Child care is the missing puzzle piece in Canada’s quest to end poverty, says Campaign 2000 in its annual report being released Tuesday, the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day. The national coalition dedicated to eradicating child poverty is joining… Continue Reading
Jane Syvret plays with two of her three children in a park near their Toronto home. Syvret, 27, who is of Indigenous and Black heritage, says her family… Continue Reading
After growing up in a middle-class home in Edmonton, Patricia Huculak moved to Toronto 11 years ago to escape a violent spouse and has struggled with poverty and homelessness ever since. But things are finally looking up for the 47-year-old… Continue Reading
Liberals deliver on Canada Child Benefit Joanna Smith Laurie Monsebraaten Mar 22 2016 Toronto single mother Ava Williams was in shock when she learned Tuesday’s budget could mean an additional $4,000 a year for her four children. “Honestly, I’d have… Continue Reading
Ontario to end clawback of child support for parents on welfare Damaris Bueno, with her daughter Mia, 4, welcomes plans to allow single parents on social assistance to keep more of their child support income. (Damaris Bueno photo) Laurie Monsebraaten… Continue Reading
High hopes for federal action to end child poverty Laurie Monsebraaten Nov 24 2015 Canadians have elected a government that appears ready to tackle child poverty with a list of progressive measures, including a new national benefit that could lift… Continue Reading
Child poverty widespread in Toronto-area ridings High numbers of poor children live in 30 GTA ridings, a new report shows. Laurie Monsebraaten Oct 07 2015 A whopping 30 federal ridings in the GTA have child poverty rates above the national… Continue Reading
Province urged to allow women on welfare to keep child support Laurie Monsebraaten April 16 2014 When she couldn’t find work after completing a social work diploma last spring, Jennifer Gray and her 7-year-old daughter reluctantly moved into a homeless… Continue Reading
National Household Survey 2011: Ontario making progress fighting poverty Ontario rates of low-income suggest provincial efforts to reduce poverty are paying off. Laurie Monsebraaten Sep 11 2013 Dawnmarie Harriott was on welfare and living in a downtown Toronto rooming house… Continue Reading
Laurie Monsebraaten Nov 24 2008 Ontario will have to spend at least $6 billion over the next five years to make a dent in the province’s “stubbornly high” child poverty rate of almost 12 per cent, advocates say. That’s comparable… Continue Reading