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Stop ‘revolving door’ of incarceration and homelessness: new study calls for investment in transitional housing

Today in Ontario, people with past criminal justice involvement, who are homeless, must navigate the social services system on their own, often accessing Continue Reading…

"All Cuts Aren't Created Equal": Wellesley Weighs In On the Core Service Review with an Editorial in The Toronto Star

In an editorial in The Toronto Star online, Wellesley Institute's Rick Blickstead looks at the health implications of the proposed service cuts at the City of Continue Reading…

3 Ways To Improve Neighbourhood Health in Toronto’s 2013 Budget

Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget, a new report by the Wellesley Institute, says we can make changes to the Continue Reading…

A Better Budget for A Better City: What Ford can learn from Nenshi

The whole city has cause to reflect after last year's budget process. From the Core Service Review to the all-night-meetings and subsequent cuts and ill-thought Continue Reading…

Building a healthier and more equitable Toronto: Two practical guides

Two powerful new reports from Toronto’s Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal set out practical strategies for building a healthier and more equitable Continue Reading…

City Building at Whose Expense? Planning for equity

City planning is a complex and multi faceted undertaking that requires much collaboration between public and private stakeholders - it is an opportunity for Continue Reading…

Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Lessons Learned, Potential and Opportunities Moving Forward

Do comprehensive, collaborative place-based initiatives to reduce poverty “work”? This was the question posed by the Tamarack Institute, Vibrant Communities Continue Reading…

Encourage borrowers of payday loans to share their voices in a short survey

The Centre for Community-Based Research and The Wellesley Institute need your help! Do you serve any clients who use payday loans? Help us better understand Continue Reading…

Expanding Toronto’s Priority Centres Means Better Health

The City’s Community Recreation and Development Committee’s endorsement of a plan to expand the number of priority centres is great news for Torontonians. Continue Reading…

From Neighbourhood to Community: Health and Social Supports North of the Danforth

The Wellesley Institute supported South Riverdale Community Health Centre, the Toronto East Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) based out of WoodGreen Continue Reading…