hosted by Sanctuary London. Continue reading
According to the most recent data from the Living Wage for Families Campaign, the living wage rate for Regina is $16.95 per hour. Continue reading
The B.C. government is promising to reduce the child poverty rate in B.C. by 50 per cent, and the overall poverty rate by 25 per cent, in the next five years. Continue reading
Mohawk College’s mobile classroom enrolled 100 students in its first year on the road. Continue reading
Members of Winnipeg’s neediest community will have easy one-on-one access to medical professionals at an inner-city health event on Saturday. Lighthouse Mission and the Exchange District Pharmacy are joining forces to present the first-ever In the Know Inner City Health Fair and BBQ. Continue reading
Many families in the Central Okanagan are homeless and working hard to hide it, according to a child advocate worker. Continue reading
Poverty advocates are urging Ottawa to go back to a policy which allowed non-permanent residents to receive a Canada Child Benefit. Continue reading
A proposed class action lawsuit filed claims the Ontario government’s early cancellation of a basic income pilot project is ‘negligent’ and a ‘breach of contract.’ Continue reading
A Calgary-based poverty reduction advocate is applauding a plan to set a national poverty measurement. Continue reading
Currently, there are 100 children under two years old in CAS foster care in Hamilton. Continue reading
