Tag: poverty

Living Wage Saskatoon launch Oct 28

The Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership is holding a launch event for for Living Wage Saskatoon
Oct 28th 2015, 9:30-11:00am
Le Relais (308 4th Ave N Saskatoon)
For more information see
“Business Case for Living Wage in Saskatoon” report livingwageyxe.ca
Twitter @livingwageYXE #LivingWageYXE
Contact:
Colleen Christopherson-Cote, Community Partnerships Facilitator
Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership (SPRP)
rm 880 122 3rd Ave N Saskatoon, SK S7K2H6

 

 

Canada Poverty Audit

This Audit was prepared for the recent election, and continues to be a useful resource.

Academics  Stand  Against  Poverty  (ASAP) is a  group  of  academics and  students  who work  to  synthesize  and
distribute  expertise  about  poverty reduction  or eradication,  with  a  view  to  increasing  the  impact  of  expertise  on
policy  makers  and  the public.  The  word  “audit”  is  used  for  its  consistency  with  neutrality. The goal  is a  nonpartisan analysis of party platforms  in  different  areas, for  their  potential  impact  on  lessening  poverty.
Canada Poverty Audit

https://healthprovidersagainstpoverty.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/canada-poverty-policy-audit-election-2015.pdf

Moose Jaw Forum Nov. 6, 2015

The Moose Jaw South Central Regional Intersectoral Committee is holding a

Forum on Poverty Reduction, Friday November 6, 2015.

 The Forum invites people to share their voices in exploring how to best implement the provincial recommendations in our local organizations and communities.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Wood Acres Retreat Centre

690 – 7th Ave SE, Moose Jaw, SK

Doors open at 8:30 am 

Lunch Provided | Everyone Welcome

Tickets: $5.00 at the door

Please pre-register so that organizers can estimate the required number of lunches. Thanks!

http://theupstreamsolution.com

Budget 2015: Families will be hit

By Emma Graney, Leader-Post, March 19, 2015

The article features opinions by Peter Gilmer from the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry and Poverty Free Saskatchewan. The provincial budget was released yesterday, which revealed cuts to many programs due to reduced oil revenues. Eligibility changes were announced for the Saskatchewan Employment Supplement, Active Families Benefit and Seniors’ Drug Plan (meaning that fewer residents will qualify for these programs) and funding for child care subsidies, Transitional Employment Allowance, and rental housing supplements is being reduced. Concerns have been raised that these changes are going to make it more difficult for residents living in poverty. The provincial government announced that it would be working towards an antipoverty strategy late last year, but this budget “doesn’t move us in that direction at all” according to Gilmer.

Link: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Budget+2015+Families+will/10901984/story.html

Disability makes poverty likelier than ever: report

Toronto Star, September 25, 2014

Research about food bank utilization in the Greater Toronto Area suggests that being disabled is increasingly a trigger for poverty and hunger. In 2005, 17 per cent of food bank clients were receiving Ontario Disability Support Program benefits; the number has since almost doubled (28 per cent). The report suggests that allowances for disabled people are lagging behind the cost of living.

http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/09/25/disability_makes_poverty_likelier_than_ever_report.html

The CRA Should Not Define Poverty’s Threshold – Murtaza Haider

“The courts and the CRA must revisit their definitions of poverty, and perhaps consult with development economists who study the poor and poverty. The courts cannot be the sole arbitrator of how to define, measure, prevent and alleviate poverty. At the same time, the CRA may also not be the sole determinant of what constitutes charitable work.”

The complete article is available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/murtaza-haider/cra-poverty_b_5621872.html

New research about impact of poverty in Saskatoon Health Region

A new report by the Public Health Observatory of the Saskatoon Health Region discusses the need to address health inequities in the city. Residents living in lower-socioeconomic status neighbourhoods of Saskatoon tend to have lower life expectancies and poorer health (e.g. diabetes, injuries, and heart disease) compared to neighbourhoods with less deprivation.  For example, people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods of the city have a life expectancy at birth of only 76 years, compared to 85 years in the most advantaged neighbourhoods. These health gaps have been persistent over the years.

Media article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/effects-of-poverty-in-saskatoon-are-illness-and-death-1.2685727

More information is available on the CommunityView Collaboration website: http://www.communityview.ca/infographic_SHR_health_equity_2014.html