At least $21,000 in Cash Donations and 6,000 Care Packages were given in seven sites across Canada in the first two months of 2023. CANADA, March 13, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC or Church Of Christ) launched a series of charity events across Canada called “Care For Humanity” to help communities affected...
The Lawson redevelopment proposal seeks to build mixed-use housing, including affordable rental, independent living, supported living, and market condominium suites. The development proposes five towers ranging in height from 28 to 52 storeys, with approximately 2,200 residential suites, which include 280 proposed rental suites. People with intellectual disabilities, supported by CLTO, will have an opportunity to live in this inclusive community.
The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada will match $10 million in donations to members of the Humanitarian Coalition, on top of the $10 million in matching...
The continuum of support- with food as the front and center of humanitarian efforts, complements the essential need to give hope to individuals and families needing assistance. Even in prominent cities in Canada, food insecurity has become a significant health crisis as more people nowadays feel the pinch of persistent inflation. Food is a...
A new report by Feed Ontario reveals skyrocketing food bank use with a 64 percent increase in first-time visitors, and points to the lack of quality employment opportunities and disinvestments in essential social support programs as the drivers of this growth. TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Feed Ontario released its 2022 Hunger Report...
2022 October 10–As provincial governments hand out one-time cash payments to help residents cope with inflation, anti-poverty advocates say the efforts are a missed opportunity to help those most in need. Doug Pawson, the executive director of Newfoundland-based anti-poverty group End Homelessness St. John’s, says that while every dollar helps, the one-time nature of the...
Toronto, Ontario is the second stop of the Care For Humanity tour, which began in Ottawa, Ontario, and will continue to serve thousands more this month in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and then Vancouver, British Columbia, followed by Edmonton, Alberta.
Advocacy groups working to end extreme poverty say they hope Canada will use an upcoming international AIDS conference in Montreal to commit new funding for a global organization that fights AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. But the groups say they’re worried Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria...
The Banaag Award is conferred on the FYM Foundation for its contributions that have significantly benefited or advanced the cause of overseas Filipino communities.
The number of people across Canada who donate regularly has decreased by 31,000 donors since the start of the pandemic, which has put a strain on the existing donor community.