Supportive housing helps people who live with disabilities, chronic health issues or addictions and mental illness lead stable lives in the community. Support staff, including personal support workers and case coordinators, help people maintain a stable tenancy, develop social connections, and prevent loss of housing. Decent housing is a foundation for a stable life. For many people, supportive housing…
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Honour International Day For Indigenous Peoples By Honouring Treaties
…in the lives of Aboriginal people are gaining attention and calls for action. In July, Canada’s Premiers joined with other groups in calling for a national public inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Also in July, there was widespread reporting of new research that hungry Aboriginal children and adults…
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Strengthen Ontario Provincial Policy Statement to ensure healthy, affordable homes for all
…in 2006, including one-in-three renter households. Precarious housing has a deep and persistent impact not only on the health and lives of those who directly experience it, but insecure housing also disrupts communities, as well as the economy. To respond to deep and persistent housing insecurity, the Ontario government has…
Community Knowledge Program
…those communities to share accurate information in culturally sensitive ways. Panelists discussed how settlement and health practitioners can make sure that service seekers have access to information that can improve public health and save lives. https://youtu.be/ppZgirI5oYk Panelists: Dr. Esther Ajiboye, Program Manager, Refugee 613 (Download slides) Brannavy Jeyasundaram, Co-executive Director,…
Wellesley Institute Board Member Opportunities
…share our values and want to provide meaningful input into the oversight of the Organization. The ideal candidate lives in the Greater Toronto Area as this is the focus of Wellesley Institute. We are specifically interested in people who have experience in one of the following: public policy finance/ investment…
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Thriving in the City for families
…conversation about what can be done (i.e., through wages, income support, and investments in social determinants of health such as housing, child care, and health care) to ensure all families in the GTA have the opportunity to live healthy, thriving lives. Previously, Wellesley Institute applied this approach to establish a…
500 homeless dead – and counting!
…during their lives on our streets. Equally importantly, each month, those that are gathered re-commit themselves to the struggle for more affordable housing and better health and support services for the homeless. The list, sadly, is not complete. In recent years, there have been a growing number of “John Doe’s”…
Canada’s densest neighbourhood, St. Jamestown, to possibly get new condos
…for the neighbourhood. Because existing apartment buildings in St. James Town are crowded and in need of major repairs, residents would greatly benefit from public services and recreational neighbourhood spaces. “The way the pool and the playground relate to our lives is the enjoyment time with friends and families. The…
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It’s time for trust and transparency
…sick days; and new medical interventions to save lives and prevent hospitalization. But international evidence has shown us that we must act in a coordinated way for an effective response. For instance, we will need high rates of vaccination, companies will have to properly protect their employees, and we will…
Childhood obesity: What we can do right now
…from eating these kinds of foods. Obesity can have significant health impacts over a lifetime. Children who are obese are more likely to experience poor health throughout their lives: high blood pressure and cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, stress, asthma, and other chronic conditions. Children in families that do not have…