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Filling health care gaps, addressing stress

April is a time with a lot of national and international observances and this week we rolled over into both Stress Awareness Month and National Oral Health Month – two areas where we can see the overwhelming and growing inequality…

Take Action on Poverty This October 17th!

This week we have a video blog from ChewOnThis! organizer Adam Vasey with the Downtown Mission of Windsor on how the campaign can engage people in your community to be part of the growing movement from coast-to-coast-to-coast to take national…

Big Things Happening in Saskatchewan

By: Julia Hayko, Outreach Associate (Student) Saskatchewan is in desperate need of a poverty plan. The people have spoken, the government has responded: due to the hard work of our provincial colleagues, it looks like this is about to change…

Government ignores HUMA Committee call for poverty plan

A drop hitting water.

Last November a stellar report on poverty in Canada was released by the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee (HUMA). Titled, “Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards…