March 8, 2010
WHAT IS IT? A series of large murals will be designed and painted by
teams of senior and local artists and young (16-29) artists. They will be placed on the exterior walls of
Studio 2880 as a...
January 26, 2010
Government of Nunavut - Department of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth, Community Programs Division
The Community Programs branch is the community and organizational development arm of the department. The branch funds and provides hands-on support for the development of programs for Elders and...
December 16, 2009
Toronto Youth Street Stories (TYSS) grew out of the Youth Pathways Project (YPP) conducted by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Toronto. A team of...
December 16, 2009
Sketch creates art making opportunities for young people who live street-involved and homeless or who are considered to be at risk. Sketch offers studio space, workshops, art exhibition and job...
December 16, 2009
The Poor News Network out of the US has a YouTube channel with videos about poor workers, indigenous people and more.
December 16, 2009
The Bay Area-based welfareQueens, a project of the POOR News Network, are fighting back against a system that dehumanizes poor mothers—with poetry, theater, and any other media tool they can access.
December 15, 2009
Digital Photo Artist and social activist, ex-homeless addict in Toronto explores people and places from a unique perspective emphasizing the lifestyle of those forgotten members of our society whose...
December 15, 2009
Penny Goldsmith interviewed several advocates and PovNet board members across BC and Canada during her fellowship with the Carold Institute last year. This illustrated story came out of an interview...
December 9, 2009
By Kim Goldberg
By official estimates, three hundred people live and sleep on the streets of Nanaimo, British Columbia. On any given day, a percentage of these people are barred from a 40-block area...
December 3, 2009
The Anniversary Project explores the lives of 20 different Canadian children living below the poverty line. The Anniversary Project launched on the 20 year anniversary of the Canadian government’s...
