Social Planning Toronto

For 65 years, we’ve been a vital part of making Toronto better for all by linking research with community action. @UWGreaterTO anchor agency. #TOpoli #BudgetTO

[Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN) @TODropinNetwork]

The Stop Community Food Centre is looking for clean, medium-sized mugs in good condition. If you have extras at home, consider donating them.
Drop-off: The Stop, 1884 Davenport Rd. Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9am to 3pm.

[Bill Sinclair @BillTNGCS]

Canadians DO see the benefits and do NOT fear them - "A survey asked Canadians what they think of safe injection sites, here’s what they said" https://t.co/FwjtkVtu7B

[Bill Sinclair @BillTNGCS]

At @tngcommunityTO we are NOT "doing nothing" but we cannot do this alone. We need urgent action from all levels of government. https://t.co/Tc51RgUXpG

[Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) @HousingRightsCA]

More than 8 million Canadians live with a disability.

That's over 1 in 4 people.
Yet accessible housing remains out of reach for far too many.

In our joint submission with Sunnybrook Research Institute to the National Housing Council Review Panel, we're calling for practical, rights-based solutions, including:

• Stronger accessibility standards for new housing
• A federal home modification program
• Better accountability for accessibility funding
• Improved access to justice

Read the submission and learn more:
https://t.co/dYo1yNa75y

[New Housing Alternatives @newhousingalt]

“To acquire or rent a building takes about 6 months, and we get permanently affordable housing. To build a new rental building takes 3-5 years and costs double, sometimes triple as much.”

- Joshua Barndt, of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust.

https://t.co/O1dWmRJpRZ

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

According to Oxfam, the average Canadian pays 36.7 per cent of their income in taxes, while the richest one per cent pay 23.6 per cent. https://t.co/zGdCKda8vI

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

Ontario is home to nearly half of all families in the country worth more than $100 million, a new report finds. Meanwhile, nearly 1.9 million families in Ontario live below the poverty line https://t.co/YwzJYaAY6R

[Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) @TOenviro]

TEA was at City Hall today with our friends calling for work to move ahead on a maximum temperature bylaw to protect tenants from heat. Council will discuss how to move ahead on a bylaw this week. Read our press release here: https://t.co/PKoHIV872v Stay tuned for updates!

[Douglas Kwan @dougkwanACTO]

Tenants accused of unpaid rent will have to pay half to bring up other complaints at Ontario he - https://t.co/OtDITFpApp #GoogleAlerts

[CityNews Toronto @CityNewsTO]

Transit advocacy organization TTCriders hosted a summit at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Sunday, hearing from transit riders, community leaders and residents about their priorities ahead of this fall's municipal election. https://t.co/Zp8kEBF6Ge

[TorontoToday @torontotodayca]

Municipal election could be turning point for non-profits fighting gentrification https://t.co/cinNx1cP1U

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

Read our full analysis, Trustees, Equity, and Community Voice: What's at Stake in Ontario's School Board Governance Overhaul

https://t.co/pV9dacazSY

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

The provincial supervisor in charge at the Toronto District School Board is poised to cut a number of programs and staff in working to eliminate a $25 million deficit.

https://t.co/VAh692y79y

[CILT @CIL_Toronto]

If you missed it, there is still time to apply and join the dynamic CILT's Board of Directors!

Help CILT continue to empower people with disabilities to live independently and take control of their own lives.

Apply by June 25: https://t.co/Axj4Nii1Iv

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

If you can’t get a family doctor, where do you go? In Toronto, the answer may be your local library. A new mobile clinic program is trying to reach people shut out of care. @JeyanTVO speaks with @drandrewb (@UHN) and @alyvTO (@torontolibrary). https://t.co/imPOc3U6yM

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

Thank you to CBC's @metromorning for covering the release of our latest Child and Family Poverty Report Card. Listen to an interview with Stacia Stewart, our Director of Research, Policy, & Comms: https://t.co/8Jg9Gb89Od

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

Toronto Tenant Union will be hosting an orientation this Tuesday, June 16 at Thorncliffe Park Community Hub. Food will be provided: https://t.co/x9sNPxAiv0

[John Clarke @JohnClke]

#Homelessness is exploding.
https://t.co/4wd1hUfXm6

[Toronto Tenant Union @TenantsUnionTO]

Limited spots remaining for this Tuesday

Reserve your spot here 💅: https://t.co/GeRC53VlLE

Friends don't let friends miss out on the best tenant news. Forward to a friend so they can sign up to attend the orientation too!

#RentStrike #RentFreeze #TOPoli #TenantUnion #ONPoli

[Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto]

Since Health Canada began recording data in 2016 opioids have killed at least 55,032 people in Canada. The country’s safe consumption sites have reversed more overdoses than that, 68,580 and counting, all of which could have been fatal in another setting. https://t.co/QXPbFs3kg7