by Jenn Rossiter | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog: Racism
Blog: Special Series — Contemporary Pressure Points: Defunding the Police November 23, 2020 Racism is prevalent within our current social, political, and economic realities. Its manifestation across and between systems (for example, health care, education, criminal...
by Jenn Rossiter | Sep 8, 2020 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Poverty and Women’s Incarceration in Alberta September 8, 2020 Few may know of ESPC’s history supporting the formation of non-profits in the criminal justice sector. Although not typically an area of focus for our organization—we defer to the expertise of these...
by Jenn Rossiter | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Literacy and Poverty Reduction: Exploring Barriers to Success July 27, 2020 It’s worth noting that the information we have on adult literacy rates is limited. The federal government only started tracking this in 2012, and has scheduled data collection on a...
by Jenn Rossiter | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog: Poverty, Blog: Racism
Blog: COVID’s socio-economic impacts on Indigenous populations June 22, 2020 By now Canada is well aware that the pandemic has hit vulnerable communities hardest. Within Canada, we know that this includes, among others, women, people with disabilities, and Indigenous...
by Jenn Rossiter | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog: Poverty, Blog: Racism
Blog: Financial vulnerability: Who is at risk if the government fails to step up? June 8, 2020 How financially secure are Canadians when faced with work disruptions? If our current economic climate is anything to go by, not very. Turns out Statistic Canada has studied...
by Jenn Rossiter | May 25, 2020 | Blog: Food Security, Blog: Housing, Blog: Poverty
Blog: Civil society in the age of the UCP government May 25, 2020 The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy recently published a report on the impacts of COVID-19 and the financial relationship between civil society and the provincial government (Alberta’s...
