As we continue to celebrate ChewOnThis! 2015, the Dignity for All Campaign is still pushing forward to promote awareness about the desperate need for national action on poverty. Recently, the Executive Directors of Canada Without Poverty and Citizens for Public…
Today, we celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the amazing work of supporters who have been spreading the word that we need a plan to end poverty in Canada.
WITH A WAVE OF VOICES! On October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, join a chorus of voices telling candidates that #WeNeedAPlan to end poverty in Canada!
Get Ready for #ChewOnThis 2015 #ChewOnThis is a little less than a month away and already over 40 communities across Canada have signed up, from St. John’s to Victoria and Whitehorse, communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast are taking part in the…
By Zoey Feder, Carleton School of Social Work Student Food insecurity is straining the Canadian health care system. A new study, which followed almost 68 000 adult Ontarians, has found that lack of access to sufficient and healthy food is…
We Need You to Help End Poverty in Canada. This October, Dignity for All supporters will be taking to the streets for the third annual ChewOnThis! Campaign. This fall, ChewOnThis! will bring together hundreds of volunteers from food banks, schools,…
Widespread support for a National Anti-Poverty Plan Dignity for All campaign presents over 4,000 postcards to the All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: Wednesday, May 6 – At a meeting on Parliament Hill today, The Dignity for All…
Have you taken The Pledge? For the price of a cup of coffee, you can help end poverty in Canada! With the beginning of the 2015 fiscal year, everyone here at CWP has been busy planning for the year ahead.…
Since Human Rights Day 2013, we’ve had many reasons to feel discouraged about Canada’s human rights track record, particularly in relation to people living in poverty. However, among all the frustration, we should recognize the steps, stories and actions that…