Ontario’s Provincial Policy Statement – a little-known but very important document that sets planning and zoning rules for municipalities – needs to strengthened so that it can be an important tool for local communities to address affordable housing needs. The Wellesley Institute’s submission to the five-year review of the PPS sets out a series of […]
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Policy Impact Workshops
Wellesley Institute has developed a number of workshops over the years on understanding policy environments and doing effective policy analysis and advocacy. Several modules were part of our community-based research series; the goal being to enable researchers and community organizations to maximize the policy impact of their research. Others were developed for particular purposes — […]
Health Equity Impact Assessment Into Action: Home Care
Equity-focussed planning is an essential ingredient of comprehensive health equity strategies. Ontario has been developing and implementing a Health Equity Impact Assessment model and Wellesley has presented a number of workshops on how to realize the potential of HEIA. Each of these workshops uses different case studies to work through the model, geared to the […]
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Great news: National housing act bill (C-304) moves big step closer to law
Great news! Third reading debate on Bill C-304 – draft legislation to create a national housing plan for Canada – started on Wednesday evening in Parliament, and three of the four political parties in the Commons have pledged their support. Vancouver East MP Libby Davies, sponsor of the bill, told her fellow MPs: “This bill […]
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Kids in poor neighbourhoods have higher rate of hospitalization from unintentional injuries: StatsCanada
Children and teens generally have a higher rate of hospitalization from unintentional injuries than those in wealthier neighbourhoods, according to a new report from Statistics Canada released today. The report adds to the growing body of scientific research that documents health inequalities: the heavier burden of poor health and premature death experienced by lower-income people. The […]
It’s official! Canada’s independent Task Force on Social Finance launched today
Canada’s independent Task Force on Social Finance was launched today. The task force chair is Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, and the initiative is also supported by Social Innovation Generation. Social finance is a broad umbrella that includes new ways of thinking, new ways of financing, new models of collaboration and new partnerships that are […]
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UK’s third sector braces for multi-billion government funding cuts
New Philanthropy Capital has just released a new report, Preparing for Cuts, that warns that the UK government’s current round of budget-cutting could slice up to £5.1bn ($8.2 billion Cdn) from non-profit and charitable organizations. The community sector draws about one-third of its revenues from government in the UK. The UK government has announced a […]
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Hamilton’s Integrating Neighbourhoods Forum October 2010
Inclusive neighbourhoods are not only good for our health, but also good for communities. Here is my presentation to the Integrating Neighbourhoods forum in Hamilton on October 12, 2010.
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SOCAP10: Day one ‘at the intersection of money and meaning’
Social Capital Markets 2010 (a lively gathering “at the intersection of money and meaning”) has drawn more than 1,000 social innovators for a bustling, three-day agenda. People with great ideas, people with money, and those who want to learn the best ways to fund new enterprises that advance public goods have come from more than […]
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U4Change to hold 200 Wellesley St. Fire Relief Fundraiser on Oct. 8, 2010
U4Change, a project for youth in St. James Town that seeks to build community through arts and culture, will hold a relief fundraiser to help the people who have been left without shelters as a result of the 200 Wellesley St. fire. Come watch artistic performances by talented youth and join us in our bake sale. […]
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