Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Resources: Social Issues:

  • 2010 Lets do Something About Poverty

    Title:Let’s do something about poverty
    Corporate Author: Poverty Free Saskatchewan
    Subject:Poverty – general|split|Poverty – planning, policy
    Publisher:Poverty Free Saskatchewan
    Place of Publication:Regina
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Poverty Free Saskatchewan (PFS) created this document in the hope that it can serve as a catalyst for a much-needed discussion on poverty in our province. We would like this document to encourage a renewed dialogue on poverty and foster new and innovative proposals and solutions from concerned citizens. This is your invitation to get involved in creating an action plan to eliminate poverty in Saskatchewan. Our network extends an invitation to connect with us. We want to hear from everyone concerned with the issues of poverty in our province. This discussion document will explain that: Poverty still exists today and is a serious problem. Economic inequality is associated with many social and health problems. Poverty costs us all. Eliminating poverty has many benefits and will save society money. Poverty is not just about money, it’s about being excluded from community life. Poverty can be eliminated. Other provinces and countries have reduced economic inequality through the development of antipoverty programs. We can all work together to end poverty in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan has experienced an economic boom over the past decade. However, poverty still exists here and throughout Canada. A large group from around the province have joined together to create PFS and are working to end poverty now!

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 LetsDoSomethingAboutPoverty.pdf

  • 2010 Investing In Children’s Futures

    Title:Is there enough?: managing family finances and the experience of financial strain in middle-income families.
    Author(s):Budd, Jamie Lynne
    Subject:Family – finances
    Publisher:University of Calgary
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Within the span of three years, the provincial economy transitioned from boom to bust as the global economic recession took its toll on Alberta. This research seeks to understand the financial impacts of these changes on the everyday life of middle-income families in Calgary.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Thesis

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.11 FAMILY/2010 Investing in childrensfutures.pdf

  • 2010 Calgary Panhandling

    Title:Informal employment: making a living in Calgary.
    Author(s):Bender, Cori
    Corporate Author: Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Subject:Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness|split|Employment – general|split|Unemployment – general
    Publisher:Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Research relating to informal employment lacks a nuanced understanding of how people subsist outside the normative employment system, and tends to focus on the illegality of panhandling, or the nuisance aspects expressed by the public relating to binning. There is little focus on the lived experience of those involved, with the exception of work done by members of the geography department at University of Victoria (Gutberlet et al., 2007; Tremblay, 2009). As part of Phase 1 of the Calgary Homeless Foundation’s 10 Year Plan to End (Calgary Homeless Foundation, 2007), the report addresses the lack of nuanced understanding by drawing on ethnographic research conducted between May and August, 2010. Research results indicate panhandling is not as prevalent as informal recycling in Calgary. Considering this is the case, it is recommended the Province and city, focus their efforts and resources on the informal recycling sector of the population.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 Calgary_Panhandling.pdf

  • 2010 Infants of Depressed Mothers

    Title:Infants of depressed mothers living in poverty: opportunities to identify and serve.
    Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
    Subject:Children – general|split|Poverty – child poverty|split|Women – poverty|split|Health issues – mental health
    Publisher:The Urban Institute
    Place of Publication:Washington, DC
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Depression in parents poses serious risks to millions of children in the United States each day, yet very often goes undetected and untreated. The risk can be very great for babies and toddlers, who are completely dependent on their parents for nurturing, stimulation, and care—and for poor families that do not have the resources to cope with depression. But depression is treatable and opportunities to reach these families and connect them to help already exist within multiple systems. In this brief, we take a first-time national look at the characteristics, access to services, and parenting approaches for infants living in poverty whose mothers are depressed (we focus on mothers as they are often the primary caregivers). We also identify current service systems that could intervene and help depressed mothers find support.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.07 CHILDREN/2010 infants_of_depressed_mothers.pdf

  • 2010 Best Interest of Children

    Title:In the best interests of children and families: a discussion of early childhood education and care in Alberta.
    Corporate Author: The Muttart Foundation
    Subject:Child care – Alberta|split|Children – general|split|Education – general
    Publisher:The Muttart Foundation
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    The Muttart Foundation has prepared the current paper to encourage discussion of how Alberta can best approach its support for early childhood education and care. A parallel paper aims to encourage a similar discussion in Saskatchewan. The Foundation considers early childhood education and care a public good that benefits all children and families. It sees public support for early education and care as a prudent investment that has the potential to foster child development, to support families, and to help address the inequities in opportunity that appear early in a child’s life. The paper, written with input from researchers and practitioners, is a starting point. The discussion of how best to support children and their families requires the input of many stakeholders and must take into account different values, ideas, and experiences. It must acknowledge and make sense of competing interests while remaining grounded in what research tells us about early childhood education and care. At minimum, the development of sound public policy, and the implementation of effective supports for children and their families, requires a deep understanding of the issues central to early childhood education and care. It also requires a vision of an Alberta in which all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential: one that remains in the best interests of children and their families.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.08 CHILD CARE/2010 best_interests_of_children.pdf

  • 2010 Immigration for Young Citizens

    Title:Immigration: for young citizens.
    Author(s):Kent, Tom
    Subject:Immigration – general
    Publisher:Caledon Institute of Social Policy
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Immigration to Canada is in chaos. The federal government’s response to the problems has been to shuffle much of its responsibility to provincial governments and to employers recruiting for ostensibly temporary work. In the resulting confusion, the national purpose for immigration is lost. Some easements, such as better settlement services and language upgrading, are widely urged but little done. At best, they are only band-aids. Fundamental changes are needed.

    Table Of Contents:

    Mobility’s winners and losers 1 Youth is the priority 2 Shuffled responsibility 3 Temporaries 5 The special non-Canadians 6 Notwithstanding 7 Some orphans, no grannies 8 New selectivity 9 Citizens only 10 Taxpayers all 12 In sum 14 Conclusion 15

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 immigration_for_young_citizens.pdf