by Web Administrator | January 25, 2014 | ESPC in the News
Dave Lazzarino, Edmonton Sun November 26, 2013 Child poverty can be wiped out in Alberta but not without raising taxes, experts say. A report released Tuesday by a coalition of groups working to lower poverty rates in the province outlines some of the solutions for...
by Web Administrator | January 21, 2014 | ESPC in the News
by: John Cotter, The Canadian Press EDMONTON – The Catholic and public school boards in Edmonton want Premier Alison Redford to do more to reduce child poverty in Alberta. Both boards have passed motions endorsing a report written by social agencies on the need...
by Web Administrator | November 26, 2013 | ESPC in the News
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by Web Administrator | November 26, 2013 | ESPC in the News
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by Web Administrator | November 26, 2013 | ESPC in the News
by: Leah Germain Edmonton’s child poverty rate is the highest in the province according to a new report, with one in six local children living in poverty. “It is partly because we are a little bit of a magnet, particularly we have more recent immigrants in...
by Web Administrator | November 26, 2013 | ESPC in the News
by: Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail A report says more than 10 per cent of Alberta children were living in poverty in 2011. The authors of the report are urging Premier Alison Redford to come through on an election promise to eliminate child poverty by 2017. The...
by Web Administrator | November 26, 2013 | ESPC in the News
by: Jason Van Rassel, Calgary Herald The provincial government’s pledge to eliminate child poverty is being put to the test in a report out Tuesday that recommends an additional $1 billion in program spending aimed at helping the working poor. Statistics...
by Web Administrator | November 23, 2011 | ESPC Press Releases
Media Release November 23, 2011 The Edmonton Social Planning Council, Public Interest Alberta and the Alberta College of Social Workers released a new report today entitled In This Together: Ending Poverty in Alberta. This report shows the number of children living in...
by Web Administrator | August 5, 2009 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates
Report by Matthew Lindquist and Gabriella Sjogren Lindquist, Swedish Institute for Social Research, 2008. Reviewed by Cheryl Melney in February 2009 Research Update Sweden is well-known internationally for being a forerunner in progressive and comprehensive...
by | March 15, 2008 | ESPC Publications: Community Matters
ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.A NEWSLETTERS/2008 Spring (April) The Factivist – Child Poverty Edition.pdf
by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female...
by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female...
