Toronto ACORN

Affordable housing activists were out at a town hall to make themselves heard.

Waterfront Toronto says $50M deal is just to plan area, and there's no pressure to build

Des garderies à 10 $ par jour à Toronto, c'est ce que réclame le groupe anti-pauvreté, Toronto ACORN, qui vient de lancer une nouvelle campagne pour rendre les garderies plus abordables pour les familles ontariennes.

On Monday, October 23rd, ACORN members held a press conference at City Hall to launch their “$10 and Change” campaign for affordable child care.

Mississauga council voted unanimously to expand and make permanent their affordable bus pass, which gives 50% off on bus passes to low income people.

Peel has made permanent a program that offers reduced public transit fares to low-income residents.

Residents of 20 Emerald Street and activist group ACORN are calling on the owners, the property management company and the city to improve conditions at St. Johns Place.

ACORN Tenants at 100 Dundas St West are featured in the Mississauga News after their substandard high-rise building was granted a 4.5% above the guideline rent increase. This despite endless calls for repairs from the publically traded Northview Apartment REIT.

Census: Children make up one quarter of 4.8 million Canadians living in poverty

A new study takes a look at just how much it costs to raise children in Canada, and what it means for government efforts to provide meaningful family benefits and fight child poverty.