Money manager Marc Hamel tells us that poverty hurts us in ways we might not think. The poorest of the poor die 21 years earlier than the rich. Someone in the lowest category of income earning will use the health-care … Read more
It’s a fact. More than three million Canadians live in poverty and wake everyday to the reality of broken dreams. While the typical Canadian dream is to obtain an education, job, house and family, those enduring hardship have different visions. … Read more
According to Statistics Canada about one-third of seniors, aged 65 or older, aren’t getting proper nutrition. A report based on a 2008/2009 survey suggests various factors are significantly associated with seniors and their nutritional risk. They include loneliness, infrequent social … Read more
According to Food Banks Canada, each month 900,000 Canadians are assisted by food banks and 93,000 are first-time users. Rising food and fuel prices, static incomes, high unemployment and changes to benefits are causing many families to struggle to put … Read more
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Help Someone In Need! If you are getting a jump on spring cleaning, keep those less fortunate in mind. When you donate to a Salvation Army Thrift Store, you are giving more than clothes, toys, housewares and electronics. You are … Read more
Panhandling appears to have taken a different twist, says a newly-formed task force launched by the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association. Downtown pedestrians are not so much being approached by transients, but by the same faces occupying the same spot … Read more
Fundraising and awareness-raising events were held across the globe Tuesday, April 2, to mark World Autism Awareness Day. The Toronto Star is one of many passionate advocates whose Autism Project is about improving the lives of autistic children and the … Read more
Inequality, and not just poverty, lessens equal life chances. A fair and just society doesn’t mean equal outcomes for everyone. But what it does mean is that all individuals should have the opportunity to live in dignity, to participate in … Read more
The challenge—break into groups, take $5 each, and make a positive change in one hour. As part of a program to provide students with opportunities to engage in the world around them, Hamilton’s McMaster University students took to the streets. … Read more
