Poverty Talks! @povertytalks
Poverty Talks! is a group of advocates who share their lived experience perspectives on poverty. Our email is [email protected]. povertytalksyyc.org Calgary, AB Joined May 2010-
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Brainstorm Session: What are some programs or services you would like to see offered by the city, or other service organizations. The sky is the limit with your answers.
We asked Calgarians for their thoughts on the state of poverty in our city. Here's what they had to say. povertytalksyyc.org/2023/10/the-st…
Poverty Talks! Survey. We want to hear from you. povertytalksyyc.org/2023/09/povert…
How can we come together as a #community to help those in #poverty?
What do you think is the number one struggle that those living in #poverty face?
What do you think would end #poverty once and for all?
Happening Feb 14 at 6:30pm, 15th Annual Valentine’s Day for MMIWG2S. @ Scarboro United Church. This is a nation-wide movement to remember all women who have been murdered or who have disappeared. Click here: fb.me/e/2Cbvzn5kT @LemleHaile @liza_lorenzetti @CalgarySWSJ
How many people are experiencing homelessness? How many have experienced homelessness in the past? These are important questions, but they are very difficult to answer. Read our new blog post here: buff.ly/3RLpbWD #EnoughForAll #HomelessnessIsSolvable
We are Here to Help Free Form Assistance -AISH -CPPD -DTC and more... Call VAD for more information about how we can assist you in filling out forms. VOICE OF ALBERTANS WITH DISABILITIES 780-488-9088 [email protected] vadsociety.ca
In Canada the average cost of a home is 7 times the average annual household disposable income. Home ownership and housing affordability is growing increasingly out of reach for many Canadians.
Volunteers needed in YYC
“After being housed, there was a 58% drop in the # of inpatient admissions and 81% drop in the overall # of inpatient bed days [...] nearly 50% drop in the # of visits to emergency departments and a decrease of 68% in the # of addictions and mental health-related EMS events"
“After being housed, there was a 58% drop in the # of inpatient admissions and 81% drop in the overall # of inpatient bed days [...] nearly 50% drop in the # of visits to emergency departments and a decrease of 68% in the # of addictions and mental health-related EMS events"
This tax season, our Poverty Action Unit (PAU) created helpful resources about the benefits of filing taxes! Stay tuned to learn more about how filing your taxes can add to your income or reduce the tax you pay.
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@povertytalks I think coming together to talk about what issues we face & trying to come up with a plan or atleast a solution may not be a permanent fix but someone to get us on the right path .
@povertytalks a new system that is not capitalism. Poverty is necessary for capitalism to exist
Happening Feb 14 at 6:30pm, 15th Annual Valentine’s Day for MMIWG2S. @ Scarboro United Church. This is a nation-wide movement to remember all women who have been murdered or who have disappeared. Click here: fb.me/e/2Cbvzn5kT @LemleHaile @liza_lorenzetti @CalgarySWSJ
How many people are experiencing homelessness? How many have experienced homelessness in the past? These are important questions, but they are very difficult to answer. Read our new blog post here: buff.ly/3RLpbWD #EnoughForAll #HomelessnessIsSolvable
We are Here to Help Free Form Assistance -AISH -CPPD -DTC and more... Call VAD for more information about how we can assist you in filling out forms. VOICE OF ALBERTANS WITH DISABILITIES 780-488-9088 [email protected] vadsociety.ca
Join @povertytalks for a community conversation with single working parents with lived experience of poverty about what a thriving, poverty-free community looks like and the solutions we need to get there. February 22 5:00-7:30pm To register, email: amber@povertytalksyyc.org
“After being housed, there was a 58% drop in the # of inpatient admissions and 81% drop in the overall # of inpatient bed days [...] nearly 50% drop in the # of visits to emergency departments and a decrease of 68% in the # of addictions and mental health-related EMS events"
A count from Homeward Trust shows that as of Monday, there were more than 2,800 homeless people in Edmonton. #yeg trib.al/W1oEVE8
The North of McKnight Community Hubs are putting on a FREE #volunteer fair on February 7th from 3:30pm - 6:30pm in the Commons area of #genesiscentre. Seek some opportunities to give back to the community while building skills simultaneously. #yyc #yycprograms #yycvolunteer
This tax season, our Poverty Action Unit (PAU) created helpful resources about the benefits of filing taxes! Stay tuned to learn more about how filing your taxes can add to your income or reduce the tax you pay.
110 people died in Toronto's shelters in one year. Just in shelter and just in one city. If you added up all the fatalities across Canada over the last 30 years, homelessness would easily be among the most deadly disasters in Canadian history. toronto.ctvnews.ca/it-doesn-t-hav…
For over 50 years, @Distress_Centre has served Calgary and Southern Alberta, ensuring everyone has a place to turn in times of crisis. They are our latest Champion! #EnoughForAll
Did you know... We are getting ready for a Provincal election! Each week we will be posting facts about the Provincial Government in Alberta. Stay tuned!
#BasicIncome needs to be considered as a policy option for its potential not only to eliminate #Poverty but to help ensure a more meaningful life and more active #Citizenship for all people. 🗨Yoriko Yasukawa
Need help applying for the Alberta Affordability Payments? Do you have kids under the age of 18 or are you a senior? You could be eligible for $600. For help applying stop by our Advocacy Café on February 9. For more information visit: buff.ly/3GPEzMz
Good move by @YourAlberta investing in income transit passes - globalnews.ca/news/9454812/a…. Big difference to support Albertans struggling to get by with rising cost of living #abpoli #yyc @VibrantCalgary @Calgaryfares @povertytalks
Join WTEP and The Alex Community Food Centre for a Screening of Elder in the Making buff.ly/3Dql2Bh
First affordability payments delivered, long-term solutions needed: recipients calgary.ctvnews.ca/first-affordab…
Watch: More than 900,000 Albertans got their first affordability payment from the province Tuesday, but recipients are still struggling. @StephThomasCTV has more. #yyc calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2…
@povertytalks I know this closed, but yes, I did recieve it. After 1:00 am.
Today, MPs return to @OurCommons We’re joining @Disability_WP and others in the call for the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit to get a third reading as soon as possible! #CDBby23
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