Campaigns and initiatives

April 24, 2013
Downtown East newspaper was founded in March 2013 as a news source for low-income communities struggles for social justice on unceded Coast Salish territory, Downtown Eastside Vancouver.
Keywords: Online Resource , Downtown Eastside, Organizing, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
Feeding my family
April 2, 2013
The Feeding My Family group has been working to bring awareness to the fact that the high cost of food is preventing many Northerners from living healthy, happy and productive lives. From Northern...
Keywords: Online Resource , Family, food security, Foodbanks and Food, Campaigns and initiatives, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Yukon
Vancouver Renters Union
March 28, 2013
The Vancouver Renters Union is a member-driven organization open to all individual renters that aims to organize all Metro Vancouver renters into a union capable of determining housing rights, rents...
Keywords: Online Resource , Housing, Tenants' Rights, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
March 28, 2013
In April 2011, the BCCPD formed the Disability Without Poverty Network with the BC Association for Community Living (BCACL), Canadian Mental Health Association - BC and Yukon Division (CMHA), Social...
Keywords: Online Resource , Disability, persons with disability, PWD, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
March 1, 2013
The mission of the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS) is to promote and support access to decent and affordable housing throughout Nova Scotia. We have been advocating for...
Keywords: Online Resource , affordable housing, Housing, Campaigns and initiatives, Nova Scotia, Organizations
Greater Victoria Coalition to end Homelessness
March 1, 2013
The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness is a partnership of local service providers, non-profit organizations, all levels of government, business and the faith community located in Greater...
Keywords: Online Resource , Campaigns and initiatives, Organizations
Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative
January 11, 2013
The Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative is a joint initiative of The City of Calgary and the United Way of Calgary to develop a long-term community-based strategy to significantly reduce poverty in...
Keywords: Online Resource , Alberta, poverty reduction, poverty reduction campaigns, Campaigns and initiatives
Poverty Free Saskatchewan
October 22, 2012
Poverty Free Saskatchewan (PFS) is a network of individuals, organizations, governments and businesses working toward poverty elimination. PFS recognizes there have been anti-poverty groups working...
Keywords: Online Resource , Poverty Research, Campaigns and initiatives, Saskatchewan
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
April 11, 2012
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has been formed to create a national movement to end homelessness in Canada from the community up.
Keywords: Online Resource , Homelessness, Campaigns and initiatives, All of Canada
Poverty Free Ontario
December 12, 2011
An Ontario free of poverty will be reflected in healthy, inclusive communities with a place of dignity for everyone and the essential conditions of well-being for all. The mission of Poverty Free...
Keywords: Online Resource , Organizing, Campaigns and initiatives, Ontario
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