Tag: ontario’s poverty reduction strategy

Local Poverty Reduction Fund – $50 Million – for Canadian Groups in Ontario: Apply in May 2015

The following video presents Local Poverty Reduction Fund to Support Community Driven Solutions: The presentation starts at mark 0:23 seconds. “Ontario is investing $50 million to support grassroots community partners in lifting people and families out of poverty. The Local Poverty Reduction Fund will support innovative local solutions and help community organizations demonstrate their progress,…

April 19, 2015
You’re Invited: Toronto Events Jan.7-Feb.2, 2014 + Toronto & Ontario News

Here are some great events in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Most events are FREE. Are You Interested in Weaving? Tuesday Afternoons from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. FREE Admission Gibson House Museum 5172 YONGE ST Toronto Call 416-395-7432 for more info. Gibson House’s small but dedicated group of weavers has been making textiles for the museum programs…

January 5, 2014
Put Food in the Budget Campaign: Submit Your Evidence to “A Poor People’s Inquiry” in Ontario

This is an update to the previous blog, Put Food in the Budget: Please Urge Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to Raise Social Assistance Rates Now! Did you know that? A single person in Ontario, Canada, receives only $626 a month in social assistance. After paying the rent, many people in Ontario don’t have enough money…

November 12, 2013
Ontario Trillium Benefit: More Canadians Get Lump-Sum Payments in July 2013

This video explains the Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB): OTB came into effect in July 2012: Ontario has a long-term poverty reduction plan called “Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy” which: focuses first on giving children and their families the support they need to achieve their full potential and to get ahead, because “an educated, healthy and employable…

October 7, 2012