Fact Sheets
The ESPC Fact Sheets Provide Summaries On A Wide Range Of Subject Areas.
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Report shows investing in families is key to ending child poverty
EDMONTON - The Alberta College of Social Workers, Edmonton Social Planning Council, and Public Interest Alberta have jointly released a report on the state of child and family poverty in Alberta called " Invest in Families: Ending Child Poverty is Good for All .” Click to download: Invest In Families: Ending Child Poverty Is Good For All Click to download: Invest In Families:… Read More -
2019 Vital Topics - Sports and Recreation
Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual check-up conducted by the Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how the community is doing. This year we will also be focusing on individual issues, VITAL TOPICS, that are timely and important to Edmonton. This edition focuses on the impact of Sports and Recreation. Download: Vital Topic… Read More -
Lunch and Learn - January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM Program Room - Stanley Milner Library (Enterprise Square Branch) 10212 Jasper Avenue Topic: Alberta Child Poverty Report 2020 Presentor: Sandra Ngo, Research Coordinator - Edmonton Social Planning Council About this presentation: Since 2008, the Edmonton Social Planning Council, Public Interest Alberta, and the Alberta College of Social Workers have been releasing child poverty reports. On an… Read More -
Opinion: Budget is a setback for lower-income Albertans
Susan Morrissey, Executive Director of the Edmonton Social Planning Council provided the recent Op-Ed in the Edmonton Journal. Read the full version here: https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-budget-is-a-setback-for-lower-income-albertans Download the Fact Sheet here: 2019 Alberta Budget fACTsheet Excerpt from the Edmonton Journal: With the UCP tabling their first budget, there is a lot of talk of what this means. Depending on who you ask, this… Read More -
2019 Alberta Provincial Budget Fact Sheet
Download: 2019 Alberta Budget fACTsheet Introduction The 2019 budget, which runs until March 31, 2020, is titled A Plan for Jobs and the Economy. The main priorities it identifies is creating jobs and reducing the deficit. We are now almost 7 months into the 2019-20 budget year, so many of the big changes announced will not take effect until next spring’s… Read More -
Public Engagement on Affordable Housing Report
Access to stable and quality housing can produce positive outcomes to community health and education, and ultimately improve neighbourhood conditions and perceptions. Families that are in unstable housing are more likely to face intergenerational poverty. Living in unsafe neighbourhoods could have detrimental effects on physical and mental health. Despite these benefits, there is still formidable public opposition to providing quality… Read More -
A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton - May 2019 Update
Read the full report (click on the link):A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton - May 2019 Update Click to download: 2016 Federal Census Neighbourhood Summary Click to download: Map: Prevalence of Low Income After-Tax (All Ages) Click to download: Map: Prevalence of Low Income After-Tax (0 to 17) INTRODUCTION Poverty affects people from all walks of life – young, old, employed, unemployed, those… Read More -
2018 Vital Topics - The Arts
Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual check-up conducted by Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how the community is doing. This year we will also be focusing on individual issues, VITAL TOPICS, that are timely and important to Edmonton. This edition focuses on The Arts. ARTS include a wide variety of creative disciplines including:… Read More -
2018 Vital Topics - Senior Women in Edmonton
Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual check-up conducted by Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how the community is doing. This year we will also be focusing on individual issues, VITAL TOPICS, that are timely and important to Edmonton. Watch for these in each issue of Legacy in Action, and in the full issue… Read More
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Video Feature
Global News - 1 in 6 Alberta children lives below poverty line
Read more about the Edmonton Social Planning Council report on child poverty in Alberta.
Alberta Child Poverty Report - 2018 Click to Download
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