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Comment on Ontario’s Health-Based Allocation Model through an Equity Lens by Don’t Forget Equity in Health Funding Reform « Wellesley Institute

Don’t Forget Equity in Health Funding Reform « Wellesley Institute — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:17:24 +0000

[...] looking forward, there needs to be more up-stream investment in preventative services and health promotion programs. LHIN-wide funding formulas need to be able to support this goal of providing more services up-stream and in community settings, as opposed to only when people get sick and need hospitals. (See my report with Dr. Michael Rachlis for more on this: Ontario’s Health-Based Allocation Model through an Equity Lens.) [...]

Comment on Ontario Throne Speech: Non-profits are ‘unsung heroes’ of provincial economy by Cheryl Smith

Cheryl Smith — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:09:47 +0000

I just hope that those non-profits encourage, support and respect grassroots initiatives such as Peacock Poverty, Forward (and others).
It is time for our work and contribution, our skills and experience to be supported as we work to advocate for our communities also in so many ways.
We should not have to go hungry while we are accomplishing great things. (FORWARD has been before the United Nations) We should not have to live with the threat of homelessness. We too should be nurtured, and funded.

Comment on Big legislative victory for the Ontario’s third sector: Building a solid foundation for a stronger non-profit sector by Ontario Throne Speech: Non-profits are ‘unsung heroes’ of provincial economy « Wellesley Institute

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:54:21 +0000

[...] In May of 2009, the Ontario Poverty Reduction Act was passed by the Legislature, including amendment #8 proposed by the Wellesley Institute that recognizes the importance of the third [...]

Comment on Fed budget 2009: Billions in new housing spending, but not for those who need it the most by Federal budget 2010 and housing: Last year’s promises will be kept, but no new dollars « Wellesley Institute

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:50:18 +0000

[...] noted in our initial analysis of the 2009 federal budget, about half of the federal dollars that were promised were to go for social housing repairs (about [...]

Comment on Tell us your local housing / homelessness priorities and actions! Take our on-line survey by Joanna Flatt

Joanna Flatt — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:55 +0000

LGBT (lesbian, gay bisexual and trans) make up between 25-40% of Toronto’s homeless youth. There has been relatively limited research on the topic, but is something that should be of high priority when considering housing and homelessness in Toronto.

Comment on Planning for inclusive neighbourhoods by #voteTO — “Health, Equity, and Inclusionary Housing” — Michael Shapcott, Wellesley Institute

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:41:57 +0000

[...] step that Toronto City Council can take to ensure a healthy and equitable city: it’s called inclusionary housing — or inclusionary zoning — and hundreds of US cities are already doing it. City Council needs [...]

Comment on Drugs, Homelessness & Health: Homeless Youth Speak Out About Harm Reduction by Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:23 +0000

What services have you utilized the most, and what are still needed (harm reduction services)?

Comment on Drugs, Homelessness & Health: Homeless Youth Speak Out About Harm Reduction by Jennifer Iveson

Jennifer Iveson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:57:32 +0000

Thanks for your question!

Yes, the Chat Window will be open throughout the webinar to include your questions, and the speaker will do her best to address them at the end of the workshop. Any that cannot be addressed, for whatever reason, during the seminar, will be answered afterward (by email).

Comment on Canada’s non-profit maze by MaRS Blog – Innovation and Commercialization in Canada » Blog Archive » What is the third (sector’s) state?

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:59:35 +0000

[...] by the Wellesley Institute revisited its informants to see how conditions have changed. Entitled Canada’s non-profit maze, it surveyed 32 non-profits, charities and voluntary organizations. The findings are grim, but not [...]

Comment on Tell us your local housing / homelessness priorities and actions! Take our on-line survey by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:39:59 +0000

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