Hello HPAP Members,
Please see below for information regarding the upcoming “This Used to Be My Home” photography exhibit running June 18-20 at the Toronto Homeless Memorial.
This promises to be a very powerful exhibit and is well worth checking out if you’re available early this week.
About the exhibit: Read more
The coroner’s inquest into the death of Grant Faulkner has started today. Health Providers Against Poverty joins Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) and many other organizations in calling for an end to homeless deaths now! Now more than ever we have to stand up and fight against the austerity conditions that drive people to homelessness and too often death.
If you weren’t able to make it to the event today, please join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 12th at 12:00pm), at the Toronto Homeless Memorial to remember those who have died as a result of homelessness in Toronto. Location: outside the south door of Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton Centre)
Hello All!
We are very proud to announce the release of our 2018 Ontario Election Report Card! Expect to hear lots about this on social media in the coming days. We hope that this will help inform your election decision-making. Please feel free to share on social media and amongst your networks!
Here are our final grades for the parties:
For more details on the grade breakdown and a detailed comparison of party platforms you can find the full report here: Poverty & Health Report Card: An Analysis of Ontario’s 2018 Party Platforms for Reducing Social & Health Inequities.
Health Care Providers Against Poverty (HPAP) member Katie Boone analyzed the recently proposed 2018 Ontario budget from an income security perspective. See ourfull report here:
HPAP Ontario Budget 2018 Analysis
Key Points from Our Analysis:
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Hello All!
Our 2018 HPAP AGM is rapidly approaching. Please see below for more details:
Location: United Steel Worker’s Hall, 25 Cecil St, Toronto, ON
Date: May 2, 2018, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
We are very excited to hear from our keynote speaker, Matt Johnson, Co-Founder of the Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site.
We will also be providing a recap of campaigns from last year and will be seeking your input on how to move forward.
Please RSVP by obtaining a free ticket through Eventbrite.
Check out our Facebook Event!
Information on how to register as a member for the 2018-19 year will be provided at the meeting. Membership fees are $25 or pay-what-you-can. Please bring cash to the meeting.
Members will be eligible to be nominated for and vote on open Steering Committee positions.
A light dinner will be served.
All are welcome!
See below for how you can show support for reforming Ontario’s outdated income security system!
We are asking for your support in the form of retweets, Facebook shares, petition signatures, and emailing your MPP to amplify our campaign!
Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for more details.
You can find our petition here: https://www.change.org/p/kathleen-wynne-make-ontario-a-world-leader-in-social-assistance-and-income-security
Thank you for your support!
Poverty is the root cause of food insecurity. Urgent action on income inequity and food insecurity need to protect the health of all. The Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) has launched a campaign to bring food insecurity into the conversation ahead of the 2018 election. Learn More
