by Web Administrator | August 24, 2021 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Women
fACT Sheet: What Are the Benefits of Early Learning and Care? February 18, 2020 Download the Early Learning and Care fACT Sheet (PDF) Introduction Early learning and care refers to the environments where young children who have not yet entered kindergarten spend a... by Sydney Sheloff | May 27, 2021 | ESPC in the News, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women
Op-Ed: Alberta needs to provide more robust relief for struggling families February 18, 2020 Note: this op-ed was first published in the Edmonton Journal on May 27, 2021 (p. A6). Written by Sydney Sheloff and Brett Lambert The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly all... by Web Administrator | May 26, 2021 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Non-Profit Organizations: Program Planning, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Immigration, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Women
fACT Sheet — C5 Collaborating for Change February 18, 2020 Download the C5 Collaborating for Change fACT Sheet (PDF) Introduction C5 is a group of Edmonton-based agencies working toward collective action in the community since 2015. Together, they’ve... by Web Administrator | November 16, 2020 | ESPC Announcements, ESPC Publications: Tracking the Trends, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Training, Resources: Food Security, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: General, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Alberta, Statistical Information: Canada, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends
Tracking the Trends 2020 November 16, 2020 Download Tracking the Trends 2020 Tracking the Trends provides a comprehensive overview of Edmonton’s social well-being. The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) is pleased to present this 15th edition of Tracking the... by Brett Lambert | August 26, 2020 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Law and Crime: Edmonton, Law and Crime: Women, Social Issues: Women
fACT Sheet — WINning: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of Opening a Women’s Shelter August 26, 2020 Download the WINning Fact Sheet Introduction To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of what would become known as WIN House (Women in... by Web Administrator | August 6, 2019 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Hunger, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Urban Issues: Trends
Poverty affects people from all walks of life — young, old, employed, unemployed, those who are new to Canada and those whose ancestors have lived here for hundreds of years. The structure of the economy traps people in bad situations and forces some into...