ACORN and Allies Rally to Save Legal Aid
Posted May 9, 2019
Social Assistance - Aide Sociale
Lindsay Advocate: More than half of people on basic income behind on bills for two or more months
The average share of income spent on shelter was more than 55 per cent, while more than 43 per cent of participants reported they were falling behind in meeting their basic financial obligations.
BC ACORN looking to see increases is PWD rates in Provincial Budget
BC ACORN leader Tabitha Naismith is in Victoria awaiting the budget speech today.
Le Droit: Réforme de l’aide sociale: «On ne demande pas la lune!»
La réforme de l’aide sociale en Ontario, promise par la ministre des Services à l’enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires Lisa MacLeod, est attendue de pied ferme par les militants d’ACORN.
New plan to measure poverty, but no money for low-income Canadians
Despite some positive initiatives, ACORN members are deeply disappointed by the lack of action put forward in the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
ACORN leaders applaud proposed ONDP $12/day child care boost
Posted April 18, 2018
$12/day child care was a key promise revealed in the Ontario NDP’s platform, released earlier this week. ACORN leaders welcome this proposed investment, which would see free, licensed child care for families earning below $40,000 with sliding scale fees averaging $12/day for everyone else.
It's Time to Modernize and Fix EI!
On Tuesday, members of ACORN’s Employment Insurance (EI) Action Group had an informative and animated meeting with EI Commissioner, Pierre Laliberté, in Toronto. The room was packed as members and leaders presented a number of well-thought-out recommendations to address issues with EI and ensure that the process of applying for, and accessing, EI is made fairer and more accessible to low and moderate income earners.
Ottawa ACORN Files Over 800 Taxes Through New Project
Ottawa ACORN undertook a new project his year called The Disability Benefit Clinics (DBC) ensuring over 800 disabled people did not have to pay a corporate preparer to claim benefits they are entitled to.
Ontario Budget Response from ACORN Canada President Marva Burnett // Réaction de la présidente d’ACORN Marva Burnett au budget de l’Ontario
While ACORN and our allies were able to achieve successes for low-to-moderate income people - some announced in today’s budget and some last week on rent control - today’s budget makes it clear that we need to continue to pressure the Provincial government to make Ontario an affordable place for regular people to live.
Inside Toronto: Trick, or new hope? Toronto activists are split on basic income pilot
Liberal government expected to include new program in budget