Edmonton Social Planning Council

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  • Edmonton Vital Signs 2013

    Vital Signs : a report on food security in Edmonton. 

    Written by Edmonton Community Foundation and Edmonton Social Planning Council. 2013

    Every year, community foundations across Canada release their annual Vital Signs report. These reports are designed to give readers an understanding of the overall well-being of the community they are focusing on.This year, the Edmonton Community Foundation collaborated with the Edmonton Social Planning Council to produce Edmonton’s first Vital Signs report. The focus of this year’s Vital Signs reports was food security.

    Edmonton Vital Signs 2013 contains data and information about projects and initiatives on food security in Edmonton, as well as a demographic profile of Edmonton. The report uses creative visuals to present data in an accessible way.

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  • Vital Signs : a report on food security in Edmonton

    Title: Vital Signs : a report on food security in Edmonton.
    Call Number: 2013 October
    Collection: Alberta
    Corporate Author: Edmonton Community Foundation
    Edmonton Social Planning Council
    Subject:Food security – hunger, health | Food security – local food systems | Food security – statistics, studies | Health issues – social determinants of health
    Publisher:Edmonton Community Foundation
    Edmonton Social Planning Council
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2013
    Abstract:
    Vital Signs- A Report on Food Security in Edmonton contains statistics on a variety of topics related to local food security and the health of Edmontonians. Topics dicussed in this report include the cost of nutritious food, food bank use, diabetes and youth obesity, soil quality, local farming and community gardens, and related topics. It also contains information about recent demographic trends in Edmonton.

    Language:English

    N. FOOD SECURITY/Vital_Signs_Final_2013.pdf

  • 2014 February fACT Sheet Federal Budget

    The ESPC has released its latest analysis of the 2014 Federal Budget.

    This Fact Sheet highlights spending measures outlined in the 2014 federal budget that affect Edmontonians with low and modest incomes. While the budget focuses on the fiscal year that runs from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, it also contains spending and revenue projections for the following four years. By keeping program spending flat and allowing revenues to grow in line with the economy, the federal government forecasts a deficit of $2.9 billion in 2014-15 and plans a return to a surplus budget by 2015-16.

    ESPC Documents/Fact Sheets/fACT sheet_Federal Budget_2014 (2) PDF.pdf

  • the fACTivist Winter 2014: Growing Pains

    This edition of the fACTivist discusses children and youth who live in poverty, and the effect government policy has on their well-being.

    Articles in this edition include:

    Foreword: From Band-aids to Breakthroughs
    The Current State of Child Poverty in Canada: Statistics and Responses
    Investing in Tomorrow: Alberta’s Plan to Abolish Child Poverty
    The Politics of Poverty Reduction in Alberta
    Sheltering Homeless Youth
    Aboriginal Children and Poverty in Canada

    ESPC Documents/FACTIVIST/fACTivist_2014_Winter.pdf

  • Doing it Right! A Needs Assessment Workbook

    To get your copy of the Doing it Right! A Needs Assessment Workbook (Price: $7.00/copy shipping included), click here Publication Mail In Order Form or use the PayPal option below.

     

     

    The workbook is easy-to-use and provides a clear understanding of what a needs assessment is, why one should be done and how to get started. Includes five worksheets and additional references

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/Mail_in_2013_Publication_Order_frm_PDF.pdf

  • Publication Mail In Order Form

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/Publication Order Form 2015.pdf