Toronto woke to the good news this morning that the Hardship Fund has been reinstated. As we blogged yesterday, City staff had cut the fund – which provides Continue Reading…
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Three reasons why cutting the Hardship Fund is unfair and inequitable
July 26, 2012 by
News emerged this morning that the City has quietly cut the Hardship Fund – a fund that provides essential medical supports to people who do not receive Continue Reading…
Refugees are feeling the real cost of cuts to health benefits
July 12, 2012 by
Nearly two weeks have passed since the federal government cut health benefits for many refugees, and the real costs are beginning to show. Dr. Anna Banerji, Continue Reading…
The real costs of cutting refugee health benefits are coming
June 28, 2012 by
Canada is now just a few days away from cutting health benefits for refugees. The cuts will substantially reduce, and in some cases completely eliminate, Continue Reading…
Reforming social assistance in Ontario: progress so far and an update
June 18, 2012 by
Recently, the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario announced that their report would be delayed until September. Since submitting our Continue Reading…
Why Toronto’s rich and poor are hospitalized for different reasons, and what we can do about this
June 7, 2012 by
Earlier this week, the Centre for Research on Inner City Health released a report linking patient incomes to types of admissions to hospitals in the Toronto Continue Reading…
An action plan for fundamental change: building opportunities for young people in care
May 18, 2012 by
Almost 17,000 of Ontario’s children are in the care of Children’s Aid Societies: one out of every 182 children. Only 44 percent of youth in care graduate Continue Reading…
Mental health for all – Promising directions in Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy
May 9, 2012 by
Yesterday, the Mental Health Commission released Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy. The strategy has been warmly welcomed by many working in mental Continue Reading…
Oral health in Ontario is full of holes
April 30, 2012 by
A new report by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, has highlighted some of the barriers that low income people face in receiving oral Continue Reading…
Breaking down the barriers to employment
April 9, 2012 by
This morning’s Toronto Star includes a front page story about how Ontario’s employment training programs shut out half of the province’s unemployed. The Continue Reading…
