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Child and Youth Worker
Feb 3, 2012
Blue Doors Shelters is seeking a full-time Child and Youth Worker. The hourly wage is $15.85. The application deadline is March 16, 2012. Location: Newmarket/ East Gwillimbury.
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Live-In Maintenance Worker
Feb 3, 2012
Supportive Housing in Peel is seeking a full-time Live-In Maintenance Worker. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Peel Region.
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Relief Position for SPRINT Supportive Housing
Feb 3, 2012
Senior Peoples Resources in North Toronto (SPRINT) is seeking an on-call Relief Position for its Supportive Housing unit. The hourly wage ranges from $15.39 - $16.60. The application deadline is February 16, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Crisis Support Worker (Bargaining Unit Positions)
Feb 3, 2012
Supportive Housing in Peel is seeking a full-time Crisis Support Worker. The annual salary ranges from $50,269 - $59,748. The application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Peel.
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Case Worker
Feb 3, 2012
St. Clair West Services for Seniors is seeking a full-time Case Worker. The annual salary ranges from $40,822 - $48,721. The application deadline is February 24, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Home Support Coordinator
Feb 3, 2012
St. Clair West Services for Seniors is seeking a full-time Home Support Coordinator. The annual salary ranges from $35,071 - $40,094. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Business Administrator
Feb 3, 2012
YWCA Toronto is seeking a full-time Business Administrator (Housing Support Program). T he annual salary is 47,258. the application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Rent Geared to Income Specialist
Feb 3, 2012
YWCA Toronto is seeking a full-time Rent-Geared-to-Income Specialist (Housing Support Program). The annual salary is $41,974. The application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Community Development Support Co-ordinator
Feb 3, 2012
YWCA Toronto is seeking a full-time Community Development Support Coordinator (Housing Support Program). The annual salary is $50,726. The application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Community Counsellor
Feb 3, 2012
Rose Sharon Services for Young Mothers is seeking a full-time Community Counsellor. The annual salary is $40,000. The application deadline is February 10, 2012. Location: Vaughan.
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Clinical Support Worker - Addictions Specialist
Feb 3, 2012
YWCA Toronto is seeking a full-time Clinical Support Worker (Addictions Specialist). The annual salary is $50,726. The application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Program Assistant
Feb 3, 2012
Social Planning Toronto is seeking a full-time Program Assistant. The hourly wage is $19. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Casual/Relief Residential Counsellor
Feb 3, 2012
Blue Doors Shelters is seeking an on-call Residential Counsellor. The hourly wage is $15.85. The application deadline is March 30, 2012. Location: Newmarket / East Gwillimbury.
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Program Manager
Feb 2, 2012
St. Leonard's Place is seeking a full-time Program Manager. The annual salary is $65,000. The application deadline is March 30, 2012. Location: Peel.
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Community Support Worker
Feb 2, 2012
LOFT Community Services is seeking a full-time Community Support Worker. The application deadline is February 10, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Administrative Assistant
Feb 2, 2012
The Good Neighbours Club is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant. The application deadline is February 20, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Shelter & Program Manager
Feb 2, 2012
The Women's Centre, Inc. is seeking a full-time Shelter & Program Manager. The application deadline is February 13, 2012. Location: Grey Bruce.
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Life Skills Coordinator/IT Trainer
Feb 2, 2012
Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre is seeking a full-time Life Skills Coordinator/IT Trainer. The application deadline was not provided. Location: Toronto.
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Transgendered people outraged over Canada's identification rules for air travel
Feb 2, 2012
The Canadian transgendered community fears being grounded by rules forbidding airlines from allowing someone to board if their hair and clothing do not match the gender identity listed on their passport or other identification.
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Yonge Street Mission Braves The Coldest Night of the Year
Feb 1, 2012
Yonge Street Mission is taking to the streets on February 25th, 2012, to participate in The Coldest Night of the Year and raise money for some of Toronto's most vulnerable people.
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Rental housing construction needs boost
Feb 1, 2012
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says Ottawa should provide low-cost loans and tax credits to increase the supply of rental accommodation.
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Rental crunch as condos trump apartment development
Feb 1, 2012
Toronto, like other Canadian cities, has been going through a prolonged condo boom that has pushed up housing prices and made rental properties increasingly scarce.
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Exploitive rent demands 'a norm' for newcomers
Jan 31, 2012
Unaware of tenants' rights under Ontario law, new immigrants are being asked by landlords to pay as much as a full year of rent upfront to secure their first home because they have no Canadian employment or credit history.
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New Regent Park building brings sunshine into lives of residents
Jan 31, 2012
The Christian Resource Centre recently opened a new affordable housing residence at 40 Oak St. in Regent Park, Toronto. The building houses 87 units ranging in price from $400 to $600.
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Del Grande says he faked a housing proposal just to rile Toronto council's left wing
Jan 30, 2012
Councillor Mike Del Grande, Mayor Rob Ford's budget chief, says he does not actually support the incendiary housing proposal he made last week.
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Maintenance Worker
Jan 30, 2012
Houselink Community Homes is seeking a full-time Maintenance Worker. The annual salary is $37,596. The application deadline is February 10, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Resource Development Manager
Jan 30, 2012
Cornerstone Housing for Women is seeking a full-time Resource Development Manager. The application deadline is February 18, 2012. Location: Ottawa.
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Housing Worker
Jan 27, 2012
Unison Health and Community Services is seeking a full-time Housing Worker for a 1-year contract. The application deadline is February 6, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Ford tours TCHC building
Jan 27, 2012
Mayor Rob Ford went door-to-door through 101 Mount Dennis recently asking each resident what's wrong with their Toronto Community Housing unit and how he could help.
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Del Grande wants housing money shifted to 'burbs
Jan 27, 2012
Councillor Mike Del Grande recently urged the city's executive committee to move affordable housing funding earmarked for Regent Park to another development in the northwest part of the city.
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Champion of affordable housing loses battle with breast cancer
Jan 26, 2012
Affordable housing advocate Rima Zavys lost her battle with breast cancer Jan. 17 at the age of 45. Before taking a medical leave, she worked in various capacities for WoodGreen Community Services.
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$42.9-million plan to build affordable housing in Ottawa
Jan 26, 2012
The City of Ottawa will build new affordable rental housing and help others to repair existing homes, under a $42.9-million program endorsed recently at City Council.
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Supportive Housing - Addiction Counsellor
Jan 25, 2012
Stonehenge Therapeutic Community is seeking a full-time Supportive Housing Addiction Counsellor. The application deadline is February 8, 2012. Location: Guelph.
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Program and Services Manager
Jan 25, 2012
AIDS Niagara is seeking a full-time Program and Services Manager. The application deadline is February 7, 2012. Location: St. Catharines.
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Integrated Wellness Coordinator
Jan 25, 2012
WoodGreen Community Services is seeking a full-time Integrated Wellness Coordinator. The hourly wage is $24.15. The application deadline is February 7, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Case Manager, Toronto Community Addictions Team
Jan 25, 2012
St. Stephen's Community House is seeking a full-time Case Manager, Toronto Community Addictions Team. The annual salary is $44,300. The application deadline is February 10, 2011. Location: Toronto.
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London leading effort for province-wide social housing database
Jan 25, 2012
Social housing programs in Ontario are suffering from the lack of a centralized database to coordinate their efforts and service managers in London are leading the charge to develop one.
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Director, Community Programming, Data Integrity and Community Engagement
Jan 25, 2012
Fife House is seeking a full-time Director, Community Programming, Data Integrity and Community Engagement. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Mayor seeks deferral in social-housing sale
Jan 24, 2012
The mayor's office is pausing a controversial plan designed to address a massive repair backlog by selling 740 social-housing properties.
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Edmonton's housing most affordable in Canada, survey shows
Jan 24, 2012
Housing in Edmonton is the most affordable of the six biggest markets in Canada, while Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver scored as "severely un-affordable".
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Supporting Survivors by Supporting Staff (Workshop)
Jan 24, 2012
This is a two day training conference for front line workers in the violence against women sector that takes place from March 1-March 2.
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Settlement Worker
Jan 24, 2012
Salvation Army (Harbourlight) is seeking a full-time Settlement Worker. The application deadline is February 3, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Outreach and Community Services Assistant (2 positions)
Jan 24, 2012
East York/ East Toronto Family Resources is seeking two (2) part-time Outreach and Community Services Assistants. The annual wage ranges from $14.65 - $17.82. The application deadline is February 6, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Corner Drop-in Doorperson
Jan 24, 2012
St. Stephen's Community House is seeking a part-time Corner Drop-in Doorperson. The application deadline is February 3, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Community Mental Health Outreach Worker
Jan 24, 2012
Street Health Community Nursing Foundation, Toronto is seeking a full-time Community Mental Health Outreach Worker. The annual salary ranges from $47,250 - $50,000. The application deadline is February 14, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Human rights complaint says Toronto zoning restrictions discriminate against people with disabilities
Jan 24, 2012
Ontario's human rights tribunal will weigh a challenge to Toronto's zoning rules that experts say could affect how municipalities across the country integrate housing for people with mental illness or disabilities.
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Manager, Addictions and Mental Health Services
Jan 24, 2012
St. Stephen's Community House is seeking a full-time Manager, Addictions and Mental Health Services. The application deadline is February 3, 2012. Location: Toronto.
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Redevelopment aims to better blend social housing with neighbours
Jan 23, 2012
A neighbourhood beside Fairview Mall is about to become a mini version of Lawrence Heights or Regent Park - two Toronto social housing communities undergoing massive redevelopment.
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Tenants lose as landlord TransGlobe racks up charges
Jan 23, 2012
A rental company with buildings in six provinces racked up hundreds of safety complaints, but its units are still on the market under two successor entities, a CBC Marketplace investigation has revealed.
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Why Toronto communities need subsidized housing
Jan 19, 2012
For the past 40 years, Sandra Marcok has lived in the Trinity-Spadina community and befriended many people, particularly the vulnerable.
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Ford's budget passes with rookie's amendment to stave off $15-million in cuts
Jan 19, 2012
Using $15-million from a city surplus that Mr. Ford had declared untouchable, Cllr. Colles motion restores funding for ice rinks, pools, community grants, homeless shelters, mechanical leaf-collection and the TTC.
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People care about the kind of city they live in: Toronto City Budget
Jan 19, 2012
While it is important that we celebrate the recent success of the Toronto City Budget, we must also recognize that the struggle to prevent a decline in the health and well-being of the city and its residents is far from over.
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Toronto faces human rights legal hearing on city's restrictive zoning rules
Jan 19, 2012
The Dream Team, a group of psychiatric consumer / survivors, launched legal action against Toronto, alleging that city zoning rules that impose restrictions on supportive housing and group homes are a violation of the Human Rights Code.
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Webinar Series on the Social Assistance Review - Preparing for the Options Paper
Jan 19, 2012
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario is expected to release an Options Paper in early February with options for reforming OW and ODSP, followed by a very short period for public response and feedback.
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Councillors of all stripes collaborating to stop cuts
Jan 17, 2012
A loose-knit coalition of councillors of all political stripes will start this week's big budget battle trying to halt many of Mayor Rob Ford's most contentious cuts, including 3 homeless shelters in the city.
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Raising the Roof to help homeless youth
Jan 17, 2012
York Region's mayors are ready to make visible a problem that pervades every city or town in the region - youth homelessness.
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Long waiting list for social housing in Cornwall
Jan 17, 2012
The demand for social housing in the Cornwall region is rising, but the city's housing and social services manager doesn't expect to see any new units constructed in the next few years.
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Budgets: Housing and homelessness cuts proposed for Toronto's 2012 budget
Jan 16, 2012
Taken together, the proposed cuts to housing and homelessness programs amount to a fraction of a percentage of the overall municipal budget, but they will have a devastating impact on the health and lives of the tens of thousands of Torontonians.
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The Hidden Homeless, Part 2: YWCA offers refuge and hope
Jan 16, 2012
The YWCA shelter, where Katie and her daughter had a room, is a temporary refuge for women and their children who for one reason or another do not have a permanent place to call home.
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Executive Director
Jan 16, 2012
Second Base Youth Shelter is seeking a full-time Executive Director. The application deadline is February 9, 2012. Location: Scarborough.
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A homecoming for dozens at 42 Hubbard Blvd.
Jan 16, 2012
Tenants move back to their former homes after years of renovations
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Support Services Worker
Jan 16, 2012
Blue Door Shelters is seeking a part-time Support Services Worker. The hourly wage is $15.85. The application deadline is March 9, 2012. Location: Newmarket.
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Co-op Housing Coordinator
Jan 16, 2012
Homestarts Incorporated is seeking a full-time Co-op Housing Coordinator. The annual salary ranges from $32,500 - $35,000. The application deadline is February 29, 2012. Location: Kanata.
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Residential Counsellor
Jan 16, 2012
Blue Door Shelters is seeking a full-time Residential Counsellor. The hourly wage is $15.85. The application deadline is March 2, 2012. Location: Newmarket.
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FREE Harm Reduction Workshops
Jan 13, 2012
This two day workshop, entitled "Working with substance users from a harm reduction perspective" is organized by Toronto Public Health Sexual Health Promoters and community partners.
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Executive Committee Quickly Dispenses with 2012 City Budget, Takes $6 Million in Cuts Off the Table (Budget Watch 2012)
Jan 13, 2012
Social Planning Toronto has prepared a brief summary of the services removed from the cut list, and those that remain on the table for 2012's city operating budget.
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Client Intervention & Assistance Coordinator
Jan 13, 2012
TransCare Community Support is seeking a full-time Client Intervention & Assistance Coordinator. The application deadline is February 8, 2012. Location: Scarborough.
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Construction Begins In The West Don Lands In Time For The 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
Jan 12, 2012
The newly revitalized West Don Lands will benefit the community with new condominiums, a YMCA recreation centre and affordable housing, among other amenities.
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Help for Tenants Who Hoard: Balancing Rights and Safety
Jan 12, 2012
West Park Healthcare Centre is hosting a full day conference covering the clinical, legal, and safety perspectives that are involved with individuals who hoard. Cost is $95, including lunch, parking, and materials.
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How might Toronto's proposed budget cuts affect women?
Jan 11, 2012
Advocacy groups such as the Toronto Women's City Alliance have been working in partnership with frontline agencies and organizations to show how women in particular will be disproportionately affected by proposed cuts to the city's 2012 budget.
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Building Talent at Workforce One-Stop Conference 2012
Jan 11, 2012
Attend Workforce One-Stop 2012 from April 23 - April 25, 2012 and walk away with ideas, connections, research, tools and strategies to help you do your job better.
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Assistant Coordinator (Housing Co-operative)
Jan 11, 2012
Homestarts Incorporated is seeking a part-time Assistant Coordinator Cooperative Housing. The hourly wage is $15. The application deadline is February 29, 2012. Location: Guelph/Kitchener/Cambridge.
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Case Worker
Jan 11, 2012
St. Leonards Place (Peel) is seeking a full-time Case Worker. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Brampton.
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Homeless shelter gives man a second chance at life
Jan 11, 2012
He's been an alcoholic since he was 13 years old. It's cost him two families, two homes and countless jobs.
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Residential Attendant
Jan 11, 2012
St. Leonards Place (Peel) is seeking a full-time Residential Attendant. The application deadline is February 17, 2012. Location: Brampton.
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Mapping the Cuts Part II (Budget Watch 2012)
Jan 11, 2012
Social Planning Toronto recaps the conclusion of the 2012 City operating budget reviewon January 9, 2012, providing a map to highlight the what areas of the city will be most impacted by the cuts.
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Budget bartering saves two pools, but libraries still face 10-per-cent cut
Jan 10, 2012
The battle over Toronto's budget is entering the home stretch with the Ford administration holding firm on demands for a 10-per-cent cut to libraries, but finding some last-minute cash to save two school pools.
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Craig Scott wins NDP nomination for Jack Layton's Toronto-Danforth riding
Jan 10, 2012
After declaring his candidacy in early December, Mr. Scott quickly emerged as the clear front-runner.
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Budget cuts are health-care cuts, professionals warn
Jan 9, 2012
A group of Toronto health professionals is warning that proposed cuts to a variety of city programs are actually health-care cuts in disguise.
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Police learn how to deal with the mentally ill in crisis
Jan 9, 2012
Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association, says officers have to deal with the danger first when they respond to a call, to protect themselves and the public.
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Community Grants Update (Budget Watch 2012)
Jan 9, 2012
On January 5, 2012, City of Toronto staff held an information session for nonprofit community agencies that receive City funding from the Community Service Partnerships (CSP) program.
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Social Workers for Case Managers / Care Coordinators
Jan 9, 2012
Community Care Access Centres is seeking full-time Social Workers for Case Managers/Care Coordinators at various locations. The application deadline is March 6, 2012. Location: Eastern Ontario/Toronto.
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Mayor Takes 58 Student Nutrition and Recreation Programs Off the Chopping Block (Budget Watch 2012)
Jan 9, 2012
The Toronto Mayor recently announced that he supports using $2.5 million from the $8.8 million in unanticipated property assessment growth to cover the cost of the 58 student programs previously on the chopping block.
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Proposed User Fee Increases Will Cost Family of 4 (Budget Watch 2012)
Jan 9, 2012
Recent analysis suggests a family of 4 could be looking at an increase of $1,543 per year to cover increases in user fees proposed in the budget.
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Rainbow Health Ontario 2012 Conference: Supporting LGBT Health Through Every Stage of Life
Jan 6, 2012
The conference explores the experiences, strengths and needs of LGBT people and communities across the life cycle from family formation, to adolescence, to adulthood and old age.
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Public speaking training for women interested in advocacy
Jan 6, 2012
A unique opportunity for women interested in using their personal experiences with homelessness, poverty, immigration, violence and legal issues to educate the public and push for social change.
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Call for Proposals on Youth Homelessness
Jan 6, 2012
The Homelessness Knowledge Development (HKD) funding stream provides funding to stakeholders, including not-for-profit organizations, researchers and academics, to develop knowledge on homelessness issues.
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Rainbow Health Ontario 2012 Conference: Supporting LGBT Health Through Every Stage of Life
Jan 6, 2012
The conference explores the experiences, strengths and needs of LGBT people and communities across the life cycle from family formation, to adolescence, to adulthood and old age.
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Property-tax windfall may stave off cuts
Jan 6, 2012
A report set for release on Friday will show an $8.8-million increase in revenue that may save student nutrition programs and community centres from city hall's budgetary buzz saw.
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Battling Bed Bugs - A Practical Training Workshop
Jan 6, 2012
Waterloo Public Health will be hosting a practical training workshop on bedbugs on Friday, February 3, 2012.
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City surplus higher than predicted, sources say
Jan 5, 2012
This year's City of Toronto budget surplus is higher than the forecast $139 million, sources say - a windfall that would increase pressure on Mayor Rob Ford's allies to spare threatened city services.
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At Home pilot project for the homeless quietly funded by Harper government
Jan 5, 2012
The At Home/Chez Soi pilot project is the most comprehensive research experiment with homelessness in Canada, if not the world, researchers say. And it's working.
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Register for Housing Support Worker Training (updated for the new Housing Services Act)
Jan 5, 2012
The training is designed to give housing/support workers the information they need to house clients in social housing, and continue to support them as tenants, while using the new "Housing Services Act, 2011" as a framework.
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Housing Support Worker Training (early 2012)
Dec 21, 2011
The City of Toronto's Social Housing Unit will be delivering training for Housing/Support Workers in January, February and April, 2012. Registration details available inside.
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"Put Food in the Budget" Campaign
Dec 20, 2011
The PUT FOOD IN THE BUDGET CAMPAIGN represents 30 communities across Ontario that promote the implementation of a $100 Healthy Food Supplement for all adults on social assistance in Ontario.
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Client Care Coordinator
Dec 20, 2011
Downsview Services for Seniors is seekin a full-time Client Care Coordinator. The application deadline is February 16, 2012.
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Rent reduction for some Toronto residents
Dec 15, 2011
Starting mid-December 2011, about 40% of Toronto tenant households are receiving automatic rent reduction notices in the mail.
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Canada's Rental Vacancy Rate Decreases
Dec 13, 2011
The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Canada's 35 major centres decreased slightly to 2.2 per cent in October 2011, from 2.6 per cent in October 2010, according to the fall Rental Market Survey released by the CMHC.
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Attawapiskat to get 15 new homes next year
Dec 9, 2011
The federal government will send 15 modular homes to the troubled Attawapiskat reserve in northern Ontario to help deal with the community's housing crisis.
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New rent cap will hurt low-income tenants, critics say
Dec 9, 2011
The province announced in December it was introducing legislation to cap the annual rent increase guideline at 2.5%, and also ensure it never falls below 1%.
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Budget committee gets an earful about proposed service cuts
Dec 9, 2011
The proposed financial plan includes $88 million in service cuts. Some councillors and other stakeholders have called on the city to use its $139-million surplus to offset those cuts.
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The Trans Access Project - Trans Awareness Trainings for Service Providers and their Agencies
Dec 9, 2011
This interactive workshop which is designed to promote open dialogue about trans accessibility by giving frontline social services staff the opportunity to ask questions, build skills, and learn the information most relevant to their work.
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Budget plans raise the spectre of hungry kids
Dec 8, 2011
The city is considering cutting $380,000 from its annual $3.8 million contribution to nutrition programs. This article provides a list of schools where the program may be cut.
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Two key questions we're not hearing from City Hall
Dec 7, 2011
These questions help to give perspective to the ongoing budget debate, stating the most important issues plainly, and providing a reasonable point for all sides of the discussion to start from.
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Inbreeding allows bed bugs to spread, studies find
Dec 7, 2011
"One of the newly discovered factors that appears to be contributing to the bed bugs' effective infestation is their ability to establish new infestations through inbreeding," said a release about the new research.
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McGuinty Government Proposes To Stabilize Rent Increase Guideline To Protect Tenants
Dec 7, 2011
If passed, this new legislation would ensure that the annual Rent Increase Guideline is capped at 2.5 per cent to protect tenants and families.
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Cuts in social programs hurt women, councillor says
Dec 7, 2011
On Tuesday's anniversary of the Montreal massacre, Councillor Mike Layton said cuts to social programs in the city's 2012 budget are unacceptable in the fight to end violence against women.
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Proposed budget could mean $522 more for school daycare fees
Dec 7, 2011
The increase would result from a proposal to end the city's agreement with school boards to cover occupancy costs for about 380 school-based child care centres and 10 family resource centres, affecting 20,000 children.
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DEADLINE EXTENSION: Grounding Trauma 2012 Request for Proposals
Dec 5, 2011
"Grounding Trauma" is a national conference for front line helping professionals and educators to gather fresh ideas, practices and hope from new research and from each other. The deadline to submit proposals has been extended to January 10, 2012.
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Affordable rent in Toronto: not a myth yet, but it's not looking good
Nov 28, 2011
In a city with a 1.6 percent vacancy rate, affordable housing in Toronto seems ever more endangered. Although Housing Co-operatives provide an alternative model for mixing market and subsidized housing, it, too, faces the threat of extinction.
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Canada Told to Stop Failing Its Children
Nov 23, 2011
The Canadian government keeps failing to help children and families living on low-income, according to Campaign 2000's 20th Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada.
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Fast Facts: "housing" that will lead to a need for more social housing
Nov 22, 2011
After years of complaining that Canada is the only G-8 country without a National Housing Strategy, housing advocates are finally getting their way.
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Report says homeless youth are unfair police targets
Nov 10, 2011
Homeless youth are getting unfairly ticketed by police in Toronto despite the fact that panhandling and squeegeeing have declined over the past decade, a new report suggests.
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Governments of Canada and Ontario Deliver Investments for Affordable Housing
Nov 9, 2011
The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario recently announced a combined investment of $481 million that will create over 5,000 jobs for the province and continue to reduce the number of households in housing need.
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Toronto doctor who signed off on welfare dietary forms stands by his intentions
Nov 9, 2011
Unrepentant, Dr. Wong freely admits that in one year alone he filled out more than 15,000 forms entitling some of Ontario's neediest residents to the Special Dietary Supplementary Allowance.
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Affordable housing deal between Ottawa and Queen's Park finally signed
Nov 9, 2011
About one-fifth, or $108 million, of the money in the federal-provincial program will go to Toronto now that the deal has been officially signed.
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Toronto youth shelter could be forced to relocate
Nov 9, 2011
The future of Eva's Phoenix youth homeless shelter hangs in limbo as a committee will consider its relocation plans Wednesday.
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The privatization of social housing
Nov 7, 2011
The article features some key arguments about whether or not Canada should seek to privatize its social housing.
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Youth Worker
Nov 4, 2011
Wesley Urban Ministries is seeking a casual Youth Worker for its Youth Housing Program. The hourly wage is $13.79. The application deadline is November 30, 2011. Location: Hamilton.
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Toronto daycares on the brink
Nov 4, 2011
Toronto's poorest neighbourhoods risk losing more than half of their daycare centres due to a 10% jump in parent fees and a decrease in available subsidies, according a recent report from the city's Children's Services division.
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Sidewalk bylaw coming to council
Nov 4, 2011
A new bylaw regulating the use of sidewalks in Toronto could include a provision prohibiting anyone from sleeping on them.
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Food bank use across Canada skyrockets by 26% since 2008
Nov 1, 2011
The results of the HungerCount 2011 survey released today show that far too many people are being left behind on Canada's road to economic recovery.
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Social Assistance Rates Increased by 1%
Nov 1, 2011
Benefit rates for OW and ODSP have been increased by 1%. The increases will appear on ODSP cheques in November and OW cheques in December 2011.
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Stretched food banks a measure of Canada's frail recovery
Nov 1, 2011
Food-bank usage is one of the more tangible measures of how society is faring. giving a "true depiction" of the challenges that low-income people are facing, said Craig Alexander, chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank.
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Largest-ever study on aboriginals in Toronto finds divided community, racism
Oct 31, 2011
The Toronto Aboriginal Research Project found a divide between the city's thriving aboriginal middle class and an underclass plagued by poverty and related social challenges.
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A Petition to City Hall by Tenants for Social Housing
Oct 27, 2011
"We, the undersigned, are tenants and supporters of social housing and oppose the proposed privatization of the 58,500 homes in Toronto Community Housing..."
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York Region pilots new transit subsidy program for low-income riders
Oct 27, 2011
York Regional council recently approved a Transit Fare Subsidy Pilot Program designed to help eligible low-income residents travel to and from work and other important day-to-day activities.
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Regent Park youth centre faces cost increases
Oct 27, 2011
As the Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary, it does so knowing there may not be many more anniversaries to come.
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Canada can't afford poverty, senator says
Oct 25, 2011
Billions of dollars are transferred to people in Canada through social programs, but it hasn't brought them out of poverty. "In fact the system frequently entraps people in poverty," says Liberal Senator Art Eggleton.
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Doctor's street medicine helps cure homelessness in Pittsburgh
Oct 25, 2011
Dr. Jim Withers has been caring exclusively for the city's homeless since 1992. Night after night, he and his team make their rounds at homeless camps. They treat everything, head to toe -- from mental illness to frostbitten feet.
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Toronto's Urban Angel
Oct 25, 2011
Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist Li Ka-shing recently donated $25 million to set up an institute at St. Michael's Hospital, which largely serves Toronto's inner city.
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Canada Fails Indigenous Children Says Joint Report
Oct 25, 2011
Indigenous children face neglect, abuse and sometimes death as a result of Canada's failure to live up to its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Project Open Door
Oct 25, 2011
Project Open Door provides policy consultations for Executive Directors, Board Members and Senior Managers of social service organizations.
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Lending a hand at Sistering moves the heart
Oct 25, 2011
When she rolled up her sleeves to volunteer at a United Way Toronto Day of Caring, campaign cabinet chair Janet Holder knew it would be a good experience.
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NDP leadership hopeful Dewar pitches urban strategy
Oct 25, 2011
NDP leadership hopeful Paul Dewar wants the federal government to give an additional $500 million annually to hardpressed municipalities.
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"Poor tax" urged to address mental health issues
Oct 25, 2011
A "toxic combination of poor social policies and programs, unfair economic arrangements and bad politics" is undermining efforts to treat Canadians with mental health experts say.
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TCHC board votes to sell over 700 homes
Oct 25, 2011
A crowd of social housing advocates chanted "We are not for sale" through much of a five-and-a-half hour TCHC meeting, silenced only after a 10-2 vote in favour of offloading much of the agency's scattered housing stock.
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Heap's legacy: Family home now houses refugees
Oct 21, 2011
When it came time for Dan and Alice Heap to downsize in the late 1980s, the lifelong social housing and peace advocates wanted their family home to remain a hub of caring.
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Public housing tenants fear losing single-family homes
Oct 21, 2011
Selling the houses means "unlocking their value," perhaps extracting enough from each unit to house three families, says Cllr. John Parker.
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McGuinty announces new, leaner cabinet
Oct 21, 2011
Dalton McGuinty recently released his list of cabinet appointments, a smaller group that will run the government of Ontario.
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Online Certificate Course in Harm Reduction
Oct 21, 2011
York University is offering a 3-course online certificate in Harm Reduction, available through the division of Continuing Education.
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Alternatives urged as community housing board votes on selloff plan
Oct 21, 2011
Critics charge that a rushed sale of TCHC scattered units won't make much of a dent in the agency's extensive capital repair backlog. Instead, housing advocates want TCHC to consider alternative strategies.
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Peterborough's first report card on poverty released
Oct 21, 2011
A report card examining poverty in Peterborough shows that 23 per cent of students in the local public school board are not graduating from high school.
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Cobourg justice forum tackles poverty issues
Oct 21, 2011
Service providers and recipients of social assistance took part in a discussion about Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario's recent paper.
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New index of wellbeing challenges Canada's GDP as sole measure of progress
Oct 21, 2011
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing released a comprehensive composite index that shows that Canadians' quality of life hasn't improved at anywhere near the pace of economic growth as measured by GDP.
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Roncy mourns homeless blogger
Oct 19, 2011
Residents of Toronto's Roncesvalles neighbourhood mourned the passing of a local homeless "icon" with the recent death of Tony Clemens, who gained a following of readers over the last five years through the popular blog, Homeless Man Speaks.
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Living standard is falling for young families, researchers say
Oct 19, 2011
Baby boomers are retiring as the wealthiest generation in history while couples with young children are stuck in an economic squeeze, a new report says.
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Community Support Coordinator
Oct 18, 2011
YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo is seeking a full-time Community Support Coordinator. The average salary range is $40,000 - $50,000. The application deadline is October 26, 2011. Location: Kitchener-Waterloo.
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To pay for repairs, TCHC proposes selling hundreds of buildings
Oct 17, 2011
Toronto's social housing agency is recommending the city sell 706 properties across the city as a way of addressing $650-million worth of repairs needed to other buildings.
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Government Housing Policies are Adding to Risks for the Economy
Oct 17, 2011
A report by noted housing economist Will Dunning, entitled Restricted Land Supply and Rising Housing Costs in the GTA, concludes that government-imposed costs and constraints on land supply have caused both the prices of new housing and the level of economic risk to rise.
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He was a titan of Toronto social justice. Now he's sick and needs a home
Oct 17, 2011
Former Spadina MP Dan Heap and his wife have no secure residence and are both sick. They rely on family to camp in their room at the retirement home at night to help them.
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Stereotypes, stigma and shame confront people in need
Oct 17, 2011
Living among the "hidden homeless" is not an experience Tammy Caza likes to recall, but as a part-time support worker, she uses that knowledge to help others.
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Occupy Toronto to begin Saturday
Oct 14, 2011
A massive protest attacking corporate greed is making its way across the border with Occupy Toronto set to start Saturday.
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$12 million on the table for affordable housing
Oct 13, 2011
The City of Windsor can benefit from almost $12 million in joint provincial and federal funding for affordable housing initiatives, according to a recent report.
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Shelter gives women a place to start rebuilding
Oct 13, 2011
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Simcoe County has opened the doors for women, children and transgender men living in poverty, coping with addiction or suffering from mental illness.
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Federal spending on housing good for economy, group tells Ottawa
Oct 13, 2011
According to the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, spending on housing is better for the economy compared to tax cuts.
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Senior in need must wait three years for subsidized housing
Oct 11, 2011
Dianne Brown has endured some of the worst catastrophes that life can dish out. After these tribulations, Durham Region has told Brown, 65, that she will probably wait at least three years for subsidized housing,
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Turkey and underwear served up at Halifax shelter
Oct 11, 2011
For Thanksgiving, a Halifax shelter provided 300 Nova Scotians with turkey, pumpkin pie and underwear.
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'Sesame Street' tackles poverty, hunger with new muppet
Oct 7, 2011
Sesame Street's new character Lily is a "food insecure" puppet whose family struggles with hunger issues.
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10 reasons why Bill C-4 needs to be defeated
Oct 7, 2011
Bill C-4, the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canadas Immigration System Act, is currently before Parliament. Despite its title, Bill C-4 mostly targets refugees, not smugglers.
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Minority Ontario government creates opportunity to bring in much-needed four-point housing plan
Oct 7, 2011
The minority Liberal government voters elected on October 6 provides a political opportunity for Ontario to realize a long-overdue and much-needed four-point affordable housing plan.
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Landlords face no punishment for discrimination in online ads
Oct 6, 2011
The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently warned landlords against using discrimination of any kind in their online ads. Unfortunately, the commission admits that actually policing these ads is out of their hands.
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The battle never ends
Oct 6, 2011
Reporter Lance Holdforth took to the streets of Barrie to experience, first-hand, what it's like to be homeless. His series chronicles his experiences, the people he met along the way and the people working to make things better.
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Food bank donations up, Sally Ann finds
Oct 6, 2011
A report from The Salvation Army offered a glimmer of hope with the news that food donations in Canada went up and food bank usage didn't increase as much as the previous year.
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Motel Transformed into Affordable Housing for Formerly Homeless
Oct 6, 2011
Once a run-down motel, a new affordable housing community in Sacramento, CA will feature apartments for disabled, formerly homeless individuals.
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Mammoliti floats province of Toronto idea
Oct 5, 2011
Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, frustrated by inaction from the federal and provincial governments, says it is time for the cash-strapped city to revive the secession discussion.
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Ontario's main political parties answer questions on critical issues
Oct 5, 2011
Want to know what Ontario's three main political parties are saying about social assistance, income adequacy and other critical issues? Responses to specific questions about Ontario Works and ODSP are now available.
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Broke City?
Oct 5, 2011
Two financial experts gathered recently to discuss municipal finance and whether, as some have said, Toronto is really on the rocks.
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James: Life in our divided city
Oct 4, 2011
The 1998 amalgamation of several boroughs into one City of Toronto was supposed to unify the population into one urban force. However, social indicators show a region drifting apart, moving toward a city divided.
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Social Housing Protest Outside Ministry of Finance Office
Oct 4, 2011
Social housing activists are demanding the Federal government step up and do its share to create more social housing for Canadians.
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Markham to house second homeless shelter
Oct 3, 2011
A new shelter will open for its first season in Markham this November at the Toronto Chinese Community Church.
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Addicts deserve treatment too
Oct 3, 2011
The 9 votes cast by the Supreme Court of Canada in favour of a safe-injection centre for drug addicts in Vancouver constitute a victory for common sense over a mindless and arbitrary "war on drugs."
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Quebec housing rights group launches caravan campaign
Oct 3, 2011
To commemorate World Habitat Day, a Quebec-based activist group is set to launch a week-long caravan campaign to raise awareness and demand government investment in social housing.
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Mental Illness Awareness Week (2011)
Oct 1, 2011
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. This year, MIAW is October 2-8 2011.
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Poverty costs taxpayers $24B a year: Report
Sep 30, 2011
The federal government should spend billions of dollars to eradicate the root causes of poverty in order to save much more in the long run, says a new report.
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FLACK magazine created by Cambridge homeless community
Sep 30, 2011
Members of Cambridge's homeless community have helped create a new monthly magazine.
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Housing Stability System 101
Sep 30, 2011
Housing Stability System 101 is the foundational training session and a -must attend- for anyone who is connected to the Housing Stability System in Waterloo Region.
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What was cut from the Toronto budget?
Sep 30, 2011
Toronto City council signed off on several budgetary cuts on the long and winding road to balancing its books by January 2012. Here the National Post takes you through the final tally.
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Canada urged to spend smarter to cut poverty
Sep 28, 2011
It would have taken $12.6 billion to give the 3.5 million Canadians living in poverty enough income to live above the poverty line in 2007, and yet Canadians spent at least double that amount treating the consequences of poverty that year, says the National Council of Welfare.
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Rooming Houses discussion on CBC's "Metro Morning"
Sep 27, 2011
CBC Metro Morning's Matt Galloway spoke with Kenn Hale from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario about Toronto rooming houses.
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Why poverty isn't on the agenda
Sep 27, 2011
More than 1.7 million Ontarians live below the poverty line; 89,000 of them live in Hamilton.
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City cuts would save less than $30 million
Sep 27, 2011
City manager Joe Pennachetti revealed that the proposed cuts Toronto's council will soon endorse or reject would save the city only about $29 million in 2012.
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TCHC scraps housing project
Sep 27, 2011
The city's housing company has given up plans to build a 322-unit affordable housing building in the Railways Lands condominium development west of the Rogers Centre.
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2011 Tenant Summit
Sep 26, 2011
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations & Friends present the 2011 Tenant Summit.
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Thousands to rally for Toronto during Monday council meeting
Sep 26, 2011
Residents from every corner of the City will Rally for Toronto on Monday, September 26, at 5:30 pm. Their message to City Councillors - Build Toronto, don't destroy it.
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Budget Cuts Under Debate Today
Sep 26, 2011
After a summer of consultant reports, public discussion, and a great deal of speculation in the press, as well as two marathon Executive Committee meetings, Toronto city council will finally make at least a few decisions.
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Our City Our Future - Official Plan Review
Sep 26, 2011
The Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews are your portal for learning about, getting involved and sharing your thoughts on planning in Toronto.
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City of Toronto offers water tips for autumn
Sep 23, 2011
With autumn here, the Toronto Water division reminds residents of some requirements and practices that will help save water and money while benefiting the environment.
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Daily Bread food report says rents trump hunger
Sep 22, 2011
A recent study by Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank suggests that 72% of its clients have little money left over food after a large portion of their monthly income is spent on housing.
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Building Healthy Communities Network Meeting
Sep 22, 2011
The network presents an opportunity to learn about meeting children's mental health needs at Peel Children's Centre.
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Candidates spend a night in the woods
Sep 20, 2011
Three candidates in the provincial election taking place October 6, 2011, slept out in the rain and cold to get some idea of what it is like to be homeless.
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Twenty hours later, Ford votes to reject most cuts
Sep 20, 2011
At the end of a recent 20-hour executive committee meeting, Mayor Ford voted to reject some proposed cuts and put off decisions on almost all of the others to the 2012 budget process.
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New centre combats teen homelessness
Sep 20, 2011
The Windsor Youth Centre, scheduled to open by the end of September, will welcome anyone aged 16 to 20 who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
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Tenant advocates demand an end to the housing crisis in Ontario
Sep 19, 2011
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) recently released the results of their poll of the housing platforms of the Liberals, NDP and Conservatives.
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Senior helping homeless keep warm this winter
Sep 16, 2011
A number of homeless people in Toronto, Ont. will have warm hands, feet and even ears this winter as a result of a lot of hard work by a senior in Stephenville.
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Good housing linked to health
Sep 16, 2011
Mark Chamberlain believes good health starts with a solid roof overhead.
"Good housing leads to good health and good health leads to lower health-care costs we would hope," he said.
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Helping homeless Ontarians vote
Sep 16, 2011
In efforts to ensure that Ontarians who are homeless are able to participate in the general election on Thursday, Oct 6th, the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario has issued the attached letter.
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Parties need to address rent, affordable housing, tenants say
Sep 15, 2011
A recent report shows rental vacancy rates across the province fell from 3.5 per cent to 2.9 per cent in the past year while rents rose by 2.6 per cent. Torontos vacancy rate is 2.2 per cent.
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Income gap growing quickly in Canada
Sep 15, 2011
The gap between rich and poor in Canada is widening at a faster pace even than in the United States, according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada.
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Candidates go homeless
Sep 15, 2011
Peel Poverty Action Group (PPAG) is challenging candidates in the provincial election to spend a night on the street living as homeless people live. Three candidates have already volunteered.
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Goar: What happened to the priorities of Ontarians?
Sep 14, 2011
It's as if there are two elections going on in Ontario. The visible election is a snarlfest between party leaders, while the the invisible election is a discussion among concerned citizens about how to fix what's broken and strengthen what works.
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Immigrants need more affordable housing, transit: study
Sep 14, 2011
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is proposing a new strategy for immigrant integration that would broaden the focus to include affordable housing and public transit.
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Budget cuts just "scraping the surface" of necessary changes, says Ford
Sep 13, 2011
Mayor Rob Ford will probably have a difficult time persuading a majority of councillors to vote for the budget cuts suggested Monday, even though he believes they are "just scraping the surface."
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Close theatres, reduce snow removal: A snapshot of proposed city cuts
Sep 13, 2011
10 areas of spending mentioned in city manager Joe Pennachetti's recommendations for cost-cutting in the face of a $774 million budget gap expected in 2012.
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Report card released, forum to follow
Sep 12, 2011
When it comes to health, housing and food security, Parkdale barely gets a passing grade, according to a recently released report card.
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Design student creates coat for homeless people
Sep 12, 2011
A design student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit conceived a coat for the homeless that turns into a sleeping bag at night - and now she's planning to go national with it.
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New LGBT youth facility should serve as model for Toronto
Sep 9, 2011
Welcome to True Colors Residence, New York's first permanent housing facility for homeless LGBT youth, aptly named after the hit song by pop star Cyndi Lauper, who helped spearhead the project.
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New Beaver Barracks phase an affordable housing boost
Sep 9, 2011
The second phase of the Beaver Barracks affordable housing project will add 248 new affordable housing units to Centretown, Ottawa, officials announced.
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Law designed to keep homeless kids in class
Sep 9, 2011
A U.S. federal law called the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act calls for schools to help meet the needs of homeless students, with the goal of keeping them enrolled in, attending and succeeding in school.
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Ground breaks on expanded community green space in Rivertowne
Sep 8, 2011
The residents of the new Rivertowne neighbourhood gathered to celebrate the start of construction of their new local park.
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The Best of Two Worlds: A New Playground For Independent Candidates
Sep 8, 2011
The Canadians Choice Party is a brand new alternative for people who have had enough of the bickering in mainstream political parties.
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No whopping insurance hike for social housing
Sep 8, 2011
A projected 60 per cent hike in insurance premiums for social housing is off the table for at least a couple of years, the United Counties' Joint Services Committee heard Tuesday.
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Affordable Housing for Adults with Mental Health Challenges
Sep 6, 2011
The governments of Canada and British Columbia recently celebrated the official opening of an 18 unit rental building which provides housing for low-income individuals with mental health challenges in Vancouver.
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Seattle program teaches homeless to feed hungry
Sep 6, 2011
FareStart is a social entrepreneurial organization that has helped thousands of troubled and homeless people by training them to work in the food industry. Its students have cooked millions of meals delivered to shelters, senior centers and day cares along the way.
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How the mayor could save $100 million
Sep 2, 2011
If Mayor Rob Ford really wants to "find efficiencies, not cut services," he'll welcome a proposal put forward by the City Service Review Group. It would save the city $100 million and make it a more humane place.
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Parents hold on to hope day care spaces can be saved
Sep 2, 2011
Parents urge a National Child Care Strategy as the lack of affordable day care spaces threatens to create a domino effect that puts household income, food and shelter at risk for the families that rely on day cares.
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Homeless by choice in the Big Apple
Sep 2, 2011
Yusef Ramelize is a graphic designer who goes homeless in the Big Apple for one week every year to bring attention to the growing numbers of homeless people in America.
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Baker Gardens officially opens
Sep 2, 2011
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held in Baker Park to formally open Baker Gardens, a new 36-unit housing development for seniors and people with disabilities.
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Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals (CADTCP) International Conference
Aug 26, 2011
The CADTCP is pleased to announce the 4th CADTCP International Training Conference on Problem Solving Courts and Innovative Approaches to Justice in Toronto from February 29 to March 2, 2012.
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Dedicated To Ending Homelessness by 2018
Aug 19, 2011
In 2008, Fairfax County, one of the United State's most affluent localities, committed itself to preventing and ending homelessness in 10 years. That commitment is not just one of money and personnel, but of a partnership that extends throughout the community.
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The Homeless, the Police & the Rest of Us
Aug 19, 2011
Fullerton, California is unfortunately in the news all over the country because of the beating death of a homeless man by some police officers. There is a lot of pain, anger and shouting. But can there be some learning and healing? Author Jonathan Dobrer hopes so.
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Landlord charged after house fire kills two
Aug 19, 2011
A landlord is facing a pair of fire code violations following a fatal blaze in east Toronto that killed two people last week.
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Malvern resources to be united in one building
Aug 18, 2011
After years of expanding to site after site, the Malvern Family Resource Centre might finally be able to house all of its programs under one roof.
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Toronto considers a complete ban on panhandling
Aug 18, 2011
Homeless and poor people panhandling barely have enough money for food and rent, much less to pay a $65 ticket. So what's the recent crackdown really about then? Some suggest it's about trying to reduce visible homelessness.
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Toronto 'desperately' needs nurses to battle bed bugs
Aug 18, 2011
The city's public health department is saying it "desperately" needs three nurses offered by the province to tackle Toronto's bedbug problem in a comprehensive way.
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Injured workers occupy energy minister's office in protest
Aug 18, 2011
Eddie Tilley has been waging a 16-year battle for workers' compensation and says he's nearing the end of his rope. Now 60, he relies on the Good Shepherd homeless shelter for his meals.
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Communications & Grant Writing Coordinator
Aug 16, 2011
Access Alliance is seeking a full-time Communications & Grant Writing Coordinator. The annual salary range starts at $51,642. The application deadline is August 30, 2011. Location: Toronto.
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Canadian lifestyle hazardous to immigrant health
Aug 9, 2011
A new multi-ethnic study finds immigrants who have been in Ontario longer actually fare worse in their heart health than recent newcomers, reports the Toronto Star.
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2012 Rent Increase Guideline
Aug 1, 2011
Ontario's annual Rent Increase Guideline is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a measure of inflation calculated monthly by Statistics Canada. This year, the rate of allowable rent increases for 2012 will be 3.1 per cent.
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Tenants for Social Housing: On-line Petition
Jul 19, 2011
Tenants for Social Housing are collecting signatures from tenants and supporters to tell the City and the Province that social housing is Not For Sale.
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Human Rights Tribunal Application on Toronto's Rooming House Zoning By-law
Jul 8, 2011
The Scarborough Anti-Poverty Committee wants you to know about an application to the Human Rights Tribunal.
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Senior Manager, National Program Development
Jun 1, 2011
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is seeking a full-time Senior Manager, National Program Development. The salary range is $94,300 - $107,950 - $121,600. The application deadline is June 13, 2011. Location: Ottawa.
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The Opening Doors Project: New Curriculum
Apr 25, 2011
The Opening Doors Project is about strengthening, fostering and cultivating healthier communities in Ontario. The free workshops are for newcomer communities, communities of mental health survivors, mental health services and agencies and institutions. Workshops take place in July & August.
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