by Alexander Burton | Jul 23, 2018 | News
uDuring the recent heat wave, city counsellor Millicent Asamoah said that she had heard from clients who could not afford air conditioners, nor pay for the electricity to keep them running. As some who has worked at Rexdale Women’s Centre for 10 years, she sees... 
by Alexander Burton | Jun 20, 2018 | News
A new study suggests that Federal ridings with high rates of child and family poverty in Canada are home to the highest proportion of indigenous, visible minority and single-parent families. These ridings are also more likely to have high unemployment, low rates of... 
by Alexander Paul Burton | Nov 21, 2017 | News
This report draws on the Statistics Canada 2016 Census and other new data sources to describe the level, distribution and depth of poverty among Toronto children, youth and their families. Its main findings are the following: Indigenous families with children in the... 
by Alexander Paul Burton | Nov 21, 2017 | News
Toronto remains the child poverty capital of Canada with more than one in four kids living in low-income families, says a new report based on the 2016 census. But even more troubling is the racial divide among the region’s poor children, according to the report being... by Alexander Paul Burton | Jun 15, 2017 | News
Canada ranks 37th on a list of 41 rich countries for children having access to enough nutritious food, and higher-than-average rates of child homicide and teen suicide also point to a need for action, a UNICEF report says. Over 22 per cent of Canadian children live in... by Alexander Paul Burton | Jan 9, 2017 | News
A Toronto councillor is worried budget pressures will force the city to stop expanding a program that helps feed students in need, even as more children than ever are relying on the subsidized meals. The city’s budget committee will debate the funding for its...
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