Research and Resources
Special Diet - Human Rights decision
Posted on April 13 2010 under Research and Resources
What is the significance of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal’s decision?
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Do Welfare Reforms Make Abused Women Safer?
Posted on March 25 2010 under Research and Resources
From a ResearchImpact article
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Hamilton Food Access Guide 2010
Posted on February 23 2010 under Research and Resources
Produced for health and social service providers to refer clients to free or low cost food or meals.
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Senator Art Eggleton - In From the Margins Report
Posted on February 22 2010 under Research and Resources
In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
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Ontario Hunger Report 2009
Posted on December 08 2009 under Research and Resources
Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) Ontario Hunger Report 2009 - Living With Hunger - December 2009
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Fighting Poverty
Posted on December 08 2009 under Research and Resources
Ontario Association of Food Banks Report on Fighting Poverty - The Best Way to Beat the Recession - March 2009
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25in5 Making Good on the Promise
Posted on December 02 2009 under Research and Resources
Evaluating Year One of Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy
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2009 Report Card on Child & Family Poverty in Ontario
Posted on November 24 2009 under Research and Resources
2009 Report Card on Child & Family Poverty in Ontario
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2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada: 1989 - 2009
Posted on November 24 2009 under Research and Resources
2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada: 1989 - 2009
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Hard Hit Report
Posted on November 15 2009 under Research and Resources
Hard Hit, a new research report from the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) documents the one-two punch affecting Ontario's nonprofit community services -- an increasing demand for services and lost revenue from funding cuts driven by the economic downturn.
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The Cost of Basic Nutritious Food Flyer
Posted on November 09 2009 under Research and Resources
Can People in Hamilton Afford a Nutritious Diet in 2008?
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In the Midst of the Storm: The Impact of the Economic Downturn for Ontario's Food Banks in 2009
Posted on November 09 2009 under Research and Resources
There have been great challenges related to the food supply of Ontario’s food banks so far in 2009. Many simply do not have enough food to meet the surge in demand for service. A large proportion (37.9 per cent) of food banks do not have enough food to meet the needs of their clients.
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Peer to Peer Mentoring Program Flyer
Posted on November 09 2009 under Research and Resources
We are the place to go if you live in Hamilton and need help with OW, ODSP, Special Supports, CPP Disability, EI, etc.
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Fact Sheet: Temp Workers
Posted on November 09 2009 under Research and Resources
NEW CHANGES TO THE LAW! EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 6th, 2009
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Fact Sheet: Social Assistance Rate Restructuring and the Ontario Child Benefit
Posted on November 04 2009 under Research and Resources
This fact sheet explains rate changes for the Ontario Child Benefit that affect parents who have dependent children under 18 and who are on Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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Fact Sheet: ODSP Adjudication of Addictions
Posted on November 04 2009 under Research and Resources
People with addictions to drugs or alcohol or both may now be eligible for benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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Disability Declaration Flyer
Posted on November 04 2009 under Research and Resources
The ODSP Action Coalition calls on the Ontario
government to recognize the rights of people with
disabilities by making critical changes to ODSP
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POVERTY IN THE MEDIA
New Campaign Lets You Do the Math On Income Security
This fall, our federal politicians may lead us into an election fought on the issue of Employment Insurance benefits. But when it comes to the other income security programs most important to Ontarians, we are still looking for someone to lead us into battle. Despite the provincial government’s promise to reduce poverty in Ontario, there is a deafening silence from our leaders when it comes to addressing the chronic inadequacy of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support programs -- the income security programs of last resort for vulnerable Ontarians.
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Do The Math Challenge
How does the Do The Math Challenge work?
Read more » Guaranteed annual income worth pondering
No one deserves to live in poverty.
Read more » Minimum wage stalled?
Yet even at $10.25, a minimum wage job still won't lift a full-time worker above the poverty line.
Read more » Give First Nations property rights, book urges
Private ownership of land called vital in helping to lift Canada's aboriginal peoples out of poverty
Read more » Head trauma help for homeless
Hamilton project seen as model
Read more » Sacrificing financial future to receive welfare
POVERTY: Provincial group calls for higher social assistance benefits
Read more » Rising energy costs putting families at risk for homelessness
With social assistance not usually enough to cover rental amounts if people are with a private landlord, McCormick said that means people can be left...
Read more » Stimulus funds found for aboriginal communities
$170-million to address suicide and infant mortality rates
Read more » An investment that would pay off
There needs to be a shift in governmental thinking when it comes to social assistance.
Read more » Trying to eat on $7.50 a day
That's all OSAP allots for student food
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