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The Costs of Poverty

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

Review in December 2008 Research Update of: The Cost of Poverty: an analysis of the economic cost of poverty in Ontario. Report by Nathan Laurie, Ontario Association of Food Banks, November 2008. The Costs of Child Poverty for Individuals and Society: a...

Immigration and Integration in Canada in the Twenty-first Century

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

Book edited by John Biles, Meyer Burstein, and James Fridires, 2008. Review by Jaylene Ellard in December 2008 Research Update   They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, so with my good judgment I would say that the cover, a finger-painted mosaic...

Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

Book by Jason Del Gandio, 2008 Reviewed in December 2008 Research Update   Don’t be frightened away by the title of this book. Rhetoric for Radicals is a critical, easy-to-read, and thorough guide to communicating that will be useful for...

More Than Bricks and Mortar: A rights-based strategy to prevent girl homelessness in Canada

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

Report by Asia Czapska et al, Justice for Girls, May 2008. Reviewed in October 2008 Research Update This report is based on interviews with young women who were homeless or had been homeless as teens, interviews with activists who had worked with homeless girls, and...

We Can’t Afford to do Business This Way

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

We Can’t Afford to do Business This Way: A study of the administrative burden resulting from funder accountability and compliance practices Report by Lynn Eakin, Wellesley Institute, September 2007. Reviewed in October 2008 Research Update Funding is tough – and...

Our Choice For a Better Ontario: A plan for cutting poverty in half by 2020

by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates

Our Choice For a Better Ontario: A plan for cutting poverty in half by 2020. Report by the Ontario Association of Food Banks, September 2008. Reviewed in October 2008 Research Update What’s the role of a food bank? With their new plan on poverty reduction,...
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