Posted June 7, 2022
Three Toronto anti-poverty and anti-violence advocates are calling on Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives' enlarged majority government to lift up vulnerable lives and increase safety in the city.
Posted June 1, 2022
The government has begun a drive to verify the payments it sent to almost nine million Canadians through the Canada Emergency Response Program (CERB) — and a big chunk of those recipients are being told they have to pay back some or all of the money they received.
Posted May 13, 2022
For Bob Murphy and at least 112,000 other people across Toronto, this provincial election is potentially life-changing.
Posted May 11, 2022
Dayna Sparkes lives in east Hamilton with her husband and four children. She works with Hamilton ACORN to advocate against poverty.
Posted April 14, 2022
Anti-poverty advocates say Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have been frozen for far too long.
Posted April 13, 2022
No amount of rain can stop ACORN members from protesting to #RaiseTheRates and #StopTheClawbacks 🌧☔️🚩
The Ontario ACORN Day of Action had over 100 ACORN members rallying on a virtual zoom, and at ODSP offices in Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Toronto, Brampton and Sudbury!
Posted January 25, 2022
Posted August 6, 2021
The Ontario government is transforming social assistance programs in the province. Faiza Amin on the concerns that these changes will create more vulnerabilities for recipients of ODSP and OW.
Posted June 16, 2021
Posted June 1, 2021
London ACORN had a great ODSP/OW Raise the Rates rally today outside the Ministry of Community and Social Services office. Members read off our demand letter and did some chants, and members on ODSP spoke on their personal experiences as well!